Yep, Apple, WIndows, and Linux all use a different convention for 
terminating lines of text:
Windows uses crlf (ascii-13 followed by ascii-10);
Linux uses just lf;
Apple uses just cr.

Smart editors will figure it out and convert on open (textpad for windows 
does this, and it is a pretty accessible editor). There is also something 
called edSharp for windows that'll do it, and probably others.  I wonder if 
textEdit will convert windows and linux text files when opened; probably 
will.

-- Rich


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Poehlman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS Xby 
theblind" <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 2:39 PM
Subject: text edit and windows note pad:


Hi all,

When I wrote a document in text edit and save it as text, if I bring it up
in notepad under windows, the lines are all messed up.  any way to avoide
this, it happens in word with rtfs too.




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