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Fri, 16 May 2008 11:09:25 -0400

Steven Stromer to TextWrangler Talk on 2008-05-16 11:09:25 - Hi, I'm using a great Applescript that I downloaded off the web (based on a discussion in this forum) that lets me 'bookmark' groups of open documents in TextWrangler for quick reopening. When the files to be opened are on a remote server, I a...

Re: Applescripting "process lines containing"

Thu, 08 May 2008 19:29:58 -0400

Isaac Wingfield to TextWrangler Talk on 2008-05-08 19:29:58 - On May 8, 2008, at 2:03 AM, TextWrangler-Talk List wrote: > > From: Tom Robinson > Date: May 7, 2008 5:08:55 PM PDT > Subject: Re: Applescripting "process lines containing" > > > On 2008-05-08, at 10:51, Isaac Win...

Re: Applescripting "process lines containing"

Wed, 07 May 2008 20:08:55 -0400

Tom Robinson to TextWrangler Talk on 2008-05-07 20:08:55 - On 2008-05-08, at 10:51, Isaac Wingfield wrote: > I need an AppleScript that finds certain text "killthisline", and > then deletes the entire line containing that string. > > I have tried a *lot* of combinations, but I cannot figure out the > s...

Applescripting "process lines containing"

Wed, 07 May 2008 18:51:20 -0400

Isaac Wingfield to TextWrangler Talk on 2008-05-07 18:51:20 - I need an AppleScript that finds certain text "killthisline", and then deletes the entire line containing that string. I have tried a *lot* of combinations, but I cannot figure out the syntax necessary to make AppleScript and TextWrangler do that...

Re: Automatic save on "tab out"

Sun, 04 May 2008 00:28:18 -0400

Walter Ian Kaye to TextWrangler Talk on 2008-05-04 00:28:18 - At 08:06 a -0400 05/02/2008, Alessandro Vernet didst inscribe upon an electronic papyrus: >Is it possible to setup TextWrangler so it automatically saves all the file >that are currently being edited when "tabbing out" to another application? No,...

Automatic save on "tab out"

Fri, 02 May 2008 08:06:43 -0400

Alessandro Vernet to TextWrangler Talk on 2008-05-02 08:06:43 - Is it possible to setup TextWrangler so it automatically saves all the file that are currently being edited when "tabbing out" to another application? Alex ----- Orbeon Forms - Web 2.0 Forms, open-source, for the Enterprise http://www.orbeon.com/...

Re: Uploading problem

Sat, 05 Apr 2008 06:09:42 -0400

Matt Wills to TextWrangler Talk on 2008-04-05 06:09:42 - I want to thank everyone (Jan Anderssen, Patrick Woolsey, Richard Mayer) who tried to help with my uploading problem. It turns out that it is, indeed, a bug in Transmit causing the problem. It appears that no matter what the Preferences say, in an...

Re: how to remove a variable amount of characters from start or end of every line of a text? (Grep-Pattern)

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 20:50:48 -0400

Hans Schumann to TextWrangler Talk on 2008-04-04 20:50:48 - Jim Thank you, it was the hint i needed, with a whiskey in the evening i found out all i need ^... and ....$ more options i will check later -:) Hans -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ Have a feature r...

Re: Uploading problem

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 20:43:59 -0400

Jan Anderssen to TextWrangler Talk on 2008-04-04 20:43:59 - > No change. Maybe the encoding? I just wrote a simple perl script saved as UTF-8 with BOM and sure enough that fails (the #! line is not recognized). Maybe you could try saving your script as say ASCII and see if that changes things. Jan ...

Re: how to remove a variable amount of characters from start or end of every line of a text? (Grep-Pattern)

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:45:06 -0400

Christopher Bort to TextWrangler Talk on 2008-04-04 17:45:06 - Hans, Below are a couple of patterns off the top of my head that should work for your example. They are untested and almost certainly not as efficient as they might be (tmtowtdi), so some adjustment may be necessary. That just provides you with a...

Re: Enhancement Request: Open From...

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:38:51 -0400

Rich Siegel to TextWrangler Talk on 2008-04-04 17:38:51 - >Some UNIX editors, like nedit or nedit, will start an Open File dialog >box in the directory from which the window in which the open command >is issued. For example, if you have file /a/b/c.txt open in your >editor, and select "Open...", the dialog b...

Re: Enhancement Request: Open From...

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:31:39 -0400

John Delacour to TextWrangler Talk on 2008-04-04 17:31:39 - At 17:05 -0400 4/4/08, Fred Dushin wrote: >Some UNIX editors, like nedit or nedit, will start an Open File >dialog box in the directory from which the window in which the open >command is issued. For example, if you have file /a/b/c.txt open in ...

