Unfortunately after upgrading BBEdit from 9.6.3 to 11.0.1 it seems that per-directory settings are now gone or broken. I've tried the commands to enable the feature as mentioned in the 10.1.1 release notes <http://www.barebones.com/support/bbedit/arch_bbedit1011.html>:
> > - > > Scanning for .bbeditSettings files is now *off* by default, gated on > an expert preference. The feature is deprecated, so don't get too attached > to it because it's going to go away for good in a future version. > Meanwhile, if you rely in it, please let us know how you use it, and you > can turn it back on using an expert preference: > > defaults write com.barebones.bbedit EnableSettingsScan -bool YES > > but this no longer seems to have an effect. During years of using BBEdit 9.6 I've been relying on .bbeditSettings files like this to keep my white-space correct for each project: [Editor] AutoExpandTabs = 1 DefaultTabWidth = 2 If this feature is truly gone is there any other way to set the "Auto Expand Tabs" and "Tab Width" for a collection of files? I work on many open-source projects in the same language (PHP) and they all have different coding standards related to tabs versus spaces. This feature was a saving grace for not messing that up. Best, Adam On Wednesday, November 10, 2010 1:06:20 PM UTC-5, Adam Franco wrote: > > Thanks Rich, it is now working as I hoped. This is a fabulous feature! > > Thanks again for you prompt help. > > - Adam > > > On Nov 10, 12:16 pm, Rich Siegel <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Wednesday, November 10, 2010, Adam Franco > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > >However, when I copy to the drupal.bbeditSettings file to a directory > > >on a SMB share, then it doesn't get used by BBEdit. I've also tried > > >copying my entire test directory to an SMB share and the settings file > > >doesn't get used there as it does when it is on my local drive. > > > > Correct - this is done by default for performance reasons, but > > you can enable it. Here's the excerpt from the 9.6 change notes: > > > > When editing files that are on remote file servers (AFP, NFS, > > SMB, etc), BBEdit will no longer look for directory-relative > > tags files or settings files. This is a particular performance > > win when the file is located on a volume mounted via MacFUSE/SSH > > or similar, or if the file server is over a slow or high-latency > > link. > > > > To re-enable scanning for tags or settings files, use these > > separately or together: > > > > defaults write com.barebones.bbedit > > Misc:DisableCtagsScanOnRemoteVolumes -bool NO > > > > defaults write com.barebones.bbedit > > Misc:DisableSettingsScanOnRemoteVolumes -bool NO > > > > >3. The EntabWidth, DetabWidth, and TidySpacesPerTab don't seem to have > > >any effect, but I don't really need these settings anyway. > > > > Not all settings are loaded from directory-specific files. > > Unfortunately there is no documentation of which ones are and > > which ones aren't, so you'll need to try the ones you care about > > -- but in general, settings which affect the display and editing > > behaviors and are remembered with a document's state can be > > changed with directory specific prefs, and most others cannot. > > > > R. > > -- > > Rich Siegel Bare Bones Software, Inc. > > <[email protected]> <http://www.barebones.com/> > > > > Someday I'll look back on all this and laugh... until they > > sedate me. -- 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].
