> That's not overly difficult using a bit of AppleScript. Well, not for you, maybe!
Thanks! That's probably something simple enough that I can build on it, too! TJ On Thu, Oct 21, 2021 at 11:40 AM Christopher Stone <[email protected]> wrote: > On Oct 21, 2021, at 06:47, TJ Luoma <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Assume a 'regular' text file. > > I'd like to be able to select a word, press a key, and have all instances > of that word be surrounded by {brackets}. > > ------------------------------ > > Hey Tj, > > That's not overly difficult using a bit of AppleScript. > > -- > Take Care, > Chris > > ------------------------------ > > -------------------------------------------------------- > # Auth: Christopher Stone <[email protected]> > # dCre: 2021/10/21 10:33 > # dMod: 2021/10/21 10:33 > # Appl: BBEdit > # Task: Enclose All Instances of the Selected Word with Curly Braces. > # Libs: None > # Osax: None > # Tags: @Applescript, @Script, @BBEdit, @Enclose,@Instances, @Selected, > @Word, @Curly, @Braces > -------------------------------------------------------- > > *tell* *application* "BBEdit" > *tell* *front* *text window's* *text* > *set* theWord *to* *the* selection *as* *text* > *set* rePattern *to* "\\b" & theWord & "\\b" > *replace* rePattern using "\\{&\\}" options {search mode:*grep*, case > sensitive:*false*, starting at top:*true*} > *end* *tell* > *end* *tell* > > -------------------------------------------------------- > > -- > 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/0BC82778-B9FE-417A-A5B6-87CC90F9A397%40gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/bbedit/0BC82778-B9FE-417A-A5B6-87CC90F9A397%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/CADjGqHuJKENaPR5Zx8AMb0f-1RQ8wevrYNC94wMKRq22_bg9hQ%40mail.gmail.com.
