how to i disable the help keyboard shortcut near the backspace key?

2010-11-04 Thread blinde
gang - it drives me crazy... i kicking out code, i hit the backspace key to delete a typo, and suddenly i'm waiting while the help stuff comes up... help i don't want, help i don't need, and help that doesn't help me with my current question! 8-) is there a way to accomplish this? please let

things about 10 that are driving me batty... help?

2011-07-29 Thread blinde
here are some random walls i keep slamming into with 10... any suggestions, tips, and/or workarounds would be MOST welcome! thanks, bruce = it now takes twice as many clicks as it used to to add attributes to images tags

can i run 9 and 10 at the same time?

2011-07-30 Thread blinde
gang - there are aspects of 10 that are killing me. i'm wondering if i can restore 9 from a backup drive and be able to run one or the other? i am under some big deadlines and 10 is throwing off my rhythm. thanks, bruce -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the BBEdit

these are not the grep patterns you are searching for...

2011-07-30 Thread blinde
every time i start to make headway with 10 i run into something... 8- ( the latest was that my grep patterns were not showing up. after much trial and error, i discovered that the Grep Patterns.xml file in: ~/Library/Preferences/com.barebones.bbedit.PreferenceData WAS the correct file...

Re: Incorrect Icons after BBEdit 10.0 Upgrade

2011-07-30 Thread blinde
here's what i'm seeing: .py docs have the correct icon .txt docs have the correct icon .pl docs have the correct icon .growlRegDict docs have the correct icons nothing else does. using 'get info' to 'open with...' to another program correctly switches all icons... but switching

raggy fonts when srolling in from off-screen during click+drag

2011-07-31 Thread blinde
i've noticed raggy looking fonts when i: 1. select a bunch of text... 2 lines, 20 lines, the entire document... doesn't matter 2. option-drag or just drag to the top or bottom of the visible document, to start the document scrolling up or down to where i want to drop the selection 3. any

Re: Sliding BBEdit 10 preferences

2011-07-31 Thread blinde
one more vote for having the preferences panel stay at whatever size we size it to, and for less motion. bruce On Jul 28, 7:59 am, adkmoose adirondack.mo...@gmail.com wrote: +1 On Jul 27, 7:13 am, Christopher Stone listmeis...@thestoneforge.com wrote: On Jul 24, 2011, at 02:43,

confusement/question: default window size and 'arrange'

2011-08-03 Thread blinde
i wanted to express my appreciation to the team for grace under pressure as they deal with a number of complex issues. i think the issues drop (roughly) into two buckets: functionality and usability. many of the posts here are about usability... this is different, that is different, etc. some

Re: confusement/question: default window size and 'arrange'

2011-08-03 Thread blinde
It's a bug, currently in the queue for review. excellent. thanks. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the BBEdit Talk discussion group on Google Groups. To post to this group, send email to bbedit@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to

auto-save on preview?

2011-08-11 Thread blinde
i'm trying not to bug the guys while they're dealing with larger issues... but is auto-save on preview gone in 10? if so, any simple workarounds? if not... ? thanks, bruce -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the BBEdit Talk discussion group on Google Groups. To post

Re: auto-save on preview?

2011-08-12 Thread blinde
...@thestoneforge.com wrote: On Aug 11, 2011, at 09:59, blinde wrote: i'm trying not to bug the guys while they're dealing with larger issues... but is auto-save on preview gone in 10?...If so, any simple workarounds? __ Hey

Re: auto-save on preview?

2011-08-13 Thread blinde
, it rocks... but it's the weirdest, most inconsistent language i've even come across. i'm sure glad it makes sense to you! On Aug 12, 9:07 pm, Christopher Stone listmeis...@thestoneforge.com wrote: On Aug 12, 2011, at 10:08, blinde wrote: I just don't have any room to breathe until into next week

unhappy about 'algin'

2011-08-19 Thread blinde
i'm kind of tweaked that bbedit still puts 'algin' instead of 'align' in some of my tags... especially when i'm typing quickly. i thought this would have been fixed in 10. bruce -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the BBEdit Talk discussion group on Google Groups.

Re: unhappy about 'algin'

2011-08-19 Thread blinde
On Aug 19, 7:58 am, G. T. Stresen-Reuter tedmaster...@gmail.com wrote: Have you submitted a bug report with detailed steps to reproduce the behavior to supp...@barebones.com? It crosses my mind that you are allowing completion to use the system dictionary, which could easily include the word

3077 breaks 'save workspace'?

