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  • Re: In Praise of BBEdit

    From John Hill@21:1/5 to All on Thu Dec 12 09:44:29 2024
    On 12 Dec 2024 at 09:36:34 GMT, "Alan B" <[email protected]d> wrote:

    As I was typing my last slrn message using BBEdit to compose it, I was informed of an update to the latter. Even with the free version, it is a vastly
    superior text editor than Apple's TextEdit. Emacs is also worth considering as
    an alternative to BBEdit.

    I use both BBEdit and TextEdit as the occasion requires.

    Old John.
    --
    Mony a mickle maks a muckle.

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  • From Alan B@21:1/5 to All on Thu Dec 12 09:36:34 2024
    As I was typing my last slrn message using BBEdit to compose it, I was
    informed of an update to the latter. Even with the free version, it is a vastly superior text editor than Apple's TextEdit. Emacs is also worth considering as an alternative to BBEdit.

    --
    Cheers, Alan

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  • From Ian McCall@21:1/5 to John Hill on Thu Dec 12 22:14:00 2024
    On 12 Dec 2024, John Hill wrote
    (in article <vjeb9t$22kl0$[email protected]>):

    On 12 Dec 2024 at 09:36:34 GMT, "Alan B"<[email protected]d> wrote:

    As I was typing my last slrn message using BBEdit to compose it, I was informed of an update to the latter. Even with the free version, it is a vastly
    superior text editor than Apple's TextEdit. Emacs is also worth considering as
    an alternative to BBEdit.

    I use both BBEdit and TextEdit as the occasion requires.

    Old John.

    Haven’t seriously used BBEdit since the days of System 7. I used to use TextWrangler for a while of course, but the extortionate cost of it just got too expensive for me to keep up.

    Cheers,
    Ian

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  • From David Brooks@21:1/5 to Ian McCall on Thu Dec 12 22:17:09 2024
    On 12/12/2024 22:14, Ian McCall wrote:
    On 12 Dec 2024, John Hill wrote
    (in article <vjeb9t$22kl0$[email protected]>):

    On 12 Dec 2024 at 09:36:34 GMT, "Alan B"<[email protected]d>
    wrote:

    As I was typing my last slrn message using BBEdit to compose it, I was
    informed of an update to the latter. Even with the free version, it is a >>> vastly
    superior text editor than Apple's TextEdit. Emacs is also worth considering >>> as
    an alternative to BBEdit.

    I use both BBEdit and TextEdit as the occasion requires.

    Old John.

    Haven’t seriously used BBEdit since the days of System 7. I used to use TextWrangler for a while of course, but the extortionate cost of it just got too expensive for me to keep up.

    BBEdit is FREE from the Apple App Store!

    HTH

    --
    David

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  • From Alan B@21:1/5 to Ian McCall on Fri Dec 13 08:43:12 2024
    On 2024-12-12, Ian McCall <[email protected]> wrote:
    On 12 Dec 2024, John Hill wrote
    (in article <vjeb9t$22kl0$[email protected]>):

    On 12 Dec 2024 at 09:36:34 GMT, "Alan B"<[email protected]d>
    wrote:

    As I was typing my last slrn message using BBEdit to compose it, I was
    informed of an update to the latter. Even with the free version, it is a >> > vastly
    superior text editor than Apple's TextEdit. Emacs is also worth considering
    as
    an alternative to BBEdit.

    I use both BBEdit and TextEdit as the occasion requires.

    Old John.

    Haven’t seriously used BBEdit since the days of System 7. I used to use TextWrangler for a while of course, but the extortionate cost of it just got too expensive for me to keep up.

    Yes I used TextWrangler for a while but then found I could use BBEdit for free.

    <https://www.barebones.com/products/bbedit/index.html>

    --
    Cheers, Alan

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  • From Liz Tuddenham@21:1/5 to Ian McCall on Fri Dec 13 08:41:29 2024
    Ian McCall <[email protected]> wrote:

    On 12 Dec 2024, John Hill wrote
    (in article <vjeb9t$22kl0$[email protected]>):

    On 12 Dec 2024 at 09:36:34 GMT, "Alan B"<[email protected]d> wrote:

    As I was typing my last slrn message using BBEdit to compose it, I was informed of an update to the latter. Even with the free version, it is
    a vastly superior text editor than Apple's TextEdit. Emacs is also
    worth considering as an alternative to BBEdit.

    I use both BBEdit and TextEdit as the occasion requires.

    Old John.

    Haven’t seriously used BBEdit since the days of System 7. I used to use TextWrangler for a while of course, but the extortionate cost of it just got too expensive for me to keep up.

