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Re: RTF vs XCode

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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.

The only thing that changes is the prime icon showing which app to be 
used as default opening the file. The changed file will get a BBEdit 
icon with 'text' written inside the icon no matter if it's a TXT or RTF 
file. But opening in your default app will show correct content.

The problem with BBEdit is that it's relatively expensive for non-pro 
users, and the learning curve is rather steep...

Bean 3.x doesnot handle styled TXT documents... I didn't know that, but 
have just found out...

Cheers, Erik Richard

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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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