Hello Gil, Thanks for responding.
Well, I do have Xmenu installed, so it would be very easy for me to set up something like that. Of course, while it would place those particular files in the menubar at the top of my screen, I would still have to open each one manually, which means that they would be all over my screen. In contrast, as you know, when BBEdit is launched, not only does it open all previously open docs, but it automatically minimizes them to the Dock, which I like. Of course, if someone here could write a simple script for me — ahem … Chris? — which would open the designated files, and then minimize them to the Dock, that would be great! :) As an alternative, what would also be nice would be if the “Login Items” feature of the “Users & Groups” prefs pane would recognize folders, and then open AND minimize to the Dock, any aliases which are found in that folder, during the login process. But that is something that would have to be taken up with Apple, no doubt. Yet still, both of the aforementioned methods are workarounds, in my view, and should not be necessary. As I mentioned previously, BBEdit must have a file somewhere which stores a list of all open windows which are displayed in the “Windows” palette. So my preferred approach would be to make a backup copy of that file, and then to replace the current file with it, whenever I face this problem of windows disappearing from the “Windows” palette due to an unanticipated system reboot. So again I ask, does anyone know where that list of open BBEdit windows is stored? Kind regards, Bill Kochman, Administrator Bill’s Bible Basics / Christian Social Network [email protected] https://www.billkochman.com https://www.csnet.live > On Mar 18, 2021, at 7:36 AM, Gil Dawson <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, Bill-- > >> whenever I lose all of the open windows -- which are always the same set of >> 48 or so windows -- I can... > > Would a folder of aliases suffice? > > --Gil > >> On Mar 17, 2021, at 5:26 AM, Bill Kochman <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Hello everyone, >> >> In my daily workflow, I always have about four dozen windows open in the >> "Windows" palette on the far right side of my screen using the Window -> >> Palettes -> Windows option in the BBEdit menubar. >> >> However, one rather annoying thing that happens is that sometimes when my >> computer is forced to reboot itself for whatever the reason, after it >> reboots, and BBEdit automatically relaunches itself -- being as it was open >> before the forced machine reboot occurred -- most of the windows I had open >> in the "Windows" palette are gone. >> >> That means that I need to find all of those four dozen or so documents on my >> hard drive and manually reopen them again. It doesn't take too long to do >> this, being as I have done this enough times to remember which documents >> were open, and where they are located, but it would be nice if there was an >> easier way to reopen all of these windows in one shot. >> >> Please note that when my iMac is forced to reboot itself, when BBEdit does >> relaunch, it does ask me if I want to reopen the docs that were previously >> open. However, as I said, if I say "yes", only a few of the four dozen >> windows are listed in the "Windows" palette. >> >> So, I thought to myself, "Surely there must be a ".savedState" file or >> something somewhere in BBEdit's support files which maintains a list of all >> open windows." I looked in ~Library/Saved Application State, as well as in >> other places, but I was unable to locate a support file where this list of >> open windows in the "Windows" palette might be found. >> >> My intent here to simply make a backup of this particular file and keep it >> on my desktop. That way, whenever I lose all of the open windows -- which >> are always the same set of 48 or so windows -- I can just drop a copy of >> this file into wherever it belongs in BBEdit's support file hierarchy. >> >> So my question is, where is this file located, and what is it called? >> >> I hope the above was easy enough to understand. >> >> Thanks in advance to anyone who may choose to respond. >> >> Kind regards >> >> Bill Kochman, Administrator >> Bill’s Bible Basics / Christian Social Network >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> https://www.billkochman.com <https://www.billkochman.com/> >> https://www.csnet.live >> >> >> -- >> This is the BBEdit Talk public discussion group. If you have a feature >> request or need technical support, please email "[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>" rather than posting here. 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