Safe Word Editing

Two validated corrections applied to a copy of demo_manuscript_revised.docx

Summary: both corrections are applied to a working copy. The integrity check shows exactly the two intended changes: one paragraph of text changed, and the bold on "Table 1" is back. Fields, image and bibliography are untouched, and your original file has the same hash as before.

1. Backup and hashes (MD5)

c154a99ec859a3c63ac770daac231e6f *../demo_manuscript_revised.docx
c154a99ec859a3c63ac770daac231e6f *demo_manuscript_revised.backup_before_edit.docx
c154a99ec859a3c63ac770daac231e6f *demo_manuscript_copy.docx

2. Corrections file (corrections.json)

[
  {"old": "Bar color", "new": "Bar colour", "n": 1},
  {"old": "(Table 1)", "segments": [["(", null], ["Table 1", "bold"], [")", null]], "n": 1}
]

3. Dry run, then apply (replace_text.py, output unedited)

[1/1] OK   'Bar color'
[1/1] OK   '(Table 1)'

Dry run: 2/2 corrections found. No file written.

[1/1] OK   'Bar color'
[1/1] OK   '(Table 1)'

Written: demo_manuscript_copy.docx (2 corrections)

4. Integrity report (check_integrity.py, output unedited)

Hashes: c154a99ec8 → c7e9e4e012
Fields: 7 → 7 | displayed citations identical: True (6 → 6 citations compared)
Images: 1 → 1 | identical: True
Bibliography entries: 7 → 7
Modified paragraph blocks: 1
  - before [16] 'Figure 1. Mean number of chitinase genes per genome for each genus, drawn with Tool C [4]. Bar color indicates'
  + after  [16] 'Figure 1. Mean number of chitinase genes per genome for each genus, drawn with Tool C [4]. Bar colour indicate'
bold lost: {}
bold added: {'Table 1': 1}

To check: any unplanned difference (field, image, bold/italic) must be explained before handing back the file.

Every difference is planned: the legend paragraph (colour), and the bold restored on "Table 1" (its text did not change, so it shows as formatting only). The 7 fields are the 6 Zotero citations and the Zotero bibliography; the 6 displayed citation numbers were compared one by one and are identical.

5. Formatting check in the regenerated PDF (3 pages)

No italic or bold was inherited by the new text.

Unchanged: demo_manuscript_revised.docx still has the hash c154a99ec859a3c63ac770daac231e6f.

Next steps: give demo_manuscript_copy.docx to the author to review. Replace their file only if they agree. The legend still says "green bars" and "Error bars…": those corrections need the author's approval first (see the legend check).