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Rainer Krug, … jj7

4:08 AM

RegExp and search / replace question - removing "" when around a single word without whitespace

Thanks Kerry and Jean - they look great. I will try both in real-world cases soon and come back if

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RegExp and search / replace question - removing "" when around a single word without whitespace

Thanks Kerry and Jean - they look great. I will try both in real-world cases soon and come back if

4:08 AM

R B Cohen, … Kerri Hicks11

Apr 17

BBEdit 15 preview with BBEdit

No, not silly. Ive done that too. However, in this case, it's strictly under CSS control only. In

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BBEdit 15 preview with BBEdit

No, not silly. Ive done that too. However, in this case, it's strictly under CSS control only. In

Apr 17

Derek Yates, Rich Siegel3

Apr 15

Run command for Objective-C

On 15 Apr 2024, at 14:48, 'Derek Yates' via BBEdit Talk wrote: > The following seems to

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Run command for Objective-C

On 15 Apr 2024, at 14:48, 'Derek Yates' via BBEdit Talk wrote: > The following seems to

Apr 15

Pieter Laeremans, Neil Faiman2

Apr 15

> On Apr 15, 2024, at 5:59 AM, Pieter Laeremans <plaer...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi,

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> On Apr 15, 2024, at 5:59 AM, Pieter Laeremans <plaer...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi,

Apr 15

Christopher Finazzo, Rich Siegel2

Apr 10

Trimming lines with a filter

On 10 Apr 2024, at 10:49, Christopher Finazzo wrote: > A number of my projects standardize on 80

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Trimming lines with a filter

On 10 Apr 2024, at 10:49, Christopher Finazzo wrote: > A number of my projects standardize on 80

Apr 10

Ray Hamel, Rich Siegel2

Apr 9

Search results in split view

On 9 Apr 2024, at 13:35, Ray Hamel wrote: > Is it possible to produce the search results when

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Search results in split view

On 9 Apr 2024, at 13:35, Ray Hamel wrote: > Is it possible to produce the search results when

Apr 9

Cloy Tobola, … Kevin Shay3

Apr 9

Displaying one-of-a-kind values?

On Tue, Apr 9, 2024 at 12:36 PM Rich Siegel <sie...@barebones.com> wrote: On 9 Apr 2024, at 12:

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Displaying one-of-a-kind values?

On Tue, Apr 9, 2024 at 12:36 PM Rich Siegel <sie...@barebones.com> wrote: On 9 Apr 2024, at 12:

Apr 9

Apr 8

[ANN] BBEdit 15.0.3

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

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[ANN] BBEdit 15.0.3

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

Apr 8

James Greenwood, Rich Siegel3

Apr 7

"No Editor" appears while closing documents

OK thanks - I've emailed Tech Support. On Sunday, April 7, 2024 at 1:55:16 PM UTC+1 Rich Siegel

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"No Editor" appears while closing documents

OK thanks - I've emailed Tech Support. On Sunday, April 7, 2024 at 1:55:16 PM UTC+1 Rich Siegel

Apr 7

Bill Kochman, Kevin Shay3

Apr 4

Find and Delete Lines Containing More Than x Number of Characters

Thank you very much, Kevin. Very helpful. I tried something like that earlier, but it didn't work

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Find and Delete Lines Containing More Than x Number of Characters

Thank you very much, Kevin. Very helpful. I tried something like that earlier, but it didn't work

Apr 4

Ray Hamel, Rich Siegel2

Mar 26

Search Results inline

On 25 Mar 2024, at 23:53, Ray Hamel wrote: > Is it possible to have BBEdit display the search

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Search Results inline

On 25 Mar 2024, at 23:53, Ray Hamel wrote: > Is it possible to have BBEdit display the search

Mar 26

mkowsl, … Darren Duncan6

Mar 22

New windows when starting BBEdit

Thanks for your propositions, but neither of the recommendations did work. BBEdit stubbornly keeps

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New windows when starting BBEdit

Thanks for your propositions, but neither of the recommendations did work. BBEdit stubbornly keeps

Mar 22

Luc P. Beaudoin, … Gil Dawson11

Mar 20

compare two frontmost documents

Glad to hear that BBEdit's AppleScript language is a little larger than the .sdef suggests. I

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compare two frontmost documents

Glad to hear that BBEdit's AppleScript language is a little larger than the .sdef suggests. I

Mar 20

Mar 19

BBEdit does not recognize numbers 1 to 9 on number keyboard

=SOLVED_! Thank you! On Tuesday 19 March 2024 at 20:37:33 UTC+1 GP wrote: On the numeric keypad,

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BBEdit does not recognize numbers 1 to 9 on number keyboard

=SOLVED_! Thank you! On Tuesday 19 March 2024 at 20:37:33 UTC+1 GP wrote: On the numeric keypad,

Mar 19

Bill Kochman, … GP8

Mar 18

Displaying Code Page 437

Thanks for the info from “The OldSchool PC Font Resource” site. You may possibly be on to something.

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Displaying Code Page 437

Thanks for the info from “The OldSchool PC Font Resource” site. You may possibly be on to something.

