Thanks not only for the code sketch but also for the explanation. In poking around some more for existing scripts (I had looked some), I found Ranea.org's package of markdown scripts that do exactly what I want + more:
http://ranea.org/bbedit-markdown.html Although Watts Martin (the scripts' creator) says they're untested when installed into Dropbox, they worked fine for me. To be explicit: - Download and unzip - Copy Markdown.bbpackage to dropbox/Application Support/BBedit/Packages . (I had to create the Packages folder) - Restart BBedit (I think) - The new functions are available under the BBedit script menu If you don't use Dropbox, the script goes into ~/Library/Application Support/BBedit/Packages Thanks again! On Sunday, October 28, 2012 3:41:38 AM UTC-4, dweinberger wrote: > > I've spent about an hour trying to save myself a cumulative 22 seconds by > writing an AppleScript that will export to html the markdown file currently > in the front window, and then opens the newly-created html file in BBedit. > For simplicity's sake, I'm exporting the markdown to a file named > "convertedMarkdown.html"; exporting it to an html file that has the same > name as the markdown file (but with the .html extension, of course) would > be a nice refinement. > > I've tried recording the actions, but the resulting AppleScript skips the > "export to html" part, although it gets the "open the html file" part. Is > this because "export to html" isn't in the BBedit dictionary? Is there a > way around it? > > After all, reclaiming those cumulative 22 seconds over the course of my > life is important! (Also, at this point I'm just curious.) > > Thanks for your help, and for a fantastic product. > > David W. > -- -- 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>
