Re: TextEdit corruption
I closed the computer down yesterday, and just restarted it this afternoon. Tried TextEdit and checked to see if it would replace all, and it does. So, mysterious episode is over, and still mysterious. Thanks for the replies, Ronni and Severin. Cheers, Pat On 25 Apr 2014, at 4:45 pm, Pat wrote: > have been turning text into html. A collegue sends me text in emails. I copy > the text and paste it into TextEdit, then I copy and paste it into an html > editor. He sprinkles his text liberally with ampersand signs, &, which > require coding. To save time and effort, it is my custom to Find ‘&' and > Replace All with ‘and’ on the TextEdit page. > > I hit some unknown 2-key combination accidentally, and all the text was > highlighted in a brilliant yellow colour. I clicked that away, but ever > since, the Find and Replace All does not work. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
Re: TextEdit corruption
Hi Pat, Mavericks hides the user Library folder (that is, ~/Library) by default, just as Lion and Mountain Lion did. You can open it easily enough by holding down Option while choosing Library from the Finder’s Go menu, but if you find yourself doing this frequently, that can get to be a hassle. Mavericks introduces an easier way to make the user Library folder visible all the time—no more fiddling in Terminal. All you need to do is open your home folder in its own window, choose View > Show View Options, and select the Show Library Folder checkbox. Cheers, Ronni On 25 Apr 2014, at 6:12 pm, Pat wrote: > Hi, Severin, > > Thanks for your reply. However, I did look there for it, and looked again > just now, but it just doesn’t seem to be there. I looked in the Library and > looked for Users/pat/Library, but I don’t see that either. > > Running Mavericks, 10.9.2. > > Pat > > > On 25 Apr 2014, at 4:53 pm, Severin Crisp wrote: > >> It is in your user Library. /Library/Preferences/ >> com.apple.TextEdit.plist >> Severin Crisp >> >> >> On 25 Apr 2014, at 4:45 pm, Pat wrote: >> >>> I have been turning text into html. A colleague sends me text in emails. I >>> copy the text and paste it into TextEdit, then I copy and paste it into an >>> html editor. He sprinkles his text liberally with ampersand signs, &, which >>> require coding. To save time and effort, it is my custom to Find ‘&' and >>> Replace All with ‘and’ on the TextEdit page. >>> >>> I hit some unknown 2-key combination accidentally, and all the text was >>> highlighted in a brilliant yellow colour. I clicked that away, but ever >>> since, the Find and Replace All does not work. >>> >>> Is there some way to restore TextEdit to its former glory? In the old days, >>> there was usually an easily accessible .plist that could be thrown out, but >>> I couldn’t find one. >>> >>> Hopefully, >>> Pat >> >> >> >> Assoc Prof R Severin Crisp, FAIP, FIP, CPhys >> 15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia >> ph (08) 9842 1950 ( Int'l +61 8 9842 1950) >>mail to: sevcr...@westnet.com.au >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
Re: TextEdit corruption
Hi, Severin, Thanks for your reply. However, I did look there for it, and looked again just now, but it just doesn’t seem to be there. I looked in the Library and looked for Users/pat/Library, but I don’t see that either. Running Mavericks, 10.9.2. Pat On 25 Apr 2014, at 4:53 pm, Severin Crisp wrote: > It is in your user Library. /Library/Preferences/ > com.apple.TextEdit.plist > Severin Crisp > > > On 25 Apr 2014, at 4:45 pm, Pat wrote: > >> I have been turning text into html. A colleague sends me text in emails. I >> copy the text and paste it into TextEdit, then I copy and paste it into an >> html editor. He sprinkles his text liberally with ampersand signs, &, which >> require coding. To save time and effort, it is my custom to Find ‘&' and >> Replace All with ‘and’ on the TextEdit page. >> >> I hit some unknown 2-key combination accidentally, and all the text was >> highlighted in a brilliant yellow colour. I clicked that away, but ever >> since, the Find and Replace All does not work. >> >> Is there some way to restore TextEdit to its former glory? In the old days, >> there was usually an easily accessible .plist that could be thrown out, but >> I couldn’t find one. >> >> Hopefully, >> Pat > > > > Assoc Prof R Severin Crisp, FAIP, FIP, CPhys > 15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia > ph (08) 9842 1950 ( Int'l +61 8 9842 1950) >mail to: sevcr...@westnet.com.au > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
Re: TextEdit corruption
It is in your user Library. /Library/Preferences/ com.apple.TextEdit.plist Severin Crisp On 25 Apr 2014, at 4:45 pm, Pat wrote: > I have been turning text into html. A collegue sends me text in emails. I > copy the text and paste it into TextEdit, then I copy and paste it into an > html editor. He sprinkles his text liberally with ampersand signs, &, which > require coding. To save time and effort, it is my custom to Find ‘&' and > Replace All with ‘and’ on the TextEdit page. > > I hit some unknown 2-key combination accidentally, and all the text was > highlighted in a brilliant yellow colour. I clicked that away, but ever > since, the Find and Replace All does not work. > > Is there some way to restore TextEdit to its former glory? In the old days, > there was usually an easily accessible .plist that could be thrown out, but I > couldn’t find one. > > Hopefully, > Pat > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> Assoc Prof R Severin Crisp, FAIP, FIP, CPhys 15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia ph (08) 9842 1950 ( Int'l +61 8 9842 1950) mail to: sevcr...@westnet.com.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
