Comments on: BBEdit 8.5 http://mjtsai.com/blog/2006/09/07/bbedit-85/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:14:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: LKM http://mjtsai.com/blog/2006/09/07/bbedit-85/#comment-15027 LKM Sun, 10 Sep 2006 12:55:24 +0000 http://mjtsai.com/blog/2006/09/07/bbedit-85/#comment-15027 defaults write com.barebones.bbedit FindDialog:UsesFindScrap -bool NO YAY!!! defaults write com.barebones.bbedit FindDialog:UsesFindScrap -bool NO

YAY!!!

]]> By: nicolas http://mjtsai.com/blog/2006/09/07/bbedit-85/#comment-14963 nicolas Sat, 09 Sep 2006 15:53:49 +0000 http://mjtsai.com/blog/2006/09/07/bbedit-85/#comment-14963 I' still waiting for a searchfield in the toolbar (!!! the old fashioned quicksearch window is really not handy) and for disk browsers to ALLOW file editing… I' still waiting for a searchfield in the toolbar (!!! the old fashioned quicksearch window is really not handy) and for disk browsers to ALLOW file editing…

]]> By: mistersquid http://mjtsai.com/blog/2006/09/07/bbedit-85/#comment-14903 mistersquid Fri, 08 Sep 2006 20:14:48 +0000 http://mjtsai.com/blog/2006/09/07/bbedit-85/#comment-14903 Thanks to John for the heads-up about the excellent pricing scheme for this round. I know I've seen it mentioned somewhere, but the refreshed program icon is beautiful. (I disliked the previous one so much I replaced it with a nearly generic one.) I want also to extend Michael's comment that the "interface and preferences seem more polished and modern." Indicating a few of the file characteristics at the bottom of the window is very nice. Like the marketing copy says: It doesn't suck. Thanks to John for the heads-up about the excellent pricing scheme for this round. I know I've seen it mentioned somewhere, but the refreshed program icon is beautiful. (I disliked the previous one so much I replaced it with a nearly generic one.)

I want also to extend Michael's comment that the "interface and preferences seem more polished and modern." Indicating a few of the file characteristics at the bottom of the window is very nice.

Like the marketing copy says: It doesn't suck.

]]> By: Adolph Trudeau http://mjtsai.com/blog/2006/09/07/bbedit-85/#comment-14887 Adolph Trudeau Fri, 08 Sep 2006 14:23:54 +0000 http://mjtsai.com/blog/2006/09/07/bbedit-85/#comment-14887 That camel-case navigation also works for underscore names as in mainContent or main_content. That camel-case navigation also works for underscore names as in mainContent or main_content.

]]> By: Ölbaum http://mjtsai.com/blog/2006/09/07/bbedit-85/#comment-14876 Ölbaum Fri, 08 Sep 2006 08:52:24 +0000 http://mjtsai.com/blog/2006/09/07/bbedit-85/#comment-14876 If I remember correctly, I filed a (joke) feature request for a searchable preferences window once (and that was before Apple demoed Spotlight.) I'm so glad it now exists. If I remember correctly, I filed a (joke) feature request for a searchable preferences window once (and that was before Apple demoed Spotlight.) I'm so glad it now exists.

]]> By: John Gruber http://mjtsai.com/blog/2006/09/07/bbedit-85/#comment-14865 John Gruber Fri, 08 Sep 2006 04:29:45 +0000 http://mjtsai.com/blog/2006/09/07/bbedit-85/#comment-14865 They're not *that* secret any more: Help -> Secret Preferences They're not *that* secret any more:

Help -> Secret Preferences

]]> By: John http://mjtsai.com/blog/2006/09/07/bbedit-85/#comment-14849 John Thu, 07 Sep 2006 20:47:20 +0000 http://mjtsai.com/blog/2006/09/07/bbedit-85/#comment-14849 "Secret BBEdit Preferences" eh? In that giant change notes web page you couldn't find room for this one? If you'd used extended attributes instead of the resource fork, you could have even marketed it as "advanced technology" ;) "Secret BBEdit Preferences" eh? In that giant change notes web page you couldn't find room for this one? If you'd used extended attributes instead of the resource fork, you could have even marketed it as "advanced technology" ;)

]]> By: Rich http://mjtsai.com/blog/2006/09/07/bbedit-85/#comment-14847 Rich Thu, 07 Sep 2006 20:04:28 +0000 http://mjtsai.com/blog/2006/09/07/bbedit-85/#comment-14847 @John: "Beginning with version 8.0, BBEdit stores document state (window position and various settings) in a central repository in your BBEdit preferences folder. If you wish, you can ask BBEdit to store document state in the resource fork of the document's file: [...]" The [...] is left as an exercise for the reader. :-) @John: "Beginning with version 8.0, BBEdit stores document state (window position and various settings) in a central repository in your BBEdit preferences folder. If you wish, you can ask BBEdit to store document state in the resource fork of the document's file: [...]"

The [...] is left as an exercise for the reader. :-)

]]> By: John http://mjtsai.com/blog/2006/09/07/bbedit-85/#comment-14846 John Thu, 07 Sep 2006 19:59:17 +0000 http://mjtsai.com/blog/2006/09/07/bbedit-85/#comment-14846 "Document state is now tracked when files are moved—like it was in the old days of resource forks." ...except when you copy the files to another machine. Then the state is lost, unlike in the good old days. Boo. "Document state is now tracked when files are moved—like it was in the old days of resource forks."

...except when you copy the files to another machine. Then the state is lost, unlike in the good old days. Boo.

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