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
>>  
>>
>

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