> ---------- > From: BBEdit-Talk List on behalf of Jason Davies > Reply To: BBEdit-Talk List > Sent: Thursday, January 4, 2007 8:38 AM > To: BBEdit-Talk List > Subject: Re: BBedit to replace word processor > > >I'm interested in using BBedit for more of my writing chores and I > >hoped there was an easy way to mimic a basic word processing function. > >I want to indent the first line of each new paragraph. > > > BBEdit doesn't second-guess you much. It's a bit different from > WPs in that respect. When you're writing some kind of code or > mark-up language, you don't want it to start changing things on > you unexpectedly. I don't know of any way to do what you want directly. > > I use BBEdit to write LaTeX and the TeX engine takes care of the > formatting. But that might be more than you're after. > > You could write a script (record it) that replaced two returns > with two returns and a tab character and run it periodically. > You would also have to write one that reduced two tabs to one > (because every time you run the first script, it will add > another one.) > > that's as simple as it gets without using grep. > > Or you could:
In Prefs:Editing General set "Use 'hard' lines in soft-wrapped views" to off and Soft wrap line indentation to "Flush left" In Prefs:Text Status Display set "Show page guide at XX characters" (Where XX characters will be a printer's line worth of text, you'll have to experiment. This is just so the display is WYSIAWYG). Read John Gruber's instructions for toggling soft wrap in BBEdit <http://daringfireball.net/2004/10/bbedit_soft_wrap_toggling> and type a tab before each paragraph. Dennis -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ Have a feature request? Not sure the software's working correctly? If so, please send mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, not to the list. List FAQ: <http://www.barebones.com/support/lists/bbedit_talk.shtml> List archives: <http://www.listsearch.com/BBEditTalk.lasso> To unsubscribe, send mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
