Apple Event: May 7th at 7 am PT
HELP!!!
Just upgraded to Lion.
When i paste html code into TextEdit and save as .html, the moment i edit and save that same file it automatically changes the extension of the file from .html to .txt..how do i turn this off so that it saves it as .html?? in Snow Leopard it never did this.
Many Thanks.
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.6)
The issue with doing it that way is that the file on the deskop now displays html code and not the results of the code when you open it.
Not sure what you mean? Screen shot might help.
I see this on my desktop:
They will open in Safari by default:
exactly!! now double click on it and you will see html code and not a website.
But with Ctrl+Clcik I can get to Open With:
whatever you open it with it will still show as code and not as a web page.
Copy the code and paste it into textedit, then hit command + shift T
this will convert to plain text, then save as test.html on your desktop and you will see what i mean.
Sorry, it's 1am here in the UK and my eyes are going.
I'm not sure what we're trying to achieve here 😟
HTML was only saving as Text for you but I can save mine as HTML.
no worries, thanks for trying.
Sorry, I'm getting out of my depth here - I'll check in again in the morning and hope that someone will have found an answer for you.
I thought you just needed to save HTML as a HTML file not as a .Txt file - good luck with this.
Regards,
Colin R.
If you come up with an answer I would love to know. Having the same issue. Thanks.
I went to the apple store this weekend and none of the reps could figure it out.
They acknowledged that it was an issue as they have been getting other complaints about it.
Hopefully Apple will be releasing an update to fix this issue as i am certain we are not the only ones complaining about it.
Unfortunately right now the only option you have is to manually rename your .txt file to .html each time you make a change. Very annoying.
You're definitely not alone! It's been happening to me to exactly as you describe. Driving me crazy. Hope they fix it soon!
I ran into this just today. The only solution I could find was to revert to .txt untll I want to view through the browser. After saving, I then edit the extension from .txt to .html in the finder without saving, then drag the file icon down to the browser in the dock to view as a web page. Once I do any editing in the source file, it reverts back to .txt and the browser can't find .html to refresh because it no longer exists in the Finder directory. What I have been doing is workable, but it's a huge nuisance not to mention frustration. I consider it a bug and plan to report it as one. - Al
It definitely is a bug.
The workarounds we have been using are extremely annoying.
Forgive my ignorance but how do you report a bug to apple? I would have dont this a while ago when i first encountered this issue but figured enough people would experience it to complain as well.
Sherwin Arae wrote:
It definitely is a bug.
Indeed it is 🙂
The workarounds we have been using are extremely annoying.
Tell me about it.
Forgive my ignorance but how do you report a bug to apple? I would have dont this a while ago when i first encountered this issue but figured enough people would experience it to complain as well.
If you are working with HTML files, I suggest TextWranger. Personally, I prefer the old Xcode3, but you have to jump through some hoops to get it installed on Lion. TextEdit and Preview to some extent are mainly demo programs. Apple is using them to hightlight the new features of Autosave, Versions, and Duplicate. Be careful what you ask for, Apple. These features are getting attention, but not the good kind.
Sherwin Arae wrote:
It definitely is a bug.
The workarounds we have been using are extremely annoying.
Forgive my ignorance but how do you report a bug to apple? I would have dont this a while ago when i first encountered this issue but figured enough people would experience it to complain as well.
To report the bug I used http://www.apple.com/feedback/macosx.html - Al
Saving .html files in TextEdit with OSX Lion
