TextEdit - "lower-case" an upper-case string?

Yah.

I know there are alternatives (a) we have a copy of Word which I think does it and (since I’m running Classic) I can always revert to my old BBEdit Lite for the time being. Thing is, I’ve built up a huge library of blog-style pseudo-html macros using QuicKeys that work perfectly now in TextEdit. So I’m reluctant to abandon TextEdit. Also I prefer something light for this sort of purpose. The Old BBEdit was great in that way.

Thanks for the for the Word Service idea. I’ve done the download and will see if it helps.

*I can’t seem to find the suggested Caps Lock disable in 10.3.9* - which is what I using on my PB... If I could do that, it might be a reasonable kludge even if I do sometimes currently use the Caps Lock for real.

I've even considered writing a Quickeys Macro to copy the text into and boot Classic BBEdit, do the business there and copy it back but I'm not sure it would work across OSes - even if I do have an older QuicKeys in my Classic side.

Wow. Thanks Tom

Word Service does exactly what you said. Problem solved. I now even have a more convenient QuicKeys stroke to issue the [shift command L] command for me.

Very happy. Exactly what I was looking for.

Tom. Just to add that I’ve used the Word Service facilities numerous times today already - and not just in TextEdit. The lower-case thing is dead useful and it’s handy that it works elsewhere - especially in browsers of which I have four on the go. It’s so easy to accidentally jab that caps-lock key without noticing.

I’ve even found the “make smart quotes” facility useful.

It does what it says on the tin.

[I’m afraid Komodo Edit would not boot at all on 10.3.9. No doubt it works on the desktop with 10.5.6 but not on my PB.]

Thanks. It’s downloading as I type.

...Simon