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Samir Vasaya, … wbrisett4

Dec 2

Search pattern works in Notepad++ , but not in BBEdit

I will point out that parsing XML with regex isn't really how you should do things... (but then I

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Search pattern works in Notepad++ , but not in BBEdit

I will point out that parsing XML with regex isn't really how you should do things... (but then I

Dec 2

Jan Erik Moström

Nov 29

How should "overscroll" work?

I got asked today if "type writer mode" was implemented in BBEdit. I was going to answer

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How should "overscroll" work?

I got asked today if "type writer mode" was implemented in BBEdit. I was going to answer

Nov 29

Michelle, … Doug Parker9

Nov 27

Need help with AppleScript that converts a selected string of words to "Title Case"

Eight years later, I posted the question to ChatGPT, took some of its suggestions, and now I have an

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Need help with AppleScript that converts a selected string of words to "Title Case"

Eight years later, I posted the question to ChatGPT, took some of its suggestions, and now I have an

Nov 27

Peter Schoo, … GP7

Nov 24

short-cut 'Notes' window

Provided the only "Notes" bundle you're using is the BBEdit created default Notes.

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short-cut 'Notes' window

Provided the only "Notes" bundle you're using is the BBEdit created default Notes.

Nov 24

BeeRich33, … Rich Siegel10

Nov 20

Language Module for Logs

Fixed. I had to add the Language Feature: Identifier and Keyword Character Class: <?xml version=

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Language Module for Logs

Fixed. I had to add the Language Feature: Identifier and Keyword Character Class: <?xml version=

Nov 20

PDeL, Roland Küffner2

Nov 20

Scripting an Insert File Contents operation

I don't know all your premises, but if you can live without Applescript, why not simply use Text

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Scripting an Insert File Contents operation

I don't know all your premises, but if you can live without Applescript, why not simply use Text

Nov 20

Doug Parker, … Kaveh Bazargan6

Nov 16

Book capitalization, not “initial caps:” “the” not “The”

Like anything language related, there will always be multiple ways to standardize it. • Title case •

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Book capitalization, not “initial caps:” “the” not “The”

Like anything language related, there will always be multiple ways to standardize it. • Title case •

Nov 16

Kaveh Bazargan, Russell B3

Nov 10

Re: Splitting Amount into debits and credits

Great. Wish they were all so simple. ;-) On Fri, 10 Nov 2023 at 13:29, Russell B <russell@bastock.

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Re: Splitting Amount into debits and credits

Great. Wish they were all so simple. ;-) On Fri, 10 Nov 2023 at 13:29, Russell B <russell@bastock.

Nov 10

Nov 10

Incorporating an Applescript in a Text Factory

I should change that variable htmlTitle back to fileData. Even though I don't actually use it, it

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Incorporating an Applescript in a Text Factory

I should change that variable htmlTitle back to fileData. Even though I don't actually use it, it

Nov 10

Nov 7

[ANN] BBEdit 14.6.9

Good { morning, afternoon, evening }, We are pleased to announce the release and immediate

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[ANN] BBEdit 14.6.9

Good { morning, afternoon, evening }, We are pleased to announce the release and immediate

Nov 7

Sandy, … Robert Janku5

Nov 1

Completely stumped

I knew what ever the answer would be - It would be simple - it was. I received this today -it did the

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Completely stumped

I knew what ever the answer would be - It would be simple - it was. I received this today -it did the

Nov 1

Christopher Finazzo

Oct 30

Removing a page break

How should I write a rule that will apply the correct page dimensions but not insert a break? I'

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Removing a page break

How should I write a rule that will apply the correct page dimensions but not insert a break? I'

Oct 30

Ross Madia, … Tim A8

Oct 28

Extract a group of lines from a text file on Mac

There are often subtleties to patterns posted that baffle me. So nice to have a welcoming community

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Extract a group of lines from a text file on Mac

There are often subtleties to patterns posted that baffle me. So nice to have a welcoming community

Oct 28

Matthew Fischer

Oct 27

Re: Digest for bbedit@googlegroups.com - 1 update in 1 topic

All three work because the quotes don't need to be escaped. The quotes have no special meaning in

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Re: Digest for bbedit@googlegroups.com - 1 update in 1 topic

All three work because the quotes don't need to be escaped. The quotes have no special meaning in

Oct 27

Oct 26

[ANN] BBEdit 14.6.8

Good { morning, afternoon, evening }, We are pleased to announce the release and immediate

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[ANN] BBEdit 14.6.8

Good { morning, afternoon, evening }, We are pleased to announce the release and immediate

Oct 26

Gilbert Grosdidier, … Kaveh Bazargan4

Oct 20

I mourn the demise of Qued/M which was killed off by Nisus. It had a built in programming language

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I mourn the demise of Qued/M which was killed off by Nisus. It had a built in programming language

Oct 20

Rails Smith, Patrick Woolsey2

Oct 11

Soft-wrap: Can I toggle it with a command key, some how?

