Craig Heilman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> sez: [...] >Is there an "easy" way to generate the file URL (the file:/// >Users/... thing) and get it into my BBEdit document? I currently drag >& drop the document onto a web browser, copy the resulting file URL >from the location field, then paste the file URL into my document. It >would be nice if there were a simpler process, perhaps a service (I'm >still running 10.4) or a magic key combination while dragging & >dropping the file?
Adding to the suggestions other folks have offered: Command-dragging a file into an editing window will insert the full path for that file; though this doesn't add the URL scheme or deal with escaping any unsafe characters (e.g. spaces) in the path, it's still handy sometimes. If the file you want a URL for is already open in BBEdit, Edit -> Copy Path -> Copy URL is a quick solution. Outside BBEdit, I use an AppleScript (via the BigCat contextual menu plug-in*) to generate file URLs for the selected item(s) in the Finder. (*: available from: <http://ranchero.com/bigcat/> and IMO very handy to have around. :-) Regards, Patrick Woolsey == Bare Bones Software, Inc. <http://www.barebones.com> P.O. Box 1048, Bedford, MA 01730-1048 -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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]>
