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Convert selection or whole draft to an ordered list

Script key: Convert selection or whole draft to an ordered list

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Voice Over Convert selection or whole draft to an ordered list

Script

var isSelectionEmpty = getSelectedText() == "";
var draft = isSelectionEmpty ? getText() : getSelectedText();
var removeStarIndex = function(line) { return line.replace(/\**/,'').trim(); }
var removeNumIndex = function(line) { return line.replace(/[0-9]*\.?/,'').trim(); }
var newText = draft.split('\n')
     .map(function(x,i) { return (i + 1) + ". " + removeStarIndex(removeNumIndex(x)); })
     .join('\n');

if(isSelectionEmpty)
    setText(newText);
else
    setSelectedText(newText);