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  1. Gravydog316

    TextEdit Copy & Paste from IMDB

    Hi, I am trying to copy & paste from IMDB to TextEdit as a .RTF (or to Pages) basically, i want to copy & paste this: https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0086817/episodes/ (the episode list from the old Transformers tv show seasons,) copying the text & thumbnails & paste into a TextEdit .RTF file so...
  2. A

    Replace TextEdit with Sublime Text as the default Text Editor

    In MacOS Ventura, how can I configure Sublime Text as the default text editor for all files with MIME type `text/plain` Please don't suggest using the `Open with` option in the `Get Info` window. This doesn't work for many of the files I work with daily, like `dotfiles`, files without...
  3. A

    Are the TextEdit and Google Chrome apps connected in anyway?

    CONTEXT: I was having trouble quitting TextEdit on my mac and when I went to force quit the application I noticed that the TextEdit icon was the same as Google Chrome (see image below). I wasn't working on HTML and didn't even realize that you can edit and open these files in Google Chrome until...
    • amc13id
    • Thread
    • google chrome malware? textedit
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Mac Apps
  4. citoyen

    New French System Dictionary for TextEdit, mail, etc.

    The included French dictionary is full of misspelled words and… I encounter this problem since the very beginning (guess it was in 2000). So after 21 years, I can't imagine I'm the only person writing French who encounter this problem. To avoid wasting your time : it has nothing to to with the...
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    TextEdit doing something very strange (delete sends me back to the top)

    Really not sure where to post this. Maybe the app section if this is considered an app - but I don't think it is. In any event, I share text files via iCloud that I need to edit on different computers. For some odd reason - ONE text file out of many that I edit - is acting this way ONLY on my...
  6. vanveengames

    TextEdit bugs

    When you're at the end of the file, at the bottom of the window, hitting enter doesn't scroll the cursor into view, leaving you to type blindly. Also, when opening a slightly larger text file (120kb), hitting CMD+down arrow no longer scrolls to the bottom of the document. It scrolls to wherever...
  7. R

    Tiger: Ways to achieve text replacement macros?

    The main use of my iMac G4 is typing. On my main computer however, I'm used to inserting various special characters on the fly by typing something specific; Global macros were created in the usual System Preferences ➜ Keyboard ➜ Text, but I also have app-specific macros that I created in...
    • Riku7
    • Thread
    • imac g4 text textedit tiger
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: PowerPC Macs
  8. R

    Catalina 10.15.1 Runs TextEdit Slowly

    TextEdit 1.15 is very slow on Catalina. (E.g., the long latency on open; the remnants of a textual mirage; the cursor circling in wait state. Previous versions of a MacOS I don't recall having such poor response time. Is it just me?
  9. L

    macOS Automator / AppleScript Question - TextEdit

    Hello All. I'm very new to scripting in macOS. I was wondering if there is any way, either within automator or with AppleScript, to check if there is any text inside an open TextEdit document? Any ideas? It's part of a larger automation but the only aspect of it I can't seem to find. Thanks
  10. Starfia

    Yay, TextEdit!

    Did TextEdit suddenly begin supporting Dark Mode in macOS 10.14.2? Whuhoo! I'd been hoping for that with Mojave's launch and was almost resigned to hopelessness when it wasn't there.
    • Starfia
    • Thread
    • dark mode mojave textedit
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Mac Apps
  11. Q

    Auto-Save and file Versions in High Sierra

    I recently upgraded from 10.7 Lion to 10.13 High Sierra. In Lion, I was using the following Terminal commands: (For Preview) defaults write -app 'preview' ApplePersistence -bool no (For TextEdit) defaults write -app 'textedit' ApplePersistence -bool no defaults write -app textedit...
  12. iPodClassic1

    TextEdit crashing when closing a document.

    Nevermind I fixed it on another page, thanks!
  13. T

    Seemingly random playlist problem, Textedit

    I have a mac mini, yosemite, mp3 - player of the type Sansa Sandisk clip. I make playlist in a program called MP3Tag, and then I edit it with textedit. Sometimes it works, sometimes not, and sometimes the same playlist stops working after a little bit of editing, although the editing I did has...
  14. W

    Resolved TextEdit Files went from Rich text to Plain text

    Hi, everyone! TextEdit was experiencing some difficulties and in an effort to fix them, I [incorrectly] followed instructions I found on the internet. I ended up deleting Windows Office Compatibility.rtf in FontCollections in Library. All my TextEdit documents that were previously rich text are...
    • wordscar
    • Thread
    • plaintext richtext textedit
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: macOS
  15. SaxPlayer

    Mac Pro (Late 2013) slow typing

    Ever since upgrading to Sierra in late December 2016, I've had an annoying issue with Sierra on my Mac Pro (Late 2013). When I type in TextEdit and certain other applications like Coda 2, typing is very slow, not keeping up with me as a key letters and scrolling is very jerky. Coda 2 is...
    • SaxPlayer
    • Thread
    • applecare bug mac pro macos retina display scaled resolution sierra textedit
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: macOS Sierra (10.12)
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    TextEdit HTML IMG tag problem

    I am having a problem using TextEdit (V1.10) to edit HTML for my website. I am writing an HTML index page from scratch using HTML code. All of my text and background colours etc. are working fine. When I add a new IMG tag in this code the images will not display on the webpage when opened in...
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    Spotlight/Finder/Document Searching Issues

    Okay, so I have a 2010 Macbook Pro, 13.3 inch with 10.6.8. It seems like every time I make a file in textedit or edit one, then try to find it later, I can't. Every few days the file will show back up. I guess this means it's indexing, but there's no indication of that on my laptop by the...
  18. F

    macOS How can I create textedit doc and fill with date time data?

    I have limited experience with applescript and am trying to use it to open a webpage and save a screen shot. Resulting document would contain something like this: http://site/#2014/12/31/0000Z/restofurl.html http://site/#2014/12/31/0300Z/restofurl.html...
  19. jblagden

    macOS Only Java Files From Eclipse Compile Properly

    I’ve noticed that if I make a Java program in TextEdit or TextWranger and then try to compile it in Terminal, I get faulty criticism like this: PiesTest.java:2: error: unclosed string literal System.out.println("How many apples do you have?”); And yet, if I create a Java program in Eclipse...
  20. C

    I want Textedit to always be available

    I'm finding myself looking at and editing various configuration files lately and I'm frustrated that I have to dig in the 'Open With > Other...' section every time to open said file in TextEdit. Is there way to keep TextEdit among the quick suggested apps for all files when I right click and...
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