The question of a native version of SimpleText for Mac OS X came up in another article discussion, so we thought we’d post the information here, too, for all to see. SimpleText for Mac OS X exists and has for some time. Here’s how you get it. Skip step #1 if you already have Xcode 2 installed.
1. From Mac OS X Tiger’s install DVD, install XCode Tools.
2. Navigate to Developer/Examples/Carbon/SimpleText/
3. Double-click SimpleText.xcode to launch Xcode and click “Build,” wait a moment while it does its thing.
4. In Developer/Examples/Carbon/SimpleText/build/ you will find the 176KB SimpleText.app (version 1.6) native for Mac OS X.
Drag it to your Applications folder like any other application. Plop it in your Dock if you like. Classic not required.
Works like a charm, we use it everyday.
cool. ya learn sum’pin’ new every day!!
I would rather steal it. Got a link?
More articles like this, and less about iPods please MDN.
And definately about more cowbell…..I gotta have more cowbell, baby!
Why SimpleText instead of TextEdit. What’s the difference?
And, oh yeah, more cowbell!
And why pray would I, or anyone else, want to use SimpleText instead of either TextWrangler or TextEdit? What’s next TeachText hidden in the bowels of the OS X Leopard CD?
I have no need to install XCode. Anyone know where to find a download? Everynow and again DreamWeaver goes left and won’t edit it’s own code and SimpleText comes in handy. TextEdit can do the job, but usually it just renders the HTML without letting you see the code.
“TextEdit can do the job, but usually it just renders the HTML without letting you see the code.”
Just hit command-shift-T in a blank TextEdit document first… that will make the document plain text only.
In terms of using SimpleText over TextEdit, I use SimpleText when I need to edit/create HTML/CSS (as a hobby) TextEdit is a fine program, and if I need to quickly type something up, I definitely use it. But if I need to edit some code, and I just want something so simple, and able to save as “.txt” or “.htm” or whatever, SimpleText is the way to go for sure!
I don’t need to have Italics or <u>Underlines</u> or Bold to edit such things. Thanks MDN! More stuff like this!
oh the memories of simpletext….
3rd grade computer lab
copy and paste the phrase “lalalalalalala” for at least 50 pages.
Select “speak text,” voice: cellos (or any voice really)
Unplug the keyboard and mouse
Leave the room. Fun for hours.
If you don’t want Text Edit to render the HTML just go
‘Shift+ Command+T’
Or go to the ‘Format’ menu and select ‘Make Plain Text’
Otherwise it defaults to ‘RTF’ Rich Text Format.
I like the Simpletext App when All I want to do is type a few things real fast that I can paste into anothe document. No frills. Also it shows all the fonts unter the font menu without having to open the Font Pane (font pain)
“I have no need to install XCode. Anyone know where to find a download?”
Unless you removed it, you already have Xcode on your Mac. It comes pre-installed on all Macs, but it is not in the Apps folder. Look on the Macintosh HD for the folder called “Developer.” As it is described above, it is just that easy to compile. However, If you foolishly removed xcode, I guess it just sucks to be you.
I got a fever, and the only prescription, is more cowbell…..and maybe simpletext
??? Since when does XCode come pre-installed? My understanding is that it comes on a CD with your Mac or OSX box, but you have to choose to install it. If what you say is true, that’s one heluva waste of disc space for most users.
So like, why? I mean, okay. . . simpletext yay!!!!!
In the TextEdit preferences, select the “Open and Save” tab. Under the bold text “When opening a file” check the “Ignore rich text commands in HTML files” box, and voila! Now TextEdit will open .html files as code without trying to render it
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“Unless you removed it, you already have Xcode on your Mac. It comes pre-installed on all Macs, but it is not in the Apps folder.”
Well, I have two Macs, and neither came with Xcode installed. The same is true of anyone who doesn’t have a recent machine.
hehe! I’ve had SimpleText since 10.2, this isn’t news to me, but, seeing the huge number of people are now switchers instead of hardcore early adopters, I suppose… To those of you with something earlier, it’s there in the developer folder, just gotta look for it.
MW: stand. I can’t stand windows users, they just can’t date me!
What do I need it for any way?? To me it sounds like nostalgic classic fans who can not get used to a decent OS will need it.
Why use SimpleText when you can open a terminal and fire up VI?
Textedit is better than simpletext if you want the functionality of using the services menu. (Use it a lot)
If you do anything that needs coding (HTML C++, CSS, Etc.)and you dont want to see HTML. Get TExtwrangler 2. It’s free and has a lot of the powers BBEdit 8.2 has. BBEdit 8.2 is for the pros. (The only $129 text editor I would buy. I have owned it for years. Worth every penny if you do any real coding.
Excellent!
After long time trying to find SimpleText in my computer and Internet for Download, finally I solve my problem.
I didn’t know that SimpleText was in Tiger DVD.
Thank you soooo much. : )
Simpletext is also the only app i know of on OSX that will let you select what voices you want to read your text in (text edit just defaults to whatever voice you have selected in preferrences… and you have to change it in there anytime you want a different voice… that’s a pain when you’re writing songs)
(for a demo, select the code bellow and right click, then goto speech, start speaking… works best with voices like ralph)
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Side note for those of us on Leopard.
I don’t know if it’s just me or something I did.. but the xcode example for simpletext.app that came with the leopard xcode tools seems incomplete (it doesn’t contain any .c files)
I took the liberty of using a friends computer that had Tiger.. and got the working xcode project from his Tiger disk…
i uploaded it here:
http://widget.glixisdead.com/old/SimpleText.zip
it should compile fine on leopard (it works for me).
another fun app to mess with for text to speech is Repeat After Me.
it comes with the developer tools.
you can find it in /Developer/Applications/Utilities/Speech/
I like SimpleText for one particular reason: the add of a color menu by a little utility – SimpleText color menu. TextEdit can do that too but has to be in RTF format, which in many cases not necessary.
Now that the code of SimpleText is available, can the color menu be added to the OS X native application?