On 10/11/23 at 2:24 PM, rails...@mediaweb.com (Rails Smith) wrote: [...] > >I checked pp 114

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Soft-wrap: Can I toggle it with a command key, some how?

On 10/11/23 at 2:24 PM, rails...@mediaweb.com (Rails Smith) wrote: [...] > >I checked pp 114

Oct 11

Oct 11

[ANN] BBEdit 14.6.8 (14D93) pre-release

Good afternoon folks, We're currently working on a maintenance update to BBEdit 14 to address a

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[ANN] BBEdit 14.6.8 (14D93) pre-release

Good afternoon folks, We're currently working on a maintenance update to BBEdit 14 to address a

Oct 11

Bill Walker, … Dim11

Oct 11

Change First Name SPACE Last Name to First Initial Last Name

Check this one (allowing for -, ', and some accented characters): Find: ([A-ZÀ-ÿ])\w+(-[A-ZÀ-ÿ])*

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Change First Name SPACE Last Name to First Initial Last Name

Check this one (allowing for -, ', and some accented characters): Find: ([A-ZÀ-ÿ])\w+(-[A-ZÀ-ÿ])*

Oct 11

Ryan Warner, Fletcher Sandbeck2

Oct 5

Adding a column?

Place tabs after the city names in the first column. Adjust the number of spaces per tab using the

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Adding a column?

Place tabs after the city names in the first column. Adjust the number of spaces per tab using the

Oct 5

Jim Witte, … jj3

Sep 25

Preventing a newline from being recognized by [\s]+ *without* using [[:blank:]]

Hi Jim, As per the PCRE2 documentation, you could use \h instead of \s : https://www.pcre.org/current

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Preventing a newline from being recognized by [\s]+ *without* using [[:blank:]]

Hi Jim, As per the PCRE2 documentation, you could use \h instead of \s : https://www.pcre.org/current

Sep 25

Rich Siegel, Darren Duncan2

Sep 21

[IMPORTANT] macOS Sonoma Compatibility

Would you be able to provide more information on what it is about BBEdit prior to 14.6 that macOS

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[IMPORTANT] macOS Sonoma Compatibility

Would you be able to provide more information on what it is about BBEdit prior to 14.6 that macOS

Sep 21

Sep 21

[ANN] BBEdit 14.6.8 (14D87) pre-release

Good afternoon folks, We're currently working on a maintenance update to BBEdit 14 to address a

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[ANN] BBEdit 14.6.8 (14D87) pre-release

Good afternoon folks, We're currently working on a maintenance update to BBEdit 14 to address a

Sep 21

John Mitchell, … Bruce Van Allen3

Sep 21

add # comment to python code

\s* stands for zero or more whitespace characters, including \n and \r (newlines). Two ways (at least

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add # comment to python code

\s* stands for zero or more whitespace characters, including \n and \r (newlines). Two ways (at least

Sep 21

KevinC, … Benjamin Irwin5

Sep 19

Markdown processor settings for project

Hi Mark and Kevin, I have just joined the BBEdit group, I've been using BBEdit for maybe 15 years

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Markdown processor settings for project

Hi Mark and Kevin, I have just joined the BBEdit group, I've been using BBEdit for maybe 15 years

Sep 19

BBEdit Talk, Rich Siegel3

Sep 18

License code entered automatically?!?

Ah - that seems less nefarious :) Thanks, Ken On Mon, Sep 18, 2023 at 3:06 PM Rich Siegel <siegel@

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License code entered automatically?!?

Ah - that seems less nefarious :) Thanks, Ken On Mon, Sep 18, 2023 at 3:06 PM Rich Siegel <siegel@

Sep 18

Sep 18

Looking for accessibility testers…

Good morning all, We've been laying some groundwork to improve accessibility in BBEdit for

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Looking for accessibility testers…

Good morning all, We've been laying some groundwork to improve accessibility in BBEdit for

Sep 18

Diego, Rich Siegel2

Sep 17

Share BBEdit configuration across multiple machines

On 17 Sep 2023, at 3:49, Diego wrote: > I was wondering if there was a way that I could share the

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Share BBEdit configuration across multiple machines

On 17 Sep 2023, at 3:49, Diego wrote: > I was wondering if there was a way that I could share the

Sep 17

anotherhoward, … Rick Gordon21

Sep 15

Formatting Multiple Choice Questions Using Regex

Thanks for the detailed explanation. I'm working through it. On Friday, September 15, 2023 at 6:

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Formatting Multiple Choice Questions Using Regex

Thanks for the detailed explanation. I'm working through it. On Friday, September 15, 2023 at 6:

Sep 15

Tom, … Patrick Woolsey3

Sep 15

Setting colors for markdown headings in the editor

What you've got here, ie wanting to modify an intrinsic language's syntax coloring behavior,

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Setting colors for markdown headings in the editor

What you've got here, ie wanting to modify an intrinsic language's syntax coloring behavior,

Sep 15

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