TextEdit corruption
I have been turning text into html. A collegue sends me text in emails. I copy the text and paste it into TextEdit, then I copy and paste it into an html editor. He sprinkles his text liberally with ampersand signs, &, which require coding. To save time and effort, it is my custom to Find ‘&' and Replace All with ‘and’ on the TextEdit page. I hit some unknown 2-key combination accidentally, and all the text was highlighted in a brilliant yellow colour. I clicked that away, but ever since, the Find and Replace All does not work. Is there some way to restore TextEdit to its former glory? In the old days, there was usually an easily accessible .plist that could be thrown out, but I couldn’t find one. Hopefully, Pat -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
Re: "Disabling" TextEdit
may i suggest http://www.neooffice.org/neojava/en/index.php it's free, it very alike m$-office & can open m$-office documents and..best of all works on 10.4.10 james On 30/07/2007, at 8:24, John Weekes wrote: Hi All This is probably a very simply answered question but I have a lot to learn ! I have an eMac 10.4.10 which has MS Office 97-98 installed in 'Classic'. I know that I could update but I mostly use AW 6, and MS Office 97-98 is all that I need at present. Not a major problem, but when I select a Word file, instead of going to the app in OS 9.2.2 , Text Edit opens. To overcome the problem, I 'drag & drop' the file to the MS Word icon in the Dock. Bit of a nuisance but easily done. Is it possible to keep TextEdit but disable it so that I decide when to use it ? Thank you for any advice. Regards John -- John Weekes 13 / 244 Mill Point Road South Perth 6151 +61 8 9367 5310 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> SAD Technic Video Productions, Electronic repairs U3 / 6 Chalkley Pl Bayswater WA 6053 +618 9370 5307,+618 6262 5707, 0414 421 132 http://www.iinet.net.au/~saddas skype: barleeway -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Re: "Disabling" TextEdit
On 30/07/2007, at 8:24 AM, John Weekes wrote: Hi All This is probably a very simply answered question but I have a lot to learn ! I have an eMac 10.4.10 which has MS Office 97-98 installed in 'Classic'. I know that I could update but I mostly use AW 6, and MS Office 97-98 is all that I need at present. Not a major problem, but when I select a Word file, instead of going to the app in OS 9.2.2 , Text Edit opens. To overcome the problem, I 'drag & drop' the file to the MS Word icon in the Dock. Bit of a nuisance but easily done. Is it possible to keep TextEdit but disable it so that I decide when to use it ? Hi John, Click once on your Word File to highlight it. Then go to File > Get Info --- Open With: and scroll to select your MS Word .app Under 'use this application to open all documents like this' click 'Change All'. Cheers, Ronni -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
"Disabling" TextEdit
Hi All This is probably a very simply answered question but I have a lot to learn ! I have an eMac 10.4.10 which has MS Office 97-98 installed in 'Classic'. I know that I could update but I mostly use AW 6, and MS Office 97-98 is all that I need at present. Not a major problem, but when I select a Word file, instead of going to the app in OS 9.2.2 , Text Edit opens. To overcome the problem, I 'drag & drop' the file to the MS Word icon in the Dock. Bit of a nuisance but easily done. Is it possible to keep TextEdit but disable it so that I decide when to use it ? Thank you for any advice. Regards John -- John Weekes 13 / 244 Mill Point Road South Perth 6151 +61 8 9367 5310 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Interesting tip - opening Microsoft Word documents in Textedit!
DId anyone else notice this feature? You can now open Word documents in Textedit(panther version) (for those that don't know, this is the free text reader that comes with Mac OS X) Amazing! Though I haven't fully tested it out yet with complex formatted docs(eg tables) it works for text and retains formatting. Dave "From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life. " - Arthur Ashe
Re: TextEdit
I have recently moved from OS9 to OSX. When I open my old MS 2001 Word files they open as TextEdit files. Even files I open in word and save still open in TextEdit. Is there any way I can set preferences for MS Word to automatically open any text or .doc files? Get Info on a .doc file and then under 'Open With' choose MS Word and click the 'Change All' button. Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper, race the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2003 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
TextEdit
I have recently moved from OS9 to OSX. When I open my old MS 2001 Word files they open as TextEdit files. Even files I open in word and save still open in TextEdit. Is there any way I can set preferences for MS Word to automatically open any text or .doc files? Thanks Lloyd --
