Re: How do mac users create a blank text file where you want it?

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From	Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
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Subject	Re: How do mac users create a blank text file where you want it?
Date	20 Apr 2015 02:11:31 GMT
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On 2015-04-20, Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
> nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
> 190420152050160494nospamospam@nospam.invalid
>
>> it's very easy. launch the text edit application (or equivalent) 
>> and start writing, then save it.
>
> 1. There is no text application in the menu, so, 
> 2. I hit the magnifying glass and search for "text".
> 3. The first hit is Application "TextEdit".
> 4. Up comes a window saying something about iCloud dragging.
> 5. I switch the default from "iCloud" to "On My Mac".
> 6. I navigate to where I want the empty ASCII text file to be.
> 7. I hit the "New Document" button.
> 8. I paste in the desired ASCII text.
> 9. This creates a file named "Untitled - Edited".
> 10. When I press the save button, a "Save As" box comes up.
> 11. The box defaults to Rich Text Document.
> 12. There is no clear ASCII Text option, as the options are:
> a. Rich Text Document
> b. Rich Text document with Attachments
> c. Web Page (.html)
> d. Web Archive Document
> e. OpenDocument Text (.odt) Document
> f. Word 2007 (.docx) Document
> f. Word 2003 (.xml) Document
> f. Word 97 (.doc) Document
> 13. The closest thing to an ASCII text is the first.
> 14. Up pops a warning:
>     You cannot save this document with extension ".txt"
>     at the end of the name. The required extension is ".rtf".
>
> Is this what Mac users go through every day?

Nope, just you. You are trying to use your Mac like your grandfather's
crappy Windows computer, which is a bad idea and will result in lots of
wasted time and frustration on your part. Until you embrace better ways,
you won't be very productive. This has been explained to you ad nauseam,
but your bull-headed attitude prevents you from understanding. Your
loss.

> Or am I still doing something wrong (i.e., not the Macintosh way)?
> What selection is a plain ASCII text document?

It's extremely simple:

1. Open TextEdit.
2. From the menu bar, choose Format > Make Plain Text.
3. Save.

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