Maybe it's time to reiterate what a few of us have mentioned so far: [image: Screen Shot 2021-03-18 at 9.41.27 AM.png]
--Kerri On Thu, Mar 18, 2021 at 9:37 AM Bill Kochman <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Bruce, > > Thanks for the suggestion, but what you describe is actually a lot more > complicated than what I need. In fact, what I need is ALREADY present on > the “Windows” palette on the far right side of my screen. I don’t really > need to set up a new system of projects as you describe. > > Basically, I use the “Windows” palette as a huge pasteboard to copy and > paste snippets of data, or even entire document templates, into new text > and HTML documents, into my blog posts, into my social media posts, etc. I > use a separate pasteboard app in my menubar for regular copying and pasting > of small strings of text. But when it comes to larger things, BBEdit’s > “Windows” palette works perfectly fine for me, and I use it many times > throughout the day, and everyday. > > As I have already stated, my singular concern is simply preserving the > displayed list of windows in the palette, when they are unexpectedly lost > due to one of these unanticipated — and forced — system reboots. There is a > lot going on, on my machine on any given day, so I don’t even mess with > trying to figure out why these reboots occasionally occur. > > 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 11:29 AM, Bruce Van Allen <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Bill, > > On 17 Mar 2021, at 16:12, Bill Kochman wrote: > > … 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? > > > Not that file, but isn’t your goal in effect what a BBEdit Project > provides? > > I have several work projects going, each with many files that I have to > move among while working on that project. They’re often not all in the same > folder, sometimes not even on the same disk. > > So for each of my work projects, I create a BBEdit Project (File -> New -> > Project…), and use the ‘+’ button lower left to add all the files and > directories I need together for that one of my projects. They all show in > the left sidebar, and the open ones have a little indicator, which > highlights if there are unsaved changes in that file. Directories can be > clicked closed when there are so many files that the sidebar has to be > scrolled. (Some of my projects have hundreds of files.) > > I’m fortunate to have a large monitor, so I have plenty of screen space > for a wide BBEdit window with the sidebar showing the project files. > > Opening the project is one click on the icon, or pick one line from Recent > Files. > > Zat get you what you want? > > Thanks, > > - Bruce > > _bruce__van_allen__santa_cruz__ca > > -- > This is the BBEdit Talk public discussion group. If you have a feature > request or need technical support, please email "[email protected]" > rather than posting here. Follow @bbedit on Twitter: < > https://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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/bbedit/1222F8C4-0663-40DD-9348-869690CD95B6%40cruzio.com > . > > > -- > This is the BBEdit Talk public discussion group. If you have a feature > request or need technical support, please email "[email protected]" > rather than posting here. Follow @bbedit on Twitter: < > https://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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/bbedit/B4193E99-C628-4C44-92DB-2D956000D357%40gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/bbedit/B4193E99-C628-4C44-92DB-2D956000D357%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- This is the BBEdit Talk public discussion group. If you have a feature request or need technical support, please email "[email protected]" rather than posting here. Follow @bbedit on Twitter: <https://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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/bbedit/CAEmA4uZXm51AhyBnjKqE9X3g8FoMWme0akVKp-0wtW_pBGR7Mw%40mail.gmail.com.
