Replace character by bullet

Aspose.Words Product Family
1

Hi,
Our client wants to change the character “Alt + 1049” (small point) by a bullets. This character is used when we enter the text in a simple textbox so that we can’t insert bullet. But when we generate our templates, the client wants the bullets. Does there exist a means of making the change with Aspose??? I’m using C# with Aspose.Words 9.8.
Thanks
Steeve

2

Hi

Thanks for your request. Could you please attach your input document here for testing? I will check it on my side and provide you more information.
Best regards,

3

Hi Andrey,
I have attached a example.
Thanks
Steeve

4

Hi Steeve,

Thank you for additional information. Please try using the following code to achieve what you are looking for:

Document doc = new Document("C:\\Temp\\Test+For+Aspose.docx");
Regex regex = new Regex("\x2022", RegexOptions.IgnoreCase);
doc.Range.Replace(regex, new MyReplacingCallback(), false);
doc.Save("C:\\Temp\\out.docx");

private class MyReplacingCallback: IReplacingCallback
{
    public ReplaceAction Replacing(ReplacingArgs args)
    {
        // This is a Run node that contains either the beginning or the complete match.
        Node currentNode = args.MatchNode;
        // We should get paragraph to apply bullet
        Paragraph paragraph = (Paragraph) currentNode.ParentNode;
        // Apply bullet for this paragraph
        paragraph.ListFormat.ApplyBulletDefault();
        return ReplaceAction.Replace;
    }
}

Best regards,

5

Hi Andrey,
It works well. Thanks for your quick answers, it’s very appreciated!!
2 more things that I have some difficulties:

- I need the insert a custom bullet, a colored small square (client choice in the application). I don’t know how to use a bullet that I have defined (bullet menu);
- How can I set the paragraph to fit like my example in attachment?? Can I remove the tab??
Thanks
Steeve

6

Hi
Thanks for your request. Unfortunately, there is no way to insert pictured bullets. We will consider adding such feature in one of future versions. But as a workaround you can try using th following code:

private class MyReplacingCallback: IReplacingCallback
{
    public ReplaceAction Replacing(ReplacingArgs args)
    {
        // This is a Run node that contains either the beginning or the complete match.
        Node currentNode = args.MatchNode;
        // We should get paragraph to apply bullet
        Paragraph paragraph = (Paragraph) currentNode.ParentNode;
        // Apply bullet for this paragraph
        paragraph.ListFormat.ApplyBulletDefault();
        paragraph.ListFormat.ListLevel.NumberPosition = 0;
        paragraph.ListFormat.ListLevel.TextPosition = 15;
        paragraph.ListFormat.ListLevel.TabPosition = 10;
        paragraph.ListFormat.ListLevel.Font.Color = Color.Blue;
        paragraph.ListFormat.ListLevel.Font.Size = 12;
        paragraph.ListFormat.ListLevel.Font.Name = "Wingdings 2";
        // If paragraph is an item of bulleted list, we should specify bullet style square.
        paragraph.ListFormat.ListLevel.NumberFormat = "\x00A1";
        return ReplaceAction.Replace;
    }
}

Best regards,

7

Hi Andrey,
I think that our client will be happy about your workaround!! It seems to work well
Thanks a lot!!!
Steeve

8

Hi Andrey,
I have problem with bullets. For performance, we decided to save on disk a part of the document, the document settings (margin / format / orientation / etc.) and the text. But, with the suggested solution, when I open then document, I’m not able to change the color.
So, how can I change the color of the bullet in an existing document?? The bullets are create with the above suggestion…
Thanks a lot
Steeve

9

Hello Steeve,
Thanks for your request. I think, in this case, you should use the code like the following:

Document doc = new Document("C:\\Temp\\in.docx");
// Loop through all paragraph
foreach(Paragraph paragraph in doc.GetChildNodes(NodeType.Paragraph, true))
{
    // Check if paragrapf is item of a list
    if (paragraph.IsListItem)
    {
        paragraph.ListFormat.ListLevel.Font.Color = Color.Red;
    }
}
doc.Save("C:\\Temp\\out.docx");

Best regards,

10

Hi Andrey,
It works well !! Thanks again and have a good day!!!
Steeve