TextEdit changes unordered lists to ordered lists in html

Does anybody else have the same problem that TextEdit changes unordered lists to ordered lists (1, 2, 3, ...)? It happens when you save a HTML file and then reopen it.

To reproduce:

- open Textedit app on latest macOS

- select the unordered list from the icon

- write test1

- press return

- press tab to move the dash a bit to the right

- write test2

- command + S

- choose .html and save

- command + W

- open the created html file again in TextEdit You'll see that the first line is an unordered list and the second an ordered with a "1" in front. This was working in the previous macOS version.

MacBook Pro 15″

Posted on May 3, 2023 3:55 AM

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Free Ice Author

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May 3, 2023 5:45 AM in response to Randall_2023

I don't use hyphens. I don't copy anything into TextEdit. I use the dropdown menu with the list icons. It actually creates an <ul> tag in HTML. But when I save the file and reopen it, it gets an <ol> tag in HTML. Strange bug...

May 3, 2023 5:05 AM in response to Free Ice

It seems that the hyphen might be throwing it off. What if you changed the list by adding numbers in front of each item in the preferred order before copying it into TextEdit. Then paste and see if it alters the order.

Free Ice Author

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May 5, 2023 4:48 PM in response to Free Ice

Bump. Nobody else?

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TextEdit changes unordered lists to ordered lists in html