how to save text???

[Deep Medhi +1 816 235 2006]

> I have a question so basic that I am embarassed to ask it.
>
> How can I save the displayed text following download?  I
> can find the graphics (gifs generally) in
> /tmp/OmniWeb/OmniWeb-(login_name)nnnnnn but I cannot find
> the text anywhere.

Actually, there is another way to save ascii text from any application (that  
I have tried) on NeXT; I tried on OmniWeb this morning and it works there too.
Copy the text from the application window using command-c; now open
a Terminal window (using Terminal.app), then do the following at the prompt:

    %   cat > file_to_dump_to

Now do command-v to paste followed by control-C to get your prompt back.

Whatever is copied is now saved to the file: file_to_dump_to

This gives you a cleaner ascii text (without all the html marker).

This is on an blackbox. I presume this will work on an Intel-based machine too.

Hope this helps.



Deep Medhi
Univ of Missouri-Kansas City
dmedhi at cstp.umkc.edu