Thanks - in this case I will stick with what it is at the moment. This would probably be to much for my muscle memory.....
Thanks anyway, Rainer On Wednesday, November 24, 2021 at 4:14:54 PM UTC+1 jj wrote: > Correct. *At the moment*, that's all I can think of to try to mimic > typewriter mode. > > On Wednesday, November 24, 2021 at 12:15:23 PM UTC+1 Rainer Krug wrote: > >> 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/5f89419e-7cbf-492a-a575-2d3ed6a704d0n%40googlegroups.com.
