Re: Dangerous trend by some here to turn OS X into Vista

In article <1idbmrh.1n77go61idew84N%mikePOST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
mikePOST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Mike Rosenberg) wrote:

His contention was that if it is a text editor, it should
save text files by default.

Well, I guess that means you _don't_ know that rtf stands for rich
_text_ format. TextEdit saves text files by default.

Well now, let us put that rash statement to the test.


I just now did a complete fresh install of Mac OS 10.5.2
from a backup. (I always test my backups)

The OS 10.5.2 has not been changed from its default settings
in any way, _all_ settings are default, including TextEdit.

Now to test your rash statement:

"TextEdit saves text files by default"


I opened the TextEdit application, typed this text:

My dog has fleas.



No formating of any kind, no Rich Text Formating for example.

It is a text editing application, so I should expect it
to produce text, which text can be "edited", but nevertheless
text, with the proper extension .txt


Correct? Say that simple logic is correct, PLEASE say the simple
logic is correct, to restore my faith in human nature.



I don't want my 'text edit' program to save my text as a PDF.

I don't want to save it as an audio file.

I don't want to save it as a TIFF image.

I don't want to save it as Egyptian hieroglyphics.


It is a stinking text file for crying out loud, I expect it
to be saved as a text file, with the proper extension .txt

So I save the file I created, look at the suffix,
it is NOT .txt

It is Rich Text Format, with extension .rtf

IF I WANTED MY TEXT FILE TO BE SAVED AS A RTF FILE, I WOULD
HAVE TOLD THE DAMN PROGRAM TO SAVE IT AS A RTF FILE.

I am not against adding extra convenience features to
a program, as long as they are selected by me, however I do
not want Apple to jam some unexpected feature down my throat.

How would you feel if Apple suddenly decided to save your text
file as Egyptian hieroglyphics? Not good, I suspect.


My OS X is suddenly acting like Windows, it does not
do the expected thing.

Like Windows, it Knows-What-is-Best-for-me, and does something
totally different, non-intuitive, screwy, unexpected, does its
own thing that Big Brother Apple decided to foist upon me.


Now you can be an Apple apologist all you want, and I am certain
you will come back with all sorts of justifications for TextEdit
to suddenly start acting like a Windows application.

Mark-
.

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