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update for TextWrangler
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== Our recommendation ==
 
On Mac OS, we suggest the [http://www.barebones.com/products/textwrangler/ TexWrangler] text editor. You'll have to first download it, then install it.
 
To download TextWrangler:
 
* Click [http://www.barebones.com/products/textwrangler/download.html this link and download the ZIPdisk image file]
* The ZIP file will expand into an application called SmultronTextWrangler.
* Open Finder from the bar at the bottom.
 
To install SmultronTextWrangler:
 
* Start Finder
* On the left side of the Finder, under "Places", click on "Applications".
* Drag the SmultronTextWrangler icon to any blank space in that window.
 
To run SmultronTextWrangler:
 
* Start Finder
* On the left side of the Finder, under "Places", click on "Applications".
* In the middle column, scroll down to to find SmultronTextWrangler.
* Double-click SmultronTextWrangler to launch the editor.
 
 
== Configure TextWrangler to indent with spaces ==
 
* Start up SmultronTextWrangler, and click SmultronTextWrangler -> Preferences dropdown. This will pop up a preferences window.
* Click on the Advanced"Editor tab, and then on the Really Advanced tab within thatdefaults" tab.
* Check the "Indent with spaces, notAuto-expand tabs" checkbox.
* Set "tab width" to 4 (if it is not already).
* Close the Preferences window.
 
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