Hey Gary, Thanks for taking the time to suss this out.
On Aug 27, 2011, at 18:15, gary wrote: > The Scratchpad file that is called up when I use Keyboard Maestro lives here: > /library/application support/bbedit Right. There lives the global Scratchpad file. > There is one strange thing about it. It doesn't show an extension, but info > says it's a text file. I can see what I've written on it with quick view. > However, if I click on it to open it the apple script editor opens it. I get > an error that says "a identifier can't go after this identifier". Don't worry about that. It IS odd that it would be associated with the Applescript Editor on your machine rather than TextEdit but not terribly. You can change it in the Finder if you want to. The error is caused by the Applescript Editor trying to compile it into Applescript. > I have two projects, and when I click "show package contents" they both have > a Scratchpad file inside. Each maintains it's own info. And unlike the global > scratchpad in application support, they do show a .txt extension, and when > clicked, are opened by bbedit. Okay. I had noticed the 'Scratchpad' and 'Unix Worksheet' items associated with the project, but I never access them in the file pane and didn't realize they were part of the project rather than the global files. Learn something new and all that... > And secondly, should I be concerned that the global Scratchpad in bbedit > application support shows no extension, and is set to be opened with the > apple script editor? No. > I thought this might simply be because the file was created with an apple > script The file is not created with Applescript. The script simply calls the global Scratchpad window. > and I also thought I could just go to info and change what the file is > associated with from the apple script editor to bbedit, but I thought I might > screw something up. This should not cause any problems. -- >From the BBEdit 10 Release Notes: ◦ There's a new command on the Window menu: "Show Unix Worksheet". This will open a worksheet document that is application-wide, and backed by a worksheet file saved in your Application Support/BBEdit folder. Like the Scratchpad, changes here are saved automatically. There's also a "Unix worksheet window" application property available to the scripting interface. (* Repeated for the Scratchpad) -- ◦ Project windows grow a couple of new lists: ◦ Recently Used: Shows documents recently opened into this project's window. ◦ Scratchpad & Worksheet: Every project document carries its own scratch pad and worksheet document. This is shared for all users of the project, so if you wish you can use the scratchpad to make notes for other users; or store handy commands in the worksheet. ◦ These can be collapsed or hidden, if desired. -- NOW - Back to your original issue: Are you wanting to open the GLOBAL Scratchpad or the one LOCAL to your project file? -- Best Regards, Chris -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "BBEdit Talk" discussion group on Google Groups. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at <http://groups.google.com/group/bbedit?hl=en> If you have a feature request or would like to report a problem, please email "[email protected]" rather than posting to the group. Follow @bbedit on Twitter: <http://www.twitter.com/bbedit>
