Comments on: Changing Application/File type Associations in OS X? http://wdr1.com/blog/2005/04/10/changing-applicationfile-type-associations-in-os-x/ Screams in the Night Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:32:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: clicclic http://wdr1.com/blog/2005/04/10/changing-applicationfile-type-associations-in-os-x/#comment-394 clicclic Tue, 13 Dec 2005 22:10:42 +0000 http://wdr1.com/blog/2005/04/10/changing-applicationfile-type-associations-in-os-x/#comment-394 Thank you for answering my question (first listing on Google!). I had no idea how to change file associations on the mac (stupid Apple>System Preferences panel didn't have squat). Thanks again! Thank you for answering my question (first listing on Google!). I had no idea how to change file associations on the mac (stupid Apple>System Preferences panel didn’t have squat).

Thanks again!

]]> By: chris http://wdr1.com/blog/2005/04/10/changing-applicationfile-type-associations-in-os-x/#comment-393 chris Sun, 20 Nov 2005 22:15:22 +0000 http://wdr1.com/blog/2005/04/10/changing-applicationfile-type-associations-in-os-x/#comment-393 Oh NO! I clicked "FORGET PERSONAL INFORMATION" on the submission form, and now I can't remember any of my friend's phone numbers! Can you make a new button called "remember personal stuff and secret things too" please? Oh NO! I clicked “FORGET PERSONAL INFORMATION” on the submission form, and now I can’t remember any of my friend’s phone numbers! Can you make a new button called “remember personal stuff and secret things too” please?

]]> By: -craigt http://wdr1.com/blog/2005/04/10/changing-applicationfile-type-associations-in-os-x/#comment-392 -craigt Fri, 18 Nov 2005 19:31:14 +0000 http://wdr1.com/blog/2005/04/10/changing-applicationfile-type-associations-in-os-x/#comment-392 So I did a search for "how to change file associations in os x" in Google today and you were the first one Billy! Oh and BBEdit is the cat's meow! So I did a search for “how to change file associations in os x” in Google today and you were the first one Billy! Oh and BBEdit is the cat’s meow!

]]> By: Bill http://wdr1.com/blog/2005/04/10/changing-applicationfile-type-associations-in-os-x/#comment-391 Bill Thu, 07 Jul 2005 03:39:29 +0000 http://wdr1.com/blog/2005/04/10/changing-applicationfile-type-associations-in-os-x/#comment-391 Awesome, I didn't know that. Thanks, Josh! Awesome, I didn’t know that. Thanks, Josh!

]]> By: Josh http://wdr1.com/blog/2005/04/10/changing-applicationfile-type-associations-in-os-x/#comment-390 Josh Wed, 06 Jul 2005 15:42:56 +0000 http://wdr1.com/blog/2005/04/10/changing-applicationfile-type-associations-in-os-x/#comment-390 Actually, TextEdit will save as plain text, but only if the document you're writing is a plain text document. By default, new documents in TextEdit are rich text documents. You have to go to the Format menu, and hit Make Plain Text (Command-Shift-T). Then when you save it'll save as a plain text document. Best, Josh Actually, TextEdit will save as plain text, but only if the document you’re writing is a plain text document. By default, new documents in TextEdit are rich text documents. You have to go to the Format menu, and hit Make Plain Text (Command-Shift-T).

Then when you save it’ll save as a plain text document.

Best,
Josh

]]> By: khayman http://wdr1.com/blog/2005/04/10/changing-applicationfile-type-associations-in-os-x/#comment-389 khayman Tue, 12 Apr 2005 18:24:09 +0000 http://wdr1.com/blog/2005/04/10/changing-applicationfile-type-associations-in-os-x/#comment-389 I'll add my "here here" to all the complaints of TextEdit. Not a very good text editor, virtually pointless RTF functionality. TextWrangler is, by far, my favorite editor on the Mac thus far. From the makers of BBEdit, Bare Bones recently started giving TextWrangler away free. http://www.barebones.com/products/textwrangler/index.shtml I’ll add my “here here” to all the complaints of TextEdit. Not a very good text editor, virtually pointless RTF functionality.

TextWrangler is, by far, my favorite editor on the Mac thus far. From the makers of BBEdit, Bare Bones recently started giving TextWrangler away free.

http://www.barebones.com/products/textwrangler/index.shtml

]]> By: Bill http://wdr1.com/blog/2005/04/10/changing-applicationfile-type-associations-in-os-x/#comment-388 Bill Mon, 11 Apr 2005 15:29:47 +0000 http://wdr1.com/blog/2005/04/10/changing-applicationfile-type-associations-in-os-x/#comment-388 Preach on, brother! I'm actually giving an editor named Smultron a go. It seems to be play nicer w/ text files. Preach on, brother!

I’m actually giving an editor named Smultron a go. It seems to be play nicer w/ text files.

]]> By: Kevin http://wdr1.com/blog/2005/04/10/changing-applicationfile-type-associations-in-os-x/#comment-387 Kevin Mon, 11 Apr 2005 14:49:15 +0000 http://wdr1.com/blog/2005/04/10/changing-applicationfile-type-associations-in-os-x/#comment-387 TextEdit pisses me off. Besides the fact that it wants to claim all my txt files, which obviously rightly belong to Emacs, it only saves in RTF and something that purports to be Word format, but probably isn't a very good approximation. In the meantime, why can't I save as HTML? Maybe I'm missing something, but does Apple not realize that maybe people want to put content on the web? I ended up having to hack together an RTF-to-HTML converter around X-mas so that Suzanne could actually put stuff on the website. TextEdit pisses me off. Besides the fact that it wants to claim all my txt files, which obviously rightly belong to Emacs, it only saves in RTF and something that purports to be Word format, but probably isn’t a very good approximation. In the meantime, why can’t I save as HTML? Maybe I’m missing something, but does Apple not realize that maybe people want to put content on the web?

I ended up having to hack together an RTF-to-HTML converter around X-mas so that Suzanne could actually put stuff on the website.

]]> By: ben http://wdr1.com/blog/2005/04/10/changing-applicationfile-type-associations-in-os-x/#comment-386 ben Mon, 11 Apr 2005 14:01:48 +0000 http://wdr1.com/blog/2005/04/10/changing-applicationfile-type-associations-in-os-x/#comment-386 Your post answered itself! Your post answered itself!

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