the easiest way would be to go back to Windows and make sure the encoding is UTF-8. If this is not possible, while in TextEdit click command-O to bring up the Open dialog. Click the options button that is between the cancel button and the new document button. This will add additional fields into the open Dialog. One of these new fields is Plain text encoding. Try the option listed there, though you might need to go to the last one and then bring up a dialog to choose the encodings you want/needs. … Details of what is going on blow …
Encodings are used to translate numbers into appropriate characters. , Generally, modern Linux, Windows 10 and Macintosh all use UTF-8 encoding for plain text files. I believe Windows 7 / XP use Windows 1252, but I have no direct knowledge. UNICODE provides a way to represent all languages and emoji’s but older systems just try to represent about 120 characters these are usually represented with the ASCII code that several non-IBM computer companies developed before 1980, and UTF can represent Latin characters and numbers in the ASCII range but can also represent more unusual characters by putting a marker to indicate a “multibyte” character. > On Dec 25, 2019, at 11:47 PM, Dave Carlson <dgcarl...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > Using Textedit. I open a plain text file I previously edited on a Windows PC. > There are characters appearing that must be mathematical values or numerical > fractions that I cannot decipher. Here is a part of one file with such > elements > > With two 17mm or 11/16î wrenches break the two nuts apart and run them up the > thread ºî. > This will allow for an additional Ωî of blade length and release the bind. > > What can I do to get the î º or Ω to read out as the characters they are > supposed to > > Dave Carlson > Musician, Engineer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, and Pioneer > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/4C7FE4B8-E9D8-4E2D-86CF-29A76FC1EBB0%40sbcglobal.net. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/F84883D0-BFFD-4941-BABC-38B328093BB7%40gmail.com.
