unicode error in note pad iMac

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unicode error in note pad iMac

i am trying to open a text file with chinese characters using note pad in my iMac but it always says the note pad unicode (utf-8) is not suitable to use...

i can open the same text file using note pad in windows pc without any problem...

both mac and windows pc are installed with chinese version operating system...

i don't know what is wrong with the note pad in iMac and how should i setup the note pad in iMac ... if i could get any advise to overcome this issue...

cheers,

Posted on Sep 26, 2012 8:12 PM

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Answer 1

Tom Gewecke

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Sep 26, 2012 8:39 PM in response to cywong668

The Mac equivalent of Windows Note Pad is TextEdit. Try using that app to read your text by using File > Open and choosing the encoding as UTF-8 or one of specific Chinese options.

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cywong668 Author

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Sep 26, 2012 9:50 PM in response to Tom Gewecke

i always double click on the file to open ... it always give me an unicode (utf-8) error code ... i never try your suggestion of using file > open and you can pick the encoding options ... it seems it is best to pick one of the specific chinese option & never pick the unicode (utf-8)...

thanks for your help...

cheers,

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Answer 3

Tom Gewecke

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Sep 27, 2012 6:00 AM in response to cywong668

cywong668 wrote:

i always double click on the file to open ... it always give me an unicode (utf-8) error code ... i never try your suggestion of using file > open and you can pick the encoding options ... it seems it is best to pick one of the specific chinese option & never pick the unicode (utf-8)...

When you double-click, TextEdit will use the default encoding set in its preferences, which may not be correct. Which encoding you need to pick with File > Open depends, of course, on what was used by the author of the text you are trying to open. Gradually UTF-8 should become the standard, but it is a slow process...

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