Questions tagged [textmate]
A commercial text editor for OS X
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Markdown Live Preview Editor?
I am currently using Textmate to create Markdown documents, but it requires me to press CtrlOptionCmd + P everytime I want to 'update' the Markdown output window. Essentially I am using it like a ...
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Is it possible to use NOT in a regular expression in TextMate?
I have a Matlab project which I'm working on in the OSX editor TextMate. I need to find all instances of a certain word, let's say it's "foo", that is not either preceded by a "." or succeeded by a "/"...
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How can I let TextMate show line numbers when I'm coding C++?
How can I let TextMate show line numbers when I'm coding C++?
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How do you install & manage TextMate bundles?
In the beginning, there was a canonical SVN repository for TextMate bundles, and the recommended installation unpacked them into a Pristine Bundles folder so that TextMate's bundle manager could save ...
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Clickable Links in Textmate?
How can I get a link to be clickable in PlainText in Textmate. Currently it gets underlined, but is not clickable.
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TextMate file type association
I would like TextMate to recognize that RDF files are XML and highlight them as such but I can't seem to find a way to do this through the UI. Is there a way to add file extension/type associations?
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Why TextMate doesn't replace tabs with spaces?
I'm using the Soft Tabs option in TextMate, but my files still contain TAB characters instead of "4-spaces". This is how it works:
I open a file, it contains TABs
I turn on the Soft Tabs option
I ...
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How to open file using TextMate with new tab
Everytime i open a file with text mate and it is by default in new window, is it possible to open in new tab so I don't need to mess with the windows?
I am using latest textmate2 downloaded from ...
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How to add TextMate to my PATH on Mac?
When you start using TextMate, you are instructed to create an alias for mate='open -a TextMate.app'. But now I am using another program that requires me to add it to the PATH. I'm not sure how to do ...
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TextMate - Recover unsaved files
I was stupid and didn't save 2 textmate documents I was working on. Then my computer froze and I had to restart it. Is there any way to get them back? Is there an autosave file somewhere?
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Text Editor that hilights all instances of selection for Mac [closed]
On Windows, I use Notepad++ which has the great feature of when I select a word, all instances of that word are also highlighted in the same document. I have found it very helpful for finding ...
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How do I make Vim beautiful (read: Textmate font/color ) on Mac OS X Lion? [closed]
I am just starting to make the Textmate to Vim switch. I love it, but it's so ugly.
I'm running Mac OS X Lion and needed Ruby support so I am using Vim 7.3 as installed via Homebrew not the Vim Lion ...
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Textmate add multiline text at end of line
In Textmate, I am able to add text to several lines at once by clicking and holding the Option key and dragging with the mouse. say I have the following lines:
foo 1:
foo 2:
foo 3:
I can easily ...
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How to I use Textmate color themes with vim?
I have a textmate color theme I really like this,
But I am a hardcore vim user. Is there an easy (painless) way for me to use this color scheme with vim?
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In Vim's insert mode, how can you go to the end of the line and insert a newline?
In TextMate, when you're not at the end of a line and you want to enter a newline, you can type Cmd-Return.
Is there an equivalent for this in Vim, when you're in insert mode?
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How do I read a text file's hidden characters?
I've created a text file from an application that I developed.
When I send the text file to a SYSTEM validation, they (third-party system) say that the file is invalid and that the file contains ...
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Is there a way to line wrap selected text in TextMate?
I sometimes write long comments in my code. I hate manually wrapping them after 80 characters, and rewrapping them if I edit the comment. Is there a way (or a bundle) that will apply an 80 character ...
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how to insert the date and time with a shortcut in textmate?
I would like to insert the current date and time pressing a single key shortcut in TextMate. Any ideas how?
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Open several windows of the same file in Textmate?
do you know how can one in Textmate open several windows for the same file?
So I can at the same time look and compare different parts of the same file.
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TextMate creates temporary files, and doesn't delete them!
I'm using TextMate and each time I edit a file, a copy like ._file is created.
This is driving my crazy and last time it create a serious problem on some app I'm using which believe it that file was ...
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Textmate not opening at all on Mac OS X
This is a very simple and strange error - TextMate is not opening at all. I have a license fully paid for, I checked my Mac OS X activity monitor and there is no TextMate process running.
Is there a ...
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Textmate: How to export Themes?
I created a new theme in textmate in preferences->fonts & colors, and I would like to share it with my friend. But I don't know how to export it.
It would be logical to save my theme ...
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Textmate: regular expression to replace matches preserving case?
How can I use a single search / replace to replace all words town with village preserving the case of the first letter in this sentence:
Towns are small cities. I live in a town.
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Textmate single quotes autoclosure
I’m using TextMate 1.5.10 on OS X Lion, and for some weird reason I don‘t get autocomplete for single quotes ('). Double quotes (") work fine.
Since I personally prefer to use single quotes whenever ...
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How do you access clipboard history in MacOS
I am using MacOS Yosemite (10.10.5).
All the questions I find about clipboard history in StackExchange suggest that you have to install a third party app to acquire this feature. But when I use the ...
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Is there an Alternative to TextMate's mate and rmate for Windows?
As part of the upcoming TextMate 2 release, there will be a new feature called rmate, which will allow you to edit files from a remote machine (Linux/Unix/OSX) via SSH using your local copy of ...
