OSX text editor: Difference between revisions

Content added Content deleted
imported>Mako
imported>Jtmorgan
(wip)
Line 1: Line 1:
== Our recommendation ==
== Our recommendation ==


On Mac OS, we suggest the Smultron text editor. You'll have to first download it, then install it.
On Mac OS, we suggest the TexWrangler text editor. You'll have to first download it, then install it.


To download Smultron:
To download TextWrangler:


* Click [http://sourceforge.net/projects/smultron/ this link and download the ZIP file]
* Click [http://www.barebones.com/products/textwrangler/download.html this link and download the ZIP file]
* The ZIP file will expand into an application called Smultron.
* The ZIP file will expand into an application called Smultron.
* Open Finder from the bar at the bottom.
* Open Finder from the bar at the bottom.
Line 22: Line 22:
* Double-click Smultron to launch the editor.
* Double-click Smultron to launch the editor.


== If you run into trouble with Smultron ==


== Configure TextWrangler to indent with spaces ==
If you can't run the version of Smultron we recommend, try the older version [http://voxel.dl.sourceforge.net/project/smultron/smultron/3.1.2/Smultron-3.1.2.zip 3.1.2 of Smultron]. We've tested that it runs properly on Mac OS 10.4 on PowerPC and Intel.

== Configure Smultron to indent with spaces ==


* Start up Smultron, and click Smultron -> Preferences. This will pop up a preferences window.
* Start up Smultron, and click Smultron -> Preferences. This will pop up a preferences window.