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I am dealing with XML that is generated by a program that inserts blank lines in various places in the file. It would be nice if the Format and Indent Command removed these

Hello,

The Format and Indent action removes the blank lines if they are not included in an element that has the atribute xml:space="preserve" and if the option Preserve empty lines is not selected in Preferences -> Editor -> Format -> XML (by default it is selected). Are the blank lines included in an element listed in the Preserve Space Elements list in Preferences -> Editor -> Format -> XML?


Regards,
Sorin

The preferences setting deals with this very nicely... Too many options to keep up with!

Thanks,
Ted

I'd like to remove blank lines while keeping long lines from breaking. Is there an option for that?
thanks!

Hi,

If you just want to remove the blank lines and don't need to format the document, simply use Find > Find/Replace to remove them:
Text to find: \n\s*\n
Replace with: \n
Regular expression enabled
Press Replace All to eliminate all blocks of blank lines.

Regards,
Adrian