Text editor, Notepad

[kim emerson]

I'm a beginner and I use a MAC. In the html for beginners page it says of the materials I'll need to get started, if I'm using windows to go to Notepad in the text editor. Well, as I'm using MAC OS, & not windows, I sure would like to know the equiivelent to look for. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

[caislander]

Hi
Not EVER being a Mac user I have no idea what the default text editor is but if you need a text editor (for Mac)n to write HTML in check out
http://www.tucows.com/ and do a serch for "mac text editors" it will return a bunch..

Hope this was useful

[big_wreck]

Kim,

As a part-time Mac user I can suggest several ...

One is simpleText, the Mac equivalent of Notepad, (actually notepad is the windows equiv of simpleText)....
SimpleText is found on every Mac's hard drive somewhere ...

Next, I would suggest something like Tex-edit, it is a beefed-up simpleText .. easy to use and has more functionality than SimpleText.

If you need a GUI type web-page creator and you have an iMac or newer Mac, you already have a copy of Adobe PageMill. Its ok as long as you are doing a simple, (and I stress simple), page. I actually use it sometime to get the gross look of a page, then code it using a text editor.

Hope this helps..

[caislander]

Big_wreck,

I used to have a High opinion of you, but a part time MAC USER?, I would have never told anyone... :) ~lol~

Later

[big_wreck]

I actually dont have a problem with them ... i started out with computers using an Apple IIc ...Mac,Linux,UNIX I use when i want to ENJOY a computer

Windoze I use for work purposes only ......

Dont worry, I'm not one of these die hard LOVE MAC OR DIE people ...... I just hate windows because it s@#ck$

(And we should probably end this conversation here 'cause people will stop helping me)

[big_wreck]

Seriously, I have no real preference ......

[Arielladog]

bbedit is supposed to be one of the best editors for mac, but I wouldn't know b/c I wouldn't be caught dead buying one..lol

http://www.bbedit.com/free/bbedit_lite.html

P.S.-I have to agree with cais about macs, but don't want to be too biased b/c I hardly ever use one...hate those one mouse buttons...YUCK! :D


Adog :cool:

[Arielladog]

yeah, better stop conversation before it turns brutal...

P.S.-and I would I was the only one guarding the forums... :D

[big_wreck]

I wouldn't be caught dead buying one..lol


.....why ? Dont they have your color ??

[Vincent Puglia]

Hi Kim,

Regarding your question: bbedit I've heard of since time immemorial -- it's supposed to be a top of the line text editor (think there was even an MS-DOS version some 10+ years ago). What comes with the mac nowadays I don't know, but anything that is a simple text editor would do. You do not want to use a word processing program unless you can save the file as straight ascii text.

Hi big_wreck,

don't worry -- I'll always help you (I enjoy helping the downtrodden underdogs -- mac users or otherwise :)
Now if you told me you used a TI-99, an Atari 800 or an Amiga, I'd worry some; macs I can understand -- a lot of nice stuff, but nothing I personally can use -- can't draw and tone deaf,

Vinny

[caislander]

Remember guys No Flaming On The Forum and you have too help people weather they use Mac or not.....:) :) So no worries Big_wreck we'll always help... And besides I think every Yuppy should have a Mac I mean where else can you get a 1200$ colored paper weight...~LOL~!
OK enought of this fooling aroud...............

Later Guys/Girls ;)

[Edited by caislanders on 08-13-2000 at 01:39 AM]

[Vincent Puglia]

:):):)
Vinny

[Arielladog]

LOL

The colors really are nice...everyone has to admit that :D

[gzazJim]

Hi folks,

Actually, I really have come to like my iMac (and mine's Grey - ok "graphite" - so no comments about what a pretty color it is please :) )...

Anyway, as has been noted Kim - SimpleText is included with the Mac OS, and BBEdit is another program you may want to consider looking into.

[kim emerson]

Thank you one and all. I didn't know all we were talking about has been right here in front of me all along. Again thanks. And I'm too old and poor and unsuccessful by certain consumer standards to be a "yuppie". I simply see no reason to deprive myself of what even non Mac users admit to as being the superior system. Isn't it funny how Windows/PC users will eventually admit the Mac is better and yet not think kindly enough of themselves to get one? Funny people, humans are. Thanks again.

[able]

Simple Text is the defualt txt editor for Mac

BB Edit it for more larger txt files
James
james@itsaserver.com