Thanks Rich,
On May 08, 2011, at 08:52, Rich Siegel wrote:
> There's an expert preference which controls this behavior. You can set it
> using the command line (and for some reason it didn't end up in the change
> notes or expert prefs help; I'm not sure why).
>
> This affects *all* folder opens.
You don't have to restart BBEdit for this to take effect, so it can be scripted:
set cmd0 to "defaults write com.barebones.bbedit
Misc:MakeTempProjectForFolderOpen -bool NO"
set cmd1 to "defaults write com.barebones.bbedit
Misc:MakeTempProjectForFolderOpen -bool YES"
set cmdRead to "defaults read com.barebones.bbedit
Misc:MakeTempProjectForFolderOpen"
set fldr to alias "HD:Users:stone:test_directory:"
do shell script cmd0
# Some delay is necessary for the switch to take effect (ymmv).
delay 0.35
tell application "BBEdit"
activate
open fldr
end tell
> Of course, project windows are intended to function as a replacement for disk
> browsers (and have several advantages) when you drop a folder on to the
> application, so one is naturally curious as to why you are looking to create
> a disk browser instead of simply opening the folder... :-)
I can't speak for Mike of course, but:
It's possible to navigate the disk hierarchy via a disk browser window, whereas
you can only navigate the project in a project browser. (And keyboard
navigation of the project list is [off] by default.)
You can descend into a zip file and read compatible file types without
de-archiving first.
You can do a quick inspection of a bunch of files.
You can find/replace in the disk browser without the extra step of opening the
file in the project.
--
The project browser certainly has a number of advantages, but it doesn't
replace all the functionality of the disk browser in my opinion. I see them as
complimentary.
--
Best Regards,
Chris
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