On Apr 27, 11:37 am, Tommy Grav <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > him> I do not have a text editor, but here are the answers to > > him> questions 1-5. > > > Now, frankly, I don't think this answer is correct, since I know OS > > X is > > a UNIX derivative, but I am loathe to involve a programming noob > > with vi > > or something similar. So I wondered if one of the c.l.py mac users > > could > > give brief instructions for firing up a visual text editor of some > > sort > > and saving a file somewhere it can easily be accessed from a terminal > > window (which I presume starts up in his home directory). >
1) Open Finder, click "Applications", and open "TextEdit". 2) hit shift-apple-T, or select Format -> Make Plain Text, to put you in plaintext mode (It's .rtf by default) 3) Make sure you save in the home directory (usually a picture of a house). HTH, Tom -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
