Thanks Bruce. 98% of the time I want to open a text file as a new document in the active BBEdit window; while 2% of the time I want to open it in a new window so I can compare documents side-by-side. When I double-click, I'd like that to default to opening a file in the current window.
Ideally, when I right-click I'd like two options: 1. Open File in BBEdit (default) 2. Open File in BBEdit new window Then if I double-click, it would open in the active window - except when I want to compare documents side-by-side, I'd right-click and select "Open File in BBEdit new window". Now 2% of cases might not sound a lot, but I edit text files a lot and it happens often enough that I feel motivated to ask the question here! On Saturday, January 13, 2024 at 7:24:35 PM UTC Bruce Van Allen wrote: > What’s your BBEdit setting for Application -> Open Documents into the > front window if possible ? > > If it’s not checked, simply double clicking a file in the finder will open > it in a new window. > > Is that what you're after, or have I misunderstood your objective? > > — Bruce > > _bruce__van_allen__santa_cruz_ca_ > > > > > > > On Jan 13, 2024, at 10:34 AM, James Greenwood <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hi, I'm looking for a way to right-click a file in Finder and select an > option to open it in a new BBEdit window. Currently I can only see a way > (from Finder) to open a document in the existing active BBEdit window. > > > > The existing process I use to achieve this is quite slow, so I'm looking > for a faster replacement from this: > > 1. I'm in Finder, looking at the file I want to open in a new BBEdit > window > > 2. Switch to BBEdit, then File > New > Text Window; make sure the new > window is active > > 3. Switch back to Finder, then double-click file > > 4. In BBEdit, switch to the unwanted empty document that's also open in > new BBEdit window > > 5. Close the empty document > > 6. Switch back to the document I just opened > > > > Does anyone know a way to achieve this (ideally without needing a > 3rd-party utility)? > > > > -- > > 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/b248b216-03d0-4342-9e35-23307dddca3an%40googlegroups.com > . > > -- 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/db8a262a-3c1b-403a-96a8-724bf2c8c09fn%40googlegroups.com.
