On Nov 03, 2014, at 12:08, Thomas Mai <[email protected]> wrote:
> Since last weekend I'm a new BBEdit user.
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Hello Thomas,
Welcome to the madhouse. :)
> • How do I position the cursor at a certain *column* ("Line Number" for
> columns so to say)?
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# Auth: Christopher Stone
# dCre: 2014/11/03 14:45
# dMod: 2014/11/03 14:51
# Appl: BBEdit
# Task: Go-To Column Number of Current Line: Opens a dialog for the user to
enter a number.
# Libs: None
# Osax: None
# Tags: @Applescript, @Script, @BBEdit, @Go-To, @Column
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try
tell application "BBEdit"
tell me to set columnNum to (text returned of (display dialog "Enter Column
Number:" default answer "")) as integer
tell front text window
tell line (startLine of selection)
select insertion point after character columnNum
end tell
end tell
end tell
on error e number n
set e to e & return & return & "Num: " & n
if n ≠ -128 then
try
tell current application to button returned of ¬
(display dialog e with title "ERROR!" buttons {"Copy Error Message",
"Cancel", "OK"} ¬
default button "OK" giving up after 30)
if ddButton = "Copy" then set the clipboard to e
end try
end if
end try
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> • Is there a "duplicate line" command?
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# Auth: Christopher Stone <[email protected]>
# dCre: 2012/09/17 18:29
# dMod: 2014/11/03 14:33
# Appl: BBEdit
# Task: Duplicate selection. If no selection exists duplicate the line where
cursor is.
# Libs: None
# Osax: None
# Tags: @Applescript, @Script, @BBEdit, @Duplicate, @Selection
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try
tell application "BBEdit"
tell text of front text window
set _sel to selection
set selLen to length of _sel
if selLen = 0 then
select line (get startLine of _sel)
set _sel to selection
set selLen to length of _sel
if selLen = 0 then return
end if
set _endLine to endLine of _sel
set _text to contents of text of _sel
set lineCount to count of (paragraphs of _text)
set after line _endLine to return & _text
set _sel to selection
select (characters ((characterOffset of _sel) + 1) thru ((characterOffset
of _sel) + (selLen)))
end tell
end tell
on error e number n
set e to e & return & return & "Num: " & n
if n ≠ -128 then
try
tell current application to button returned of ¬
(display dialog e with title "ERROR!" buttons {"Copy Error Message",
"Cancel", "OK"} ¬
default button "OK" giving up after 30)
if ddButton = "Copy" then set the clipboard to e
end try
end if
end try
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> • What for would you use "Exchange Characters"? (Just curious because I never
> felt a demand for that)
It's been around forever in editors like VI and EMACS. A common typo is letter
transposition, and this command makes correction simple.
That's all I can help with at present.
--
Best Regards,
Chris
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