> From: BBEdit-Talk List on behalf of Reichsman Frieda > Sent: Thursday, June 7, 2007 7:48 AM > > Hi, > > I need the comment symbol to be "#" for my strings files. I had this > working in BBEdit preferences, so that a # was placed at the start of > lines selected when I used the Text menu to comment/uncomment. > However, then I went back into the preferences to select a shortcut > for comment/uncomment, and selected the keystrokes control-c for this > purpose. I closed the preferences, and from that moment on, the > comment symbol inserted became ">". I cannot get it to change back to > "#". I have deleted the shortcut, but still get the wrong comment > symbol at the start of each commented line. > > 1. I MUST be able set the strings file comment to # or BBEdit will be > useless to me. > 2. I really want a keyboard shortcut for commenting if possible. > > Thanks in advance, > Frieda > --- > > Did you set the file to a "Strings file"? Either by saving it as Strings > file or setting the selection at the bottom of the window, third item from > the left. > > You can set a different comment character for many file types, you have to > tell BBEdit which type the file is so it knows what character to use. > > Dennis > >
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