Re: how to remove a variable amount of characters from start or end of every line of a text? (Grep-Pattern)

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:24:12 -0400

Jim McCarty to TextWrangler Talk on 2008-04-04 17:24:12 - Hans Schumann wrote: > but i don t want to let you guys do all the work, maybe you can just > give me a hint for finding the right docs in the web. (since this is > quite new 4me) > thanks again & regards Hans, I believe I could come up with...

Enhancement Request: Open From...

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:05:23 -0400

Fred Dushin to TextWrangler Talk on 2008-04-04 17:05:23 - Some UNIX editors, like nedit or nedit, will start an Open File dialog box in the directory from which the window in which the open command is issued. For example, if you have file /a/b/c.txt open in your editor, and select "Open...", the dialog...

Re: how to remove a variable amount of characters from start or end of every line of a text? (Grep-Pattern)

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:05:17 -0400

Hans Schumann to TextWrangler Talk on 2008-04-04 17:05:17 - hi thanks for thinking about it the needed operation seems actually quite simple to me, you can find it on FILE-level in programs like R-NAME or ABETTERFINDERRENAME there it just says i.e remove first/last n signs (no matter what it is, dig...

Re: Uploading problem

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 16:24:09 -0400

Matt Wills to TextWrangler Talk on 2008-04-04 16:24:09 - on 04/04/08 4:13 PM Patrick Woolsey said: > Matt Wills sez: > [...] > >> It's UNIX (LF). I doubt they would want Mac (CR). It's a Linux flavor. >> Would they want Windows (LFCR)? >> >> > > Suggestion: > > * o...

Re: Uploading problem

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 16:13:46 -0400

Patrick Woolsey to TextWrangler Talk on 2008-04-04 16:13:46 - Matt Wills sez: [...] >It's UNIX (LF). I doubt they would want Mac (CR). It's a Linux flavor. >Would they want Windows (LFCR)? > Suggestion: * open a script from the server with TextWrangler * apply Text -> Normali...

Re: how to remove a variable amount of characters from start or end of every line of a text? (Grep-Pattern)

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 13:17:27 -0400

Jim McCarty to TextWrangler Talk on 2008-04-04 13:17:27 - Hans Schumann wrote: > hi since i am a new user, i wonder how a grep- pattern for > > removing or replacing a variable amount of different characters from > start or end of every line of a text > > would look like > > since i am a sound design...

Re: Uploading problem

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 12:13:28 -0400

Matt Wills to TextWrangler Talk on 2008-04-04 12:13:28 - It's UNIX (LF). I doubt they would want Mac (CR). It's a Linux flavor. Would they want Windows (LFCR)? M on 04/04/08 11:39 AM Richard Mayer said: > Just a shot in the dark; could it have anything to do with encoding / > carriage returns? > > ...

Re: Uploading problem

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 12:05:34 -0400

Jan Anderssen to TextWrangler Talk on 2008-04-04 12:05:34 - > Permissions are all appropriate. Everything saves, no errors. > > The thing is that what I put back on the server is apparently no > longer properly formatted as a script, unless, as I described, I > create a new document, and then save to the s...

Re: Uploading problem

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 11:39:47 -0400

Richard Mayer to TextWrangler Talk on 2008-04-04 11:39:47 - Just a shot in the dark; could it have anything to do with encoding / carriage returns? Rich Matt Wills wrote: > I have written about this before. It remains a serious frustration. I > don't think it is a TextWrangler problem, but I am hoping...

Re: Uploading problem

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 11:25:02 -0400

Matt Wills to TextWrangler Talk on 2008-04-04 11:25:02 - on 04/04/08 11:16 AM Jan Anderssen said: >> In TextWrangler: If I open the file from the server, edit it and save >> it back, I get the error. > > To double-check: Do you get any error messages from TextWranger? > > My guess was that you might not ...

Re: Uploading problem

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 11:16:20 -0400

Jan Anderssen to TextWrangler Talk on 2008-04-04 11:16:20 - > In TextWrangler: If I open the file from the server, edit it and > save it back, I get the error. To double-check: Do you get any error messages from TextWranger? My guess was that you might not have appropriate permissions for the file, but...

Uploading problem

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:48:27 -0400

Matt Wills to TextWrangler Talk on 2008-04-04 09:48:27 - I have written about this before. It remains a serious frustration. I don't think it is a TextWrangler problem, but I am hoping that between you, me and the folks at Panic, we might be able to arrive at a reason and solution. My server folks are no...

