Re: NSTextView - stopping conversion of quotation marks

2013-11-12 Thread Shane Stanley
On 13 Nov 2013, at 4:08 AM, 2551 <2551p...@gmail.com> wrote: > I’ve put this one to bed and can now move on to the next probl Here's the answer already: setAutomaticDashSubstitutionEnabled:NO. -- Shane Stanley ___ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-d

Re: NSTextView - stopping conversion of quotation marks

2013-11-12 Thread Graham Cox
On 12 Nov 2013, at 5:51 pm, 2551 <2551p...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks, understood. However, I probably didn’t make it clear that I actually > need to do both. i.e., remove the quote formatting AND set a particular > default font and color. Yep, I got that. > Still not sure how to go about do

Re: NSTextView - stopping conversion of quotation marks

2013-11-12 Thread 2551
On 12 Nov 2013, at 23:51, 2551 <2551p...@gmail.com> wrote: > Still not sure how to go about doing the latter > Scratch that. Light bulb went on. Got it! Thanks muchly. I’ve put this one to bed and can now move on to the next probl…ahem…*stage* of development. :p _

Re: NSTextView - stopping conversion of quotation marks

2013-11-12 Thread 2551
On 12 Nov 2013, at 23:25, Graham Cox wrote: > > This sounds like the smart quote substitution feature, which has nothing to > do with the font or other text attributes. Thanks, understood. However, I probably didn’t make it clear that I actually need to do both. i.e., remove the quote form

Re: NSTextView - stopping conversion of quotation marks

2013-11-12 Thread 2551
Thanks Graham and Mark. Candle out, torch on (with fresh batteries). :) P On 12 Nov 2013, at 23:25, Graham Cox wrote: > > On 12 Nov 2013, at 4:19 pm, 2551 <2551p...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I’m confused. If you select a NSTextView item in IB, then examine the >> Attributes Inspector, you

Re: NSTextView - stopping conversion of quotation marks

2013-11-12 Thread Graham Cox
On 12 Nov 2013, at 4:19 pm, 2551 <2551p...@gmail.com> wrote: > I’m confused. If you select a NSTextView item in IB, then examine the > Attributes Inspector, you’re presented with various options for setting text > attributes, such as the font, size and color. In my clumsy hands, none of > thes

Re: NSTextView - stopping conversion of quotation marks

2013-11-12 Thread Mark Munz
Use [myTextView setAutomaticQuoteSubstitutionEnabled:NO]; to disable to automatic conversion of plain quotes to smart quotes. On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 7:19 AM, 2551 <2551p...@gmail.com> wrote: > I’m confused. If you select a NSTextView item in IB, then examine the > Attributes Inspector, you’re

NSTextView - stopping conversion of quotation marks

2013-11-12 Thread 2551
I’m confused. If you select a NSTextView item in IB, then examine the Attributes Inspector, you’re presented with various options for setting text attributes, such as the font, size and color. In my clumsy hands, none of these work. The text entry always defaults to Helvetica 12.0 in standard bl