Look again at setting up services.
> Thank you GP for answering. The shortcut for "New Note in BBEdit" with
> selected text is certainly useful, but it is not what I am looking for.
I’m re-stating GP’s suggestion to make sure you get that this wasn’t about
assigning a keyboard shortcut in BBEdit to use while running BBEdit.
Here's what I did just now that I think gets what you want:
In Services Settings, I made sure the main heading “Text" is checked. Clicking
its down arrow to show text services, I made sure “New Note in BBEdit” is
checked.
Simply taking those steps now provides New Note in BBEdit in the Services menu
of any* application - ** provided that I have some text selected in the
front-running application whose Services menu I’ve invoked. If I choose New
Note in BBEdit, it grabs the selected text and opens a BBEdit note with that
text.
Now, back in Services Settings, when confirming that New Note in BBEdit is
checked, I can also see whether a keyboard combination has been assigned to it.
I can double-click at the right side of the service to add a keyboard combo if
necessary.
Now, in any cooperating* application, if I have some text selected, by keyboard
or mouse-dragging, I can hit that keyboard command and the selected text opens
in a BBEdit note.
*Not all Mac apps cooperate - I couldn’t get this to work in Apple News, which
didn’t seem to recognize that an article’s text was selected, so wouldn’t
reveal the text-related Services options.
HTH
— Bruce
_bruce__van_allen__santa_cruz_ca_
> On Nov 23, 2023, at 2:34 PM, Peter Schoo <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Thank you GP for answering. The shortcut for "New Note in BBEdit" with
> selected text is certainly useful, but it is not what I am looking for.
>
> I search for a way to go to the 'Notes' window from random places, i.e. any
> other app or the OS, by keyboard command only.
>
> GP schrieb am Donnerstag, 23. November 2023 um 20:54:13 UTC+1:
> While it might not be exactly what you want, the "New Note in BBEdit" service
> might satisfy your needs.
>
> In system Settings -> Keyboard -> Keyboard Shortcuts ... -> Services -> Text
> you can assign a keyboard shortcut to the "New Note in BBEdit" entry. In
> order for that service to become active where you want to use it you'll need
> to select a bit of text. Once you've assigned the keyboard shortcut to the
> service item, you can verify the assignment by selecting a bit of text then
> under the application menu select Services and look at the keyboard shortcut
> associated with the "New Note in BBEdit" item in the Services menu items
> list.
>
> On Thursday, November 23, 2023 at 4:21:30 AM UTC-8 Peter Schoo wrote:
> Using BBedit 14.6, I like a lot the notes windows allowing me to take notes
> and manage them i.e. my half-down work in an efficient way. The 'Notes'
> window plays a central role.
>
> However, sometimes I experience the situation that, while in another
> application or on MosOS, I'd like to switch instantly into the 'Notes' window
> to add or continue on existing notes.
>
> Any idea how to create a keyboard shortcut or similar that allows me to bring
> this 'Notes' window in front and focus?
>
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