Mar 18

Michael Yearsley

Mar 18

Text generated in html displays correctly via Markup. Is it possible to display images (for use as

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Text generated in html displays correctly via Markup. Is it possible to display images (for use as

Mar 18

Mar 14

BBEdit Application Support Dropbox Reversal

I quit the app, moved the folder, and BBEdit picked it up automagically. Not sure if this is complete

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BBEdit Application Support Dropbox Reversal

I quit the app, moved the folder, and BBEdit picked it up automagically. Not sure if this is complete

Mar 14

Mar 12

[ANN] BBEdit 15.0.2 (15A93) pre-release

Good afternoon, Another pre-release build of BBEdit 15.0.2 is now available. Note that this is a _pre

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[ANN] BBEdit 15.0.2 (15A93) pre-release

Good afternoon, Another pre-release build of BBEdit 15.0.2 is now available. Note that this is a _pre

Mar 12

Omar KN, … Darren Duncan16

Mar 12

How to visualise/ preview a PHP homepage in BBEdit?

Hello Darren, >what kind of thing are you making The **RUN** command does everything needed here,

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How to visualise/ preview a PHP homepage in BBEdit?

Hello Darren, >what kind of thing are you making The **RUN** command does everything needed here,

Mar 12

NW, Rich Siegel5

Mar 12

Is it possible to reposition the sidebar back to the right side of screen?

What I've done is switched off the icons for the filenames and reduced the width of the document

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Is it possible to reposition the sidebar back to the right side of screen?

What I've done is switched off the icons for the filenames and reduced the width of the document

Mar 12

Greg Raven, … James Reynolds4

Mar 11

Is there an AI coding extension / plugin for BBEdit?

Greg, AFAIK, OpenAI is the only vendor BBEdit works with at the moment unless you want to run a local

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Is there an AI coding extension / plugin for BBEdit?

Greg, AFAIK, OpenAI is the only vendor BBEdit works with at the moment unless you want to run a local

Mar 11

Madelyn Bingham, … Omar KN17

Mar 10

Live Preview On BBedit

installed and “Successfully started `php@8.1` (label: homebrew.mxcl.php@8.1)” What is the next step -

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Live Preview On BBedit

installed and “Successfully started `php@8.1` (label: homebrew.mxcl.php@8.1)” What is the next step -

Mar 10

Mar 10

Changing the file name while in BBEdit?

You can change the file name in the Document Info panel. If you have the header pane displayed on

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Changing the file name while in BBEdit?

You can change the file name in the Document Info panel. If you have the header pane displayed on

Mar 10

Charles Meyerson, Rich Siegel3

Mar 9

Multiple “Replace All” with a single keystroke?

Thanks, Rich! This did the trick. I even now have a single keystroke shortcut to invoke it, thanks to

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Multiple “Replace All” with a single keystroke?

Thanks, Rich! This did the trick. I even now have a single keystroke shortcut to invoke it, thanks to

Mar 9

Mark C., … Roland Küffner3

Mar 8

shortcut for cutting a line?

And just in case you can't find that Edit > Cut Line command, remember that BBEdit adapts menu

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shortcut for cutting a line?

And just in case you can't find that Edit > Cut Line command, remember that BBEdit adapts menu

Mar 8

Evan, Rich Siegel3

Mar 1

Function list shows hashtags in additon to headings

Doh! You're right. I was using 14.6.9, and BBEdit 15 handles it perfectly. I'm not sure how I

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Function list shows hashtags in additon to headings

Doh! You're right. I was using 14.6.9, and BBEdit 15 handles it perfectly. I'm not sure how I

Mar 1

Benjamin Davidson, Rich Siegel3

Mar 1

Run command and Python virtual environments

On 1 Mar 2024, at 9:11, Benjamin Davidson wrote: > [Update] I can make this work by including the

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Run command and Python virtual environments

On 1 Mar 2024, at 9:11, Benjamin Davidson wrote: > [Update] I can make this work by including the

Mar 1

Jim Straus, … Ulrich Kapp11

Feb 29

Possible with Grep?

Another Search and replacement suggestion, wich is more versatile than my first suggestion: Search

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Possible with Grep?

Another Search and replacement suggestion, wich is more versatile than my first suggestion: Search

Feb 29

Allen Watson, … Benjamin Irwin4

Feb 28

Any way to print differences of two text files?

I'll give this a try! Thank you. On Tuesday, February 27, 2024 at 12:56:24 AM UTC-8 jj wrote: Hi

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Any way to print differences of two text files?

I'll give this a try! Thank you. On Tuesday, February 27, 2024 at 12:56:24 AM UTC-8 jj wrote: Hi

Feb 28

Rick Gordon, … James Reynolds9

Feb 28

Most BBEdit-like Terminal Editor ??

I forgot one, TextAdept also has a terminal version. https://orbitalquark.github.io/textadept/. IMO

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Most BBEdit-like Terminal Editor ??

I forgot one, TextAdept also has a terminal version. https://orbitalquark.github.io/textadept/. IMO

Feb 28

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