ir...... you don't know? how do you access the port list? Gabriel Vega Certified Technical Support Specialist:A+, Network+ Phone: (602) 488-9862 ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Poehlman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by the blind" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 4:41 AM Subject: Re: dot files and TextEdit from terminal [was Re: dot filesandthegui:]
> I don't know, but it's in the port list. > > -- > Jonnie Apple Seed > With his: > Hands-On Technolog(eye)s > > > On Dec 15, 2005, at 6:33 AM, BlindTech of BlindTechs.net wrote: > > what's the program called? > BlindTech > Website: > http://blindtechs.net > Phone: (602) 488-9862 > Visit our website, where we offer, tech support forums, free email, free > shell accounts, free shoutcast services and more! > Powered by Unix not Microsoft > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Poehlman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS > X by > the blind" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 3:33 AM > Subject: Re: dot files and TextEdit from terminal [was Re: dot files > andthegui:] > > > > Hey Louie, > > > > Did you know you can get a little proggy through darwin ports which > > turns man files into files you can read from your desktop? i ran a > > port list and saw it there. > > > > -- > > Jonnie Apple Seed > > With his: > > Hands-On Technolog(eye)s > > > > > > On Dec 13, 2005, at 7:32 PM, louie wrote: > > > > Yes. Check out the man page for open. > > At the command line type: > > man open | col -b >desktop/open.txt > > The above will create a file open.txt with the man info about open in > > it. > > Louie > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Poehlman" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS > > X by the blind" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 3:51 PM > > Subject: Re: dot files and TextEdit from terminal [was Re: dot files > > and thegui:] > > > > > >> Thanks for both tips. does e then stand for text edit? > >> > >> -- Jonnie Apple Seed > >> With his: > >> Hands-On Technolog(eye)s > >> > >> > >> On Dec 13, 2005, at 5:49 PM, louie wrote: > >> > >> You can also use -e instead of -a then you need not type textedit > >> on the command line. for example: > >> open -e temp > >> will open the temp file in textedit. > >> Louie > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac > >> OS X by the blind" <[email protected]> > >> Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 12:43 PM > >> Subject: dot files and TextEdit from terminal [was Re: dot files > >> and the gui:] > >> > >> > >>> David, > >>> > >>> You can access TextEdit (and other Mac applications) directly from > >>> terminal > >>> with the "open -a" command syntax. For the case you describe of > >>> wanting to > >>> edit a dot file (such as .profile) that is normally hidden, type: > >>> > >>> open -a TextEdit .profile > >>> > >>> and the file will open in TextEdit. > >>> > >>> On Saturday, December 10, 2005, at 03:33AM, David Poehlman > >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> > >>>> When I open my home folder through the gui, , the . (dot) files are > >>>> not visible. I can view them in windows and through > >>>> terminal . . . > >>>> I've got a .profile that's dot fprofile in my > >>>> home folder and I can see it from my windows box but not when I > >>>> open > >>>> my home folder /users/davidpoehlman on my desktop. > >>>> > >>>> This [accessing dot files through gui] > >>>> would be quite facilitative as I could use text edit to do > >>>> editing when necessary instead of going into terminal, renaming the > >>>> file and then editing it and renaming it or going through the > >>>> network > >>>> on the windows boxes. > >>> > >>> This also works for other apps (e.g. open -a Preview, etc.) > >>> > >>> You should also be able to drag and drop the file from your terminal > >>> window into TextEdit (under Tiger) in the dock and have the > >>> application > >>> open up according to this MacWorld article: > >>> > >>> http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/macosxhints/2005/11/textdrag/ > >>> index.php > >>> > >>> Hope this helps. > >>> > >>> Esther > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
