TextEdit can't display Russian text created in BBEditLite (classic version)

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TextEdit can't display Russian text created in BBEditLite (classic version)

I have some Russian-language files I created using BBeditLite on my OS 9.1 Wall Street Powerbook, but TextEdit can't display them with any of the Apple Cyrillic fonts (the original used PriamojProp and apparently there's no OS X font with this name).

I was advised by Apple Care to save the files as some other kind of file (I forget Classic's built-in text editor) but that didn't work either).

How can I read and edit these files in OS 10.4.6?

Mac Mini (Intel), Mac OS X (10.4.6), , Wall Street Powerbook (OS 9.1)

Posted on May 16, 2006 3:18 PM

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Tom Gewecke

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May 16, 2006 4:43 PM in response to gwgoldb

Is there any way I can get TextEdit not to default to
Automatic
for the PlainText Encoding? Each time I open a
document
I have to select one of the Cyrillic choices

Just look in the Preferences. There is a place to set the default open and save encoding.

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Tom Gewecke

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May 16, 2006 3:31 PM in response to gwgoldb

How can I read and edit these files in OS 10.4.6?

It's not a question of fonts, but encodings. OS X uses Unicode, OS 9 used MacCyrillic. In TextEdit, make sure you are in Plain Text mode, and in the Open dialogue at the bottom where can choose the encoding select Cyrillic (Mac). If that doesn't work, you can also try Cyrillic (ISO) or (Windows) or (KOI8).

For some general info, see:

http://homepage.mac.com/thgewecke/TypingCyrillic.html

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gwgoldb Author

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May 16, 2006 4:15 PM in response to Tom Gewecke

Thanks, that was helpful, Tom!

Is there any way I can get TextEdit not to default to Automatic
for the PlainText Encoding? Each time I open a document
I have to select one of the Cyrillic choices

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