Saving a New Text Doc with a “.txt” File Extension
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Richard Fairbanks
Nov 30, 2022, 9:15:18 PM11/30/22
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[Currently running BBEdit version 13.5.7]
If I create a new, empty text document, saving the file will not generate any file extension.
If I cancel the save, and then save it again, the extension “.txt” is added.
If I again cancel the save, and then save it again, the extension “.txt” is, again, not added.
These two states (.txt or no .txt) will toggle back and forth until the doc is saved, even after quitting and relaunching BBEdit.
Is there a way to get BBEdit to automatically add a default, “.txt” file extension when saving (File/Save) a new text document?
I searched this list and the User Manual with no luck. I couldn’t find anything in BBEdit Expert Preferences and “defaults write com.barebones.bbedit DefaultLanguageNameForNewDocuments -string "Text File"” didn’t help.
Blessings, and thank you!
If I create a new, empty text document, saving the file will not generate any file extension.
If I cancel the save, and then save it again, the extension “.txt” is added.
If I again cancel the save, and then save it again, the extension “.txt” is, again, not added.
These two states (.txt or no .txt) will toggle back and forth until the doc is saved, even after quitting and relaunching BBEdit.
Is there a way to get BBEdit to automatically add a default, “.txt” file extension when saving (File/Save) a new text document?
I searched this list and the User Manual with no luck. I couldn’t find anything in BBEdit Expert Preferences and “defaults write com.barebones.bbedit DefaultLanguageNameForNewDocuments -string "Text File"” didn’t help.
Blessings, and thank you!
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