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Universal Search-and-Replace

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Equal Pigeon

A search-and-REPLACE option in Codex so we can change the names of characters / objects / locations universally across multiple entries with one click. It would save a lot of time instead of manually updating each separate Codex entry.

November 17, 2023

Proper Firefly

This is fundamental. Having to copy out one scene at a time and make a find/ replace using another app just to paste the

scene

(not chapter) back in is incredibly demoralizing.

Alabaster Stork

Seriously this feature missing is enough for me to not want to persist through the trial period.

Present Scallop

I can absolutely understand how this would be difficult to do in an application like Novelcrafter where everything is stored in separate files (or database entries, not sure how you're doing this under the hood), but please try to find a way to make it happen.

Maroon Rabbit

It seems this feature has been requested for a while now... nearly 460 times since 2023. Just wondering how many requests it takes to acknowledge that it's an important, fundamental feature for writers to have.

Rapid Bovid

Side Solution

Use the extension button in Chrome and navigate to the Chrome Web Store and search for "Find Replace". There are currently 2 extensions that do this competently. I needed to change the name of an object in my novel and I did this in 5 seconds using a browser extension.

Major Vole

Rapid Bovid THANK YOU!!!

Maroon Rabbit

Rapid BovidThanks!!

Rapid Bovid

You're welcome, except it isn't fool proof. I still had to go through my codex manually and I didn't get everything on the first pass. I might have a go at making my own extension in Chrome that systematically goes through all sections of a novel.

Gunmetal Locust

Please!! I’m begging!

Verdant Marten

Please, this is a fundamental feature,and not just names but any word.

Mighty Crawdad

Please and thank you.

Kumquat Gerbil

Pretty please with sprinkles.... and chocolate, and coconut, and... and...

Organic Salmon

Pleaaaaaaase make this happen. My codex is a lore dump full of half-formed brain vomit that coalesces as I iterate. I use placeholder names and terms to avoid getting held up trying to come up with the right term and interrupting my overall creative flow. Manually going back to update things is painful.

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