Hi there.
The problem isn't about what filter to apply. I know the filter
(Prefix/Postfix). I was just unclear about how to apply the filter with the
window open, to document 1 in BBedit. The solution was just to save the
executable and call it in the menu or Filters window.
Cheers
On 2
On 08/04/2013 01:49, Rich F wrote:
I have a file I'm editing where a list of filenames I need to shove into an
array. I thought this would be a great reason to write something up that
shoves this list into an array format, or close enough to edit by hand
afterwards.
I am thinking since it's on
Well put. Thank you.
On 2013-04-08, at 2:56 PM, Patrick Woolsey wrote:
> Partly a matter of preference, and partly that each method has its own
> distinct advantages: AppleScripts are best suited to some tasks, shell
> scripts to others, while text factories provide an easy way to define &
> a
At 12:42 -0400 04/08/2013, BeeRich wrote:
>The initiation isn't really the issue. It's just all the different
>methods on how to manipulate text. I'm not seeing the benefit or the
>difference, for that matter, of the various ways. Is there a benefit
>to any of them, or is it just that some peopl
On 2013-04-08, at 10:34 AM, Patrick Woolsey wrote:
>
> Please allow me to reiterate the distinction between text filters and
> scripts, since that's the root of your question:
>
> A _text filter_ is any executable item* meeting the conditions
>described in the manual (under "Apply Text Fil
At 21:23 -0700 04/07/2013, Rich F wrote:
[...]
>From what I remember before, I think a textfactory that processes chosen
>text, just passes the text to an underlying applescript anyway. But I
>could be wrong.
Sorry, no AppleScript here :-) as BBEdit directly performs all actions
specified by a te
Hi Chris. Thanks for the reply.
In the textfactory window, top left says (nothing to process) as well as a
disabled run button. Even after saving, nothing available. Under
"choose…" top right, there's "Open Editing Windows" as a group, as well as
"Open Text Documents", but again, I don't wan
On Apr 07, 2013, at 19:49, Rich F wrote:
> Any chance on some clarity on the compare and contrast between:
>
> - text factories
> - scripts
> - text filters
>
> I have a file I'm editing where a list of filenames I need to shove into an
> array. I thought this would be a great reason to write
Hi folks.
Any chance on some clarity on the compare and contrast between:
- text factories
- scripts
- text filters
I have a file I'm editing where a list of filenames I need to shove into an
array. I thought this would be a great reason to write something up that
shoves this list into an arr