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Open file in New Window in Textmate
Is there an easy way to open a file in a new window (as opposed to a new tab) in Textmate? The wokraround I've been using is to open the project in a second window, but there must be a better way?
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Redmine Wiki (Texttile) Bullet points in Table cell
Is there any way to write a bullet pointed list within a cell in a Texttile formatted Redmine Wiki
The basic table syntax is
| Col 1R1 | Col 2R1 |
| Col 1R2 | Col 2R2 |
Bullet syntax is
* Bullet 1
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Programmer's text editor with vertical split view for Mac OS X
I have been using TextMate 'til now, but I am missing exactly one feature: vertical split view.
I know that Coda supports it, but I am not a big fan of a huge IDE which changes my workflow too much – ...
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Is it possible to run JavaScript in Textmate?
If I try to run it now I get a XCode error. Do I need to install a JavaScript interpreter on my computer?
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Invert regular expression match in TextMate
I have this string:
goose goose goose random goose goose test goose goose goose
I'm using regular expression in TextMate to find any word that isn't goose. therefore random and test.
So I tried ...
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How to adjust indentation in TextMate
In TextMate I'd like to adjust the number of spaces added for indentation for JavaScript, CSS and PHP files. I found the bundle editor where I think this should be done, but I don't understand waht do ...
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How can I set the print font-size in Textmate?
I've opened a text file in Textmate, and when I get ready to print it the font size is enormous. Not much fits on one page, even though it is just code with a fixed with.
I can copy and paste it into ...
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How do I install the C# TextMate bundle?
I found two C# text mate bundles.
csharp-tmbundle:
It says, this is the official TextMate bundle, but when I download it, I only get directories, not a .tmbundle file.
C# Bundle for TextMate (...
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Shell Window within Textmate
Is there a TextMate Plugin that provides a simple shell window within the editor window? I use the "Missing Drawer" plugin, which replaces the built-in project drawer, so i guess that it is basically ...
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Upgrade/downgrade quotes in Textmate
Let's say I have this text:
"stringy thingy"
Is there a Textmate command or bundle that lets me place my cursor inside the quotes, press a command key sequence, and it will automatically change this ...
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Is there a way to combine multiple TextMate windows?
After files have already been opened in separate windows, is there a way to combine them in TextMate 1.5.9? Or, is there a way to get CyberDuck to open group files edited at the same time as TextMate ...
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Select Word boundaries in TextMate
The command Select Word in TextMate considers certain characters to be word boundaries. The most frustrating is - [hyphen] which makes variables that contain a hyphen to be unselectable. Less ...
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Unknown ruby interpreter version
I have a MacBook Pro, running Mavericks, but I'm not too acquainted with its inner workings. I'm just a humble CS student.
After installing Ruby 1.9.3 and Rails 4.0.0, I get this annoying message ...
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Open Textmate with drawer hidden?
When I open a folder with textmate, either from finder, quicksilver, or the shell addon (mate), the project drawer pops up. Is there a way this can be hidden by default?
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Textmate 2: Open files from Finder or Terminal in new tabs instead of new windows?
Textmate 2 Users,
I have a nagging issue with TM2 that I can't seem to find an answer for.
I have set my 'Projects' folder to my user home directory (~). Now, if I open a file with the TM file ...
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On a Mac, how do you start TextEdit or TextMate from a shell? (bash)
I tried and the only way seemed like typing in
/Applications/TextEdit.app/Contents/MacOS/TextEdit
in a bash shell. But even when I close the application, it is not considered an exit. I need to go ...
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Is there a way to "Execute and update '# => ' markers" in Sublime Text 2?
This is my most favourite feature from ruby bundle in TextMate. Unfortunately, I can't find how to do the same in ST2. It still inserts the marker when you press TAB after the # symbol, so, I hope, ...
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TextMate 2: can the file browser [project drawer] be put on the right side?
in TextMate 2, can the file browser be put on the right side?
the old textmate solution does not seem to work.
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How to format code in Textmate
I like Textmate but its really driving me crazy when it comes to formatting code whatever the language I'm working with. Is there any way to format code? shortcut, bundle or anything that can help (eg ...
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Run a script on save in textmate
I was wondering if it was possible to run a custom script on save based on certain file names in textmate. For example I'd like to auto compile a C program sometime on save.
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Multiple background colors in Emacs?
I'm trying to get my emacs color scheme set up like I have it in Textmate. Currently, variables, methods, and comments have a different background color than the main body. See the following link for ...
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In TextMate, how do I position the cursor inside a newly generated HTML tag?
I came from the Windows TextMate clone e-texteditor. And in that app, and set to Ruby on Rails bundle while in an .html.erb document, if I was to type Ctrl-Alt-W (equivalent to Ctrl-Shift-W in ...
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Per directory ignore in TextMate
I love idea of TextMate that any directory opened in it is already a project. But sometimes I it would be good to ignore files for certain dir and I don't like idea of creating project file in that ...
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Textmate - don't even use soft tabs
I've just moved to Mac and am trying out TextMate, so I'm not familiar with bundle config etc. Is there a way to make TextMate just use spaces, rather than soft tabs, for all file types?
For example: ...
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