Re: how to remove a variable amount of characters from start or end of every line of a text? (Grep-Pattern)

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 08:48:58 -0400

Jan Erik Mostr m to TextWrangler Talk on 2008-04-04 08:48:58 - Hans Schumann 08-04-04 07.47 >hi since i am a new user, i wonder how a grep- pattern for > >removing or replacing a variable amount of different characters from >start or end of every line of a text > >would look like > >s...

how to remove a variable amount of characters from start or end of every line of a text? (Grep-Pattern)

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:47:17 -0400

Hans Schumann to TextWrangler Talk on 2008-04-04 07:47:17 - hi since i am a new user, i wonder how a grep- pattern for removing or replacing a variable amount of different characters from start or end of every line of a text would look like since i am a sound designer, i need this for changing very big...

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Sat, 29 Mar 2008 19:47:54 -0400

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Feature suggestion

Sat, 29 Mar 2008 08:19:19 -0400

Matt Wills to TextWrangler Talk on 2008-03-29 08:19:19 - I miss the days when all you had to do to save a file was enter the name. Extensions weren't necessary because we had type and creator codes, automatically set by the application and used by the operating system to determine which app would open the...

Re: back ups file names

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 10:24:44 -0400

Rich Siegel to TextWrangler Talk on 2008-03-18 10:24:44 - On 3/18/08 at 8:54 AM, mac@rabrody.com (Bob Brody) wrote: >I couldn't find this explained in the doc but what does the >numbering for the back ups file name represent? > >For example > >test.txt (2008-03-18 03-33-09-354).xml >test.txt (2008-03-1...

back ups file names

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 08:54:46 -0400

Bob Brody to TextWrangler Talk on 2008-03-18 08:54:46 - I couldn't find this explained in the doc but what does the numbering for the back ups file name represent? For example test.txt (2008-03-18 03-33-09-354).xml test.txt (2008-03-18 03-36-12-314).xml test.txt (2008-03-18 03-38-42-794).xml I get...

Re: fonts

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 08:54:36 -0400

Peter Bongaarts to TextWrangler Talk on 2008-03-18 08:54:36 - Dear Jim Devona, Thanks very much for your quick and effective help, Peter Bongaarts Op 14-mrt-2008, om 15:12 heeft Jim DeVona het volgende geschreven: > Use View->Text Display->Show Fonts to change the font for the current > document, or Pre...

Re: fonts

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 10:12:58 -0400

Jim DeVona to TextWrangler Talk on 2008-03-14 10:12:58 - Use View->Text Display->Show Fonts to change the font for the current document, or Preferences->Editor Defaults->Default Font Set to change the default font for all documents. Jim On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 7:44 AM, Peter Bongaarts

fonts

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 07:44:46 -0400

Peter Bongaarts to TextWrangler Talk on 2008-03-14 07:44:46 - How can I change to a different font in TextWrangler? -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ Have a feature request? Not sure the software's working correctly? If so, please send mail to , not t...

Re: BUG: textwrangler does not show .files

Sat, 08 Mar 2008 14:10:33 -0500

Eric Meyers to TextWrangler Talk on 2008-03-08 14:10:33 - File->Open Hidden... Eric On Mar 7, 2008, at 12:52 PM, Ronald Fischer wrote: > When I want to edit a file, where the filename starts with > a dot, the open dialogue does not show such file in the > list of available file. Since Textwrangler a...

Re: BUG: textwrangler does not show .files

Sat, 08 Mar 2008 05:18:36 -0500

Ronald Fischer to TextWrangler Talk on 2008-03-08 05:18:36 - > From: Jim Correia > By default, the open dialogs (OS-wide) do not show hidden files. > You can use the "Open Hidden..." command, or the command line tool > to open these files. > > From: Patrick Woolsey

Re: BUG: textwrangler does not show .files

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 13:02:55 -0500

Jim McCarty to TextWrangler Talk on 2008-03-07 13:02:55 - Ronald Fischer wrote: > When I want to edit a file, where the filename starts with > a dot, the open dialogue does not show such file in the > list of available file. Since Textwrangler also does not > provide a way to enter a filename manually, I can...

Re: BUG: textwrangler does not show .files

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 12:58:13 -0500

Patrick Woolsey to TextWrangler Talk on 2008-03-07 12:58:13 - Ronald Fischer sez: >When I want to edit a file, where the filename starts with >a dot, the open dialogue does not show such file in the >list of available file. Since Textwrangler also does not >provide a way to enter a...

Re: BUG: textwrangler does not show .files

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 12:56:57 -0500

Jim Correia to TextWrangler Talk on 2008-03-07 12:56:57 - On Mar 7, 2008, at 12:52 PM, Ronald Fischer wrote: > When I want to edit a file, where the filename starts with > a dot, the open dialogue does not show such file in the > list of available file. Since Textwrangler also does not > provide a way to e...

