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    Editor Included in OSX?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by gibson00, Jul 7, 2010.

  1. gibson00

    gibson00 Notebook Evangelist

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    On a new Macbook Pro, with no extra software installed (no Iworks, etc.), is there any text editor installed (like how Windows has notepad, wordpad, etc.)??
     
    gibson00, Jul 7, 2010
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  2. fattail95

    fattail95 Notebook Evangelist

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    Yes, it does, search in spotlight for "text edit". Its very similar to notepad!
     
    fattail95, Jul 7, 2010
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  3. doh123

    doh123 Without ME its just AWESO

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    its much better than notepad... but its not a full fledged word processor. It will use multiple versions of .txt and .rtf as well as use MS Word .doc files.
     
    doh123, Jul 7, 2010
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  4. mmoy

    mmoy Notebook Deity

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    I use emacs or xemacs via MacPorts I think.
     
    mmoy, Jul 7, 2010
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  5. ygohome

    ygohome Notebook Deity

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    been a vi fan/user since 1988... its great and comes with OS X it being unix and all. Is used from the command line.
     
    ygohome, Jul 8, 2010
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    chris2k5 Notebook Consultant

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    I think Apple and Windows should really get up to date. Include the word software on the computer out of the box. Kind of ridiculous that in this day and age, you have to BUY word processing software...
     
    chris2k5, Jul 8, 2010
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  7. mmoy

    mmoy Notebook Deity

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    Just download Open Office.
     
    mmoy, Jul 8, 2010
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