The built in text editor with Mac OS X. It started on NEXTSTEP, and was then included as a replacement to SimpleText when Mac OS X shipped. The project is also open source.
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How to permanently put TextEdit in the Open with… menu list?
I'm a developer and often dealing with unusual file types. If I want to open one of these files in TextEdit, I have to start it first and then open the file with it, or drag the file to the TextEdit ...
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Default background color in Textedit
How do I set default background color in Textedit?
Preferences -> New Document -> Font doesnt help.
That black on white isn't too good in nights.
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How do I open a file as root in TextEdit on Lion?
How do I open a file as root, in TextEdit? I've tried these commands as root, but TextEdit always say it's locked:
open -e /etc/apache2/httpd.conf
open -e -F /etc/apache2/httpd.conf
open -e -F -W ...
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TextEdit shows dialogs about not having permission to open any files
About once per day, TextEdit starts showing dialogs like this when I try to open any file:
The document “test.txt” could not be opened. You don’t have permission.
To view or change ...
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How does Mountain Lion set the default text editor for the “open -t” terminal command?
OSX seem to offer open -t command line shortcut to open arbitrary files in the system default text editor.
Where is this default text editor set?
Can I change it from the command line (if possible) ...
