Re: character encoding

[Kari Eveli lexitec@xxxxxxxx]

Hello Carlo,

First, the batch approach: There are tools that can be used on the Mac
command line like dos2unix (see e.g.
http://www.computerhope.com/unix/dos2unix.htm). I do not use a Mac, so I
cannot tell how well this works.


Second, the editor file-by-file approach: On the other hand, you could
convert files using a programmer's editor. On the PC side or run in a
virtual environment on the Mac, EditPad Lite (or Pro) handle the process
well, and can even write Mac encoded files. The procedure is described
in the vDosXy or vDos-lfn for Xy packages' manual.txt. Surely, there are
even Mac editors that can accomplish similar feats.


Best regards,

Kari Eveli
LEXITEC Book Publishing (Finland)
lexitec@xxxxxxxx

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4.6.2016, 5:11, C.Caballero wrote:
> Colleagues,
>
> I wonder if someone could put me on the right track to a conversion
> tool I can use on my Mac. I admit that I no longer use XyWrite, though
> I don't rule out a return to it, as it remains superior to all other
> word processors.
>
>
> A lot of my legacy texts in XyWrite are in French and German. It is
> easy to force a XyWrite file open in Pages (iWork) by giving it the
> suffix .txt. However,a consistent pattern of misrepresentations of
> upper ASCII characters then occurs. For instance,
>
>
> what should be e-accent aigu appears as capital C cedilla what should
> be e-accent grave appears as a-umlaut
> ...and so on (I've avoided showing the characters but instead describe
> them)
>
>
> The originals were ASCII (XyWrite III+ files). But what is the
> representation I should aim to convert to in Pages to preserve the
> originally intended characters? Is there a converter that can automate
> this character conversion for me now that I no longer run XyWrite? I
> do not care about converting formatting, just the characters.
>
>
> Thank you for any help.
> Carlo
>
>
> Carlo Caballero
>
> Associate Professor
> Erma Mantey Faculty Fellow
> Chairman, Musicology Area
>
> University of Colorado
> College of Music, 301 UCB
> 18th & Euclid
> Boulder CO 80309-0301
>
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