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Re: RTF vs XCode

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In article <280320142306408124%timstreater@greenbee.net>, Tim Streater
<timstreater@greenbee.net> wrote:
> In article <lh4t1v$a2s$1@solani.org>, ErikRS <mac-dane@is.invalid>
> wrote:
> > Your Name wrote:
> > > Siri Cruise <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > >> My 10.6 has gone the way of all flesh and with it the ability to properly
> > >> edit RTF in XCode. Are there any other edittors that can edit RTF with
> > >> all the usual functionality like auto-indent?
> > >
> > > BBEdit is the more usual text editor used by programmers and HTML
> > > website creators, but I don't know if it handles RTF. RTF isn't really
> > > needed for such an editor when the colouring, etc. can be done
> > > on-the-fly on screen. http://www.barebones.com/products/bbedit/
> > 
> > Yes, BBEdit is the ultimate text editor. It has no direct saving 
> > functionality into /any/ file format. But it handles plain and styled 
> > text and it can be used for editing RTF and other files, because it 
> > always keeps the primary format as the saving format. I.e. if you open a 
> > TXT file in BBEdit and use the COM+S, it will keep the .txt format, and 
> > if you open a RTF file, hit COM+S it will keep the .rtf format
> > 
> > Another benefit is that BBEdit can save directly into customized 
> > formats. I.e. if you open a TXT file (or any other file format), make 
> > your changes and select 'Save As' you can change the suffix from .txt to 
> > .rtf, .doc, docx etc, and the saved tocument will be a document of the 
> > chosen file format. - And hereto fully formattings are kept as the 
> > original an d it's possible to add styled text to a .txt file!
> > 
> > Just tried with a RTF file which I first saved as a TXT file - all 
> > formattings are kept, - and then again back to a TXT file - all 
> > formattings are kept.
> 
> You seem to be implying that BBedit knows how to save a text file in
> Word format. RTF is just text, nothing special about it. Some
> applications will *interpret* it as styled text, but that's a different
> story.
> 
> Changing the suffix doesn't change the file format. It just changes the
> suffix. The file content is unaltered.

I don't know about BBEdit, but GraphicConverter is definitely "suffix
aware" - when in a Save As window, whatever suffix you type on the
filename will automatically change the file format it saves as (as will
choosing the format from the pop-up menu of course). If you type ".jpg"
or ".jpeg" the file saves as a JPG. If you type ".tiff" it saves as a
TIF, etc.

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RTF vs XCode Siri Cruise <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2014-03-27 20:26 -0700
  Re: RTF vs XCode Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-03-28 04:11 +0000
    Re: RTF vs XCode Siri Cruise <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2014-03-27 23:35 -0700
      Re: RTF vs XCode ErikRS <mac-dane@is.invalid> - 2014-03-28 14:30 +0100
        Re: RTF vs XCode Siri Cruise <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2014-03-28 06:39 -0700
      Re: RTF vs XCode Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-03-29 08:41 +1200
  Re: RTF vs XCode Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-03-29 08:44 +1200
    Re: RTF vs XCode ErikRS <mac-dane@is.invalid> - 2014-03-28 23:28 +0100
      Re: RTF vs XCode Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-03-28 23:06 +0000
        Re: RTF vs XCode Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-03-29 12:24 +1200
          Re: RTF vs XCode Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-03-29 08:02 +0000
            Re: RTF vs XCode ErikRS <mac-dane@is.invalid> - 2014-03-29 13:17 +0100
              Re: RTF vs XCode Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-03-29 18:02 +0000
                Re: RTF vs XCode ErikRS <mac-dane@is.invalid> - 2014-03-30 03:00 +0200
            Re: RTF vs XCode Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-03-30 09:55 +1200
              Re: RTF vs XCode Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-03-29 22:27 +0000
              Re: RTF vs XCode ErikRS <mac-dane@is.invalid> - 2014-03-30 03:16 +0200
          Re: RTF vs XCode ErikRS <mac-dane@is.invalid> - 2014-03-29 12:49 +0100
        Re: RTF vs XCode ErikRS <mac-dane@is.invalid> - 2014-03-29 12:30 +0100
      Re: RTF vs XCode Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-03-29 12:03 +1200
        Re: RTF vs XCode Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-03-28 23:56 +0000
      Re: RTF vs XCode Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-03-29 12:20 +1200
        Re: RTF vs XCode ErikRS <mac-dane@is.invalid> - 2014-03-29 12:55 +0100
      Re: RTF vs XCode Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-03-29 12:27 +1200
      Re: RTF vs XCode Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-03-29 12:32 +1200

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