2011-08-24 Thread blinde
with build 3077 i am no longer able to save workspaces. is anyone else experiencing this? are there basic things to try? thanks! bruce -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the BBEdit Talk discussion group on Google Groups. To post to this group, send email to

Re: 3077 breaks 'save workspace'?

2011-08-24 Thread blinde
On Aug 24, 10:13 am, Rich Siegel sie...@barebones.com wrote: On Wednesday, August 24, 2011, blinde bruce.li...@gmail.com wrote: with build 3077 i am no longer able to save workspaces. is anyone else experiencing this? are there basic things to try? On Monday, August 22, 2011, Rich Siegel

Re: image width/height markup missing after image button from HTML Tools palette. (?)

2011-09-05 Thread blinde
can you please articulate why one might prefer using inline styling for image height and width, rather than old school height and width attritbutes? thanks! bruce On Sep 4, 10:13 am, Govinda govinda.webdnat...@gmail.com wrote: Are you using the current prerelease version, BBEdit 10.0.2?

very cool feature... search in document's folder

2011-09-07 Thread blinde
99% of my searches are within client folders/sites, within my Sites folder. typically, a client emails a question or problem. i will, of course, not have the slightest recollection of what i did or how i did it. i will start researching my response by opening the main controller doc that contains

Re: BBEdit 10 - Anchor tag troubles

2011-09-16 Thread blinde
borgendorf - you need to search around this group... this topic has been discussed a lot. things are different with 10... but some clever approaches have been suggested. good luck, blinde On Sep 16, 8:34 am, Borgendorf ianju...@gmail.com wrote: Hello all. I'm new to the group

'restore/select workspace' bug + workaround

2011-09-28 Thread blinde
release 3077 broke the ability to restore saved workspaces. this has been a problem for me as i switch back and forth between my home office with big monitor, and being on the road; manually resetting palettes and windows has been a drag. the problem has been reported and confirmed as a bug, and

Re: End of line not visible

2011-09-28 Thread blinde
just curious... why would you want (or need) an unbroken/unwrapped line with 20,000 characters? bruce On Sep 28, 7:07 am, Max nesni...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, what option do i have to change to see the end of a line with more than 20.000 characters? The BBEdit Windows stops scrolling

Re: possible to set upper case tags as the default?

2011-09-30 Thread blinde
it hurts! please advise (although my question stands) thx bruce On Sep 29, 12:19 pm, John Delacour johndelac...@gmail.com wrote: At 11:40 -0700 29/9/11, blinde wrote: actually, i use the utilities palette... but i'm looking for a setting so i don't have to do this manually... i would

Re: possible to set upper case tags as the default?

2011-09-30 Thread blinde
nothing stopping you from using uppercase tags in HTML, but if validation is needed, you shouldn't. I hope that clarifies. -- Brian Frick On Sep 29, 2011, at 11:45 PM, blinde bruce.li...@gmail.com wrote: john ok, so now I'm confused. if tags are supposed to be lower case, why

Re: Save document from template preview

2011-10-03 Thread blinde
i don't really use the feature, but can you preview the template in a browser? or just in bbedit? if the former, you could just 'save' or 'save as...' from there. bruce On Oct 1, 1:15 pm, Seth Dillingham s...@macrobyte.net wrote: On 9/29/2011, jawalsh said: I used the preview

Re: possible to set upper case tags as the default?

2011-10-03 Thread blinde
guys - can't we all get along? 8-) so... i've been trying to use lowercase tags... struggling to use lowercase tags. bbedit does 'help' by offering them as the default, but it's not what i'm used to. based on the discussions thus far: SHOULD i use all lowercase tags? does it really matter? if

lame-o needs help with preview sites

2012-02-06 Thread blinde
, and want to be able to open them in bbedit, make a quick tweak or not, and then preview as above... with the php rendering just as if it were under ~Sites. under 'setup', i currently have: site name: dev server url: localhost/ path on server: ~blinde/ default page: index.php

Re: 9.6.3 -- zoom / unzoom -- remember both window sizes as default.

