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This update re-checks the SVN status of files when TextMate regains focus (to keep in-sync with commits etc. made on the command-line), and also replaces the ugly coloured triangles:

I’ve been on the lookout for some nice icons for a while, but I recently found out that the Windows TortoiseSVN project has generously put their icons under a separate license.

The download includes all the icons from the TortoiseSVN repository and one contributed by JiHO – he’s also included the SVG source file which you can modify with Inkscape.

If you wish to create your own icon set, take a look at the existing sets (found at ~/Library/Application Support/TextMate/PlugIns/SVNMate.tmplugin/Contents/Resources/icons once the plug-in is installed). Any common image format should be loaded if the files have the proper name and extension.

Download SVNMate

Ciarán :: Nov.29.2007 :: Projects, TextMate :: 40 Comments »

Apparently this question is quite common – since TextMate does not show the full path of the currently edited file, people are not entirely clear on the file’s location. So I was asked to do this tip, which will cover 4 different methods of discovering the path to your current file, and hopefully teach some new tricks too.

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Ciarán :: Nov.27.2007 :: TextMate, Tips :: 8 Comments »

When I was working on the new Dialog system for TextMate I was having to restart TM a lot (to reload the plug-in after compiling) and it was becoming a pain to re-expand the project structure every time (side note: ⌃⌘R is handy for this since you’ll likely have a relevant file open already) so I wrote this plug-in to store the project tree state in the project file (and restore it when the project is opened).

Just download the plug-in and install it and projects will automatically start using it.

Ciarán :: Nov.26.2007 :: Projects, TextMate :: 3 Comments »

Allan was kind enough to share the code he’ll be using to draw the Finder labels for the file list in TextMate 2, so I’ve been able to update the TMLabels plug-in to closer match the appearance of labels in the Finder.

Get it here.

Ciarán :: Nov.25.2007 :: Projects, TextMate :: 6 Comments »

Someone wanted a mod for Leopard’s Terminal.app which would make the image showing through behind terminal windows blurred – here it is. See this post for installation instructions.

You can make terminal windows transparent by adjusting the opacity of the window background colour in Preferences – somewhere around 80% should work well. You can adjust the blurring level with the command:

defaults write com.apple.Terminal 'Blurminal Radius' -float 1.0

1.0 is the default – higher means more blur (you’ll need to restart Terminal.app for the changes to take effect).

I’m actually finding it very nice – it lets me use transparency without it getting in the way, but it’s there when you need it (say, to copy something from a browser window underneath).

Thanks to Alex Ross for the request, and the great name.

Ciarán :: Nov.16.2007 :: OS X, Projects :: 73 Comments »

QuickLook in TextMate

This is a TextMate plug-in which allows you to QuickLook items in your project, either by selecting the item(s) you want to preview and using QuickLook from the context menu, or pressing ⌥␣ when the project drawer has focus.

Download QuickLook in TextMate here.

TextMate in QuickLook

This is a TextMate plug-in and a QuickLook generator which renders QuickLook previews (for certain filetypes) using the TextMate syntax highlighter. Currently it’s configured to highlight Perl, PHP, Ruby, Shell, C headers and Obj-C(++). Note: this effectively sets up TextMate as a server for the syntax highlighting, so it won’t work unless TM is running (QuickLook will just fall back to the standard preview if it’s not).

Download TextMate in QuickLook here.

The QuickLook generator will be automatically installed by the plug-in the first time it loads. Hopefully QuickLook will notice and start using it right away, but if it doesn’t you can try running qlmanage -m

Needless to say, both these plug-ins are Leopard only.

Ciarán :: Nov.15.2007 :: OS X, Projects, TextMate :: 105 Comments »

Today I’ll give a tour of TextMate’s features related to finding (and replacing) text.

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Ciarán :: Nov.13.2007 :: TextMate, Tips :: 9 Comments »

I was really missing the input manager while typing out the keystrokes in the tip posts, so I’ve fixed it to work in TextMate too – get the updated version.

See the original post for installation instructions.

Ciarán :: Nov.07.2007 :: OS X, Projects :: 4 Comments »

ReMate is a TextMate plugin which can be used to disable the automatic project tree refresh when the application regains focus (for using SSH-FS etc.).

This version works differently:

• There is now a Configure ReMate option found on the Window menu – this lists volume names with a checkbox next to each for enabling/disabling automatic refreshing for projects in that volume. A volume will be added to the list the first time a project is created from files on it (i.e. /Volumes/Volume Name); automatic refreshing is disabled for new volumes by default.

• You can refresh an individual project manually by clicking the gear icon at the bottom of the project drawer and selecting “Refresh Project Files”

• This version is a Universal build

Download here, extract it and double-click to install.

Thanks to Tobias Muellerleile for testing.

Ciarán :: Nov.07.2007 :: Projects, TextMate :: 44 Comments »

I’m going to cover a few general tips for text editing – I’ll split them into parts since there will be quite a few to cover, so this one will focus on moving around and selecting stuff.

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Ciarán :: Nov.06.2007 :: TextMate, Tips :: 6 Comments »