Thomas Nelson wrote: > 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 >
I would recommend against the TextEdit recommendation. First, it is not a full-featured text editor, so you will switch soon to a real one. Second, its too easy to save as rtf, even with the txt extension--and it will take some time and frustration to realize your mistake. The best option is TextWrangler for non-vi, non-emacs people. Sometimes its even a good option for vi & emacs people. James -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
