Interesting. But I have to use the shortcut ⌃↩︎ to execute the typewriter scrolling - so it is not automatic. Correct?
On Wednesday, November 24, 2021 at 10:21:19 AM UTC+1 jj wrote: > Hi Rainer, > > You can *"kind of"* simulate typewriter mode with this applescript. > It only has effect once your text overflows the window because it takes > advantage of the fact that, when jumping around, BBEdit repositions the > current line at ± 25% of the window height. > Note that there is a bit of blinking that I don't know how to avoid. > Save it to the Scripts folder and give it a keyboard shortcut like > <Ctrl-return>. > > -- > # ~/Application > Support/BBEdit/Scripts/0-[⌃↩︎]-[typewriter_return].applescript > try > tell application "BBEdit" > tell first window > if class of its selection is not insertion point then > return > end if > tell its selection > set vCharacterOffset to (its characterOffset) as > integer > set its contents to linefeed > end tell > tell its first document > select insertion point before its first text > select insertion point after its character > vCharacterOffset > end tell > end tell > end tell > on error aMessage > display alert aMessage > end try > -- > > HTH, > > Jean Jourdain > > > On Monday, November 22, 2021 at 11:02:52 AM UTC+1 Rainer Krug wrote: > >> Hi >> >> is it possible to have typewriter mode (i.e. the line I am typing in >> stays in the middle off the screen) in BBEdit? I haven't found anything >> along these lines. Did I miss it? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Rainer >> >> > -- 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/39763630-502e-442f-b07b-a3850889a373n%40googlegroups.com.
