All, Thanks for the feedback. I'll look into further assistance with AppleScript even though it's not very arduous to enter the same text a few times.
Regards, Damian > On Sep 8, 2013, at 3:03 PM, "G. T. Stresen-Reuter" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > On Sep 8, 2013, at 8:23 PM, Oliver Taylor <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> Is there anyway to have the second and third <#name#> be replaced with the >>> value I type into the first? >> >> I'd love to be proven wrong, but as far as I can tell this (much vaunted >> TextMate feature) is not possible. >> >> However, you could write an AppleScript that would prompt you for the #name# >> and insert/transform the text you want. > > You may also be able to use the #selection# placeholder and then, type the > name, select it, and then select the clipping from the menu (or assign a > keyboard shortcut to it). Not optimal, but not terrible either. > > Ted > > -- > This is the BBEdit Talk public discussion group. 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> > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "BBEdit Talk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. -- This is the BBEdit Talk public discussion group. 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> --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BBEdit Talk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected].