BUG: textwrangler does not show .files

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 12:52:45 -0500

Ronald Fischer to TextWrangler Talk on 2008-03-07 12:52:45 - When I want to edit a file, where the filename starts with a dot, the open dialogue does not show such file in the list of available file. Since Textwrangler also does not provide a way to enter a filename manually, I can not edit such a file with Tex...

Re: FW: Show invisibles revealed the ugly truth II

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 15:26:28 -0500

Walter Ian Kaye to TextWrangler Talk on 2008-03-03 15:26:28 - At 08:57 a -0500 03/01/2008, Daniel Johnston didst inscribe upon an electronic papyrus: >So my question now becomes: how do I get rid of the red upside down >question marks before I search? Save out of Word in a different file format and/or tex...

Re: FW: Show invisibles revealed the ugly truth II

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 09:27:06 -0500

Dr Steve Sangwine to TextWrangler Talk on 2008-03-03 09:27:06 - You are searching a Word .doc file with a text editor? Have you thought of looking at the binary content of the file using a hex editor or similar, or a dump program such as od on Linux? Then you would be able to find out what the upside down red quest...

Re: Show invisibles revealed the ugly truth...

Sat, 01 Mar 2008 14:28:51 -0500

Tom Robinson to TextWrangler Talk on 2008-03-01 14:28:51 - On 2008-03-02, at 02:57, Daniel Johnston wrote: > I regularly search 100 MS Word documents for a particular word. I > want to know how many times the word occurs in each document. I > often need to look at the surrounding text as well. So far...

FW: Show invisibles revealed the ugly truth II

Sat, 01 Mar 2008 08:57:56 -0500

Daniel Johnston to TextWrangler Talk on 2008-03-01 08:57:56 - Adding to my post below: If I zap gremlins for a particular file, I can get rid of the red upside down question marks, rerun my search, and then TW finds all instances of the word, in this case 'clapping'. So my question now becomes: how do I get rid...

Show invisibles revealed the ugly truth...

Sat, 01 Mar 2008 08:57:43 -0500

Daniel Johnston to TextWrangler Talk on 2008-03-01 08:57:43 - I regularly search 100 MS Word documents for a particular word. I want to know how many times the word occurs in each document. I often need to look at the surrounding text as well. So far, Text Wrangler has been a godsend. I recently turned on 'Sh...

Re: PERL and using text files in scripts

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 17:58:06 -0500

Jan Anderssen to TextWrangler Talk on 2008-02-24 17:58:06 - Hi George - I'm not sure I understood your question right, but one way of using text input in a perl script from within TextWrangler is to save the script in the "Unix Filters" directory (you need to restart TextWrangler to see new scripts). ...

Re: PERL and using text files in scripts

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 10:28:50 -0500

Eric Meyers to TextWrangler Talk on 2008-02-22 10:28:50 - Put this as the first line in your script #!/usr/bin/perl Also, make sure the script has execute permissions. Open up a terminal and use the chmod command to give it execute permissions chmod u+x yourscript Then you can execute it ../...

Replacement error

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 16:04:19 -0500

Walter Ian Kaye to TextWrangler Talk on 2008-02-21 16:04:19 - I ran my usual grep repelacement, and got this: This operation couldn't be completed, because an error occured. The replacement string couldn't be computed, because the previous Grep search did not succeed (application error code 12003) Ummm....

PERL and using text files in scripts

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 09:10:02 -0500

George DeVarennes to TextWrangler Talk on 2008-02-21 09:10:02 - I am learning to work with PERL. I recently came across an exercise that required the use of a text file to be referenced/used with a PERL script. In Windows I just need to identify the text in my command line e.g. % script.pl nameoffile.txt. As ...

Re: TW 2.3 Disk Browser icon at upper right?

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:37:48 -0500

Jim DeVona to TextWrangler Talk on 2008-02-15 15:37:48 - On Fri, Feb 15, 2008 at 3:03 PM, Walter Ian Kaye wrote: > What is that icon button at the upper right of the disk browser window? > Looks like a hard drive enclosure with a green up-arrow. > > What it be? What ...

Re: TW 2.3 Disk Browser icon at upper right?

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:37:36 -0500

Christopher Bort to TextWrangler Talk on 2008-02-15 15:37:36 - On 02/15/08 12:03, barebones@natural-innovations.com (Walter Ian Kaye) wrote: >What is that icon button at the upper right of the disk browser window? >Looks like a hard drive enclosure with a green up-arrow. > >What it be? What it do? I try to gu...