2012-02-06 Thread blinde
applescript? i use two applescripts to toggle my bbedit (and other app) window sizes and locations, depending on whether i am at my desk and plugged into my big monitor, or mobile somewhere with just my laptop screen. when i get back to my office and plug in, i run this: tell application BBEdit

Re: lame-o needs help with preview sites

2012-02-06 Thread blinde
is good. i guess a better phrased question would be: when i drag and drop a file from the desktop to an open browser window, it shows as file:/// Users/blinde/Desktop/index.php. i want it to go through localhost, so the php gets rendered. maybe some kind of .htaccess re-write trick

Re: lame-o needs help with preview sites

2012-02-07 Thread blinde
, blinde wrote: i guess a better phrased question would be: when i drag and drop a file from the desktop to an open browser window, it shows as file:/// Users/blinde/Desktop/index.php. i want it to go through localhost, so the php gets rendered. maybe some kind of .htaccess re-write trick

Re: BBEDIT Support folder is not created

2012-02-07 Thread blinde
spencer - why are you asking about the scripts folder in a thread about multiple dev environments and localhosts? twice now i've logged in to see if anyone answered my question, and thought that someone had replied... only to find out the posts had nothing to do with this thread, or my question.

Re: Automating HTML in BBedit with AppleScript

2012-04-01 Thread blinde
rather than script this, here's what i would do... old school, but quick and dirty: 1. drag the folder of original images onto an open/empty bbedit window. this will give you a list of all the images, no matter how many there are. 2. select all (command + a) 3. slam everything to the left

Re: Automating HTML in BBedit with AppleScript

2012-04-01 Thread blinde
sorry - the replace string should be: a href=images_big/Photo\1orig.jpgimg src=images_thumbs/Photo \1prev.jpg/a\r no html entities, and a line return at the end not sure how html shows up in these posts... we'll see in a minute! On Mar 31, 6:13 pm, blinde bruce.li...@gmail.com wrote

Re: Web hosting recommendations

2012-12-04 Thread blinde
i almost just moved all of my accounts (personal + client = 100+) to bluehost, until i stumbled upon bluehostsucks.com they apparently come down hard on any script that uses more than 10% of the cpu its on, by killing the account instead of just the script. there are a number of other problems

to project, or not to project - HOW is the question

2012-12-06 Thread blinde
gang - i just went from 10.1.3 to 10.5 10.5 changes the way sites work. in 10.1.3 i just opened whichever client's files i wanted to work with, and could preview rendered php pages using my global development site. in 10.5, as far as i can tell, sites are project-specific. in other words,

Re: Settings for Compare Two Front Documents

2013-11-22 Thread blinde
christopher - you are such a stud... the assistance you've provided me in this group and privately has been invaluable. i know i can look forward to learning something from your posts, and seek them out. let me know if you get tired of appreciation and thanks... in the meantime, thank you

10.5.6 (3342) loading too fast

2013-12-11 Thread blinde
kidding!!! 8-) just wanted to say that every time i read the latest release notes, i just LOVE you guys. thanks, as always, for bbedit... and taking care of us. bruce -- This is the BBEdit Talk public discussion group. If you have a feature request or would like to report a problem,

my bbedit goes to 11 - project file/folder listing tip

2014-10-25 Thread blinde
just discovered that toggling the open/close triangle of the top-level folder of a project in the 'view files' view CLOSES all open sub folders... very useful. bruce

11.01...

2014-11-10 Thread blinde
you.guys.rock. that's all, bruce -- This is the BBEdit Talk public discussion group. If you have a feature request or would like to report a problem, please email supp...@barebones.com rather than posting to the group. Follow @bbedit on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/bbedit --- You

Re: Backspace in Open file by name

2014-11-13 Thread blinde
quit/restart finder? incense and food offering to the gods? yosemite? previous os? maintained through reboot? btw, it works as expected for me... On Wednesday, November 12, 2014 8:48:30 AM UTC-8, Alex Popescu wrote: Hi, I was wondering if anyone else is seeing this

Re: Change CSS formatting

2015-04-11 Thread blinde
kathy - the simplest answer to your question is 'no, not really... but kind of'. css files are text files... which means that you're a simple search and replace away from anything you want. have you tried bbedit's css tools? how was what you got different from what you wanted? 'one

Re: What about BBEdit attracts you to the program over others?

2018-11-27 Thread blinde
i'm a web developer, building sites with php and mysql (for the most part). although i don't use all of bbedit's functionality it's the ultimate power tool for what i (and apparently many others) do. the developers have always been incredibly responsive, supportive, proactive and consistently

Re: What about BBEdit attracts you to the program over others?

2018-11-28 Thread blinde
one last thing i don't think anyone has mentioned: what you get for how little you have to pay. 8-) On Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at 6:02:29 AM UTC-8, Cerulean wrote: > > I am just curious why someone may decide to choose BBEdit over other > programs, what draws does it have that