    I don't use it for normal correspondence text editing, Claris Works is
    easier to use for that - but the line numbering and insetting structure
    of BBEdit is brilliant for writing programs in HTML and PHP.

    It is also handy when people send me attachments with over-long Windows
    file names that get truncated and lose the file extension. With no meta
    data, the only way to find out what file type they have sent me is to
    read the code in BBEdit, so that I can add the correct extension.


    --
    ~ Liz Tuddenham ~
    (Remove the ".invalid"s and add ".co.uk" to reply)
    www.poppyrecords.co.uk

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  • From Alan B@21:1/5 to Alan B on Fri Dec 13 08:57:59 2024
    Alan B <[email protected]d> writes:

    As I was typing my last slrn message using BBEdit to compose it, I was informed of an update to the latter. Even with the free version, it is a vastly
    superior text editor than Apple's TextEdit. Emacs is also worth considering as
    an alternative to BBEdit.

    One (possibly nerdy) advantage of Emacs, is that includes a built-in
    Usenet client, gnus, which I've used for this follow-up.

    --
    Cheers, Alan

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  • From TimS@21:1/5 to All on Fri Dec 13 09:37:56 2024
    On 13 Dec 2024 at 08:57:59 GMT, "Alan B" <[email protected]d> wrote:

    Alan B <[email protected]d> writes:

    As I was typing my last slrn message using BBEdit to compose it, I was
    informed of an update to the latter. Even with the free version, it is a vastly
    superior text editor than Apple's TextEdit. Emacs is also worth considering as
    an alternative to BBEdit.

    One (possibly nerdy) advantage of Emacs, is that includes a built-in
    Usenet client, gnus, which I've used for this follow-up.

    I've only ever started emacs twice. On each occasion it took me 20 minutes of poking around the Internet to find how to quit it. So - never to be used
    again.

    --
    Tim

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  • From Ian McCall@21:1/5 to All on Fri Dec 13 13:38:25 2024
    On 12 Dec 2024, Ian McCall wrote
    (in article<[email protected]>):

    . I used to use
    TextWrangler for a while of course, but the extortionate cost of it just got too expensive for me to keep up.

    Reading the replies - it seems this one might be lost to the mists of time
    now. Ah well.

    Cheers,
    Ian

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  • From TimH@21:1/5 to Ian McCall on Fri Dec 13 14:21:41 2024
    On 13 Dec 2024 at 1:38:25 PM GMT, "Ian McCall" <[email protected]> wrote:

    On 12 Dec 2024, Ian McCall wrote
    (in article<[email protected]>):

    . I used to use
    TextWrangler for a while of course, but the extortionate cost of it just got >> too expensive for me to keep up.

    Reading the replies - it seems this one might be lost to the mists of time now. Ah well.

    Cheers,
    Ian

    Yep - I was wondering if footnotes might be in order :)
    --
    TimH
    pull tooth to reply by email

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  • From Jaimie Vandenbergh@21:1/5 to Ian McCall on Fri Dec 13 22:22:42 2024
    On 13 Dec 2024 at 13:38:25 GMT, "Ian McCall" <[email protected]> wrote:

    On 12 Dec 2024, Ian McCall wrote
    (in article<[email protected]>):

    . I used to use
    TextWrangler for a while of course, but the extortionate cost of it just got >> too expensive for me to keep up.

    Reading the replies - it seems this one might be lost to the mists of time now. Ah well.

    Cheers,
    Ian

    Unfortunately. Textwrangler started up in less than half the time
    BBedit takes.

    Cheers - Jaimie (BBedit takes about one second to text window open)
    --
    I have always wished for my computer to be as easy to use
    as my telephone; my wish has come true because I can no
    longer figure out how to use my telephone
    -- Bjarne Stroustrup

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  • From Alan B@21:1/5 to Jaimie Vandenbergh on Sat Dec 14 05:24:22 2024
    Jaimie Vandenbergh <[email protected]> wrote:
    On 13 Dec 2024 at 13:38:25 GMT, "Ian McCall" <[email protected]> wrote:

    On 12 Dec 2024, Ian McCall wrote
    (in article<[email protected]>):

    . I used to use
    TextWrangler for a while of course, but the extortionate cost of it just got
    too expensive for me to keep up.

    Reading the replies - it seems this one might be lost to the mists of time >> now. Ah well.

    Cheers,
    Ian

    Unfortunately. Textwrangler started up in less than half the time
    BBedit takes.

    Cheers - Jaimie (BBedit takes about one second to text window open)

    When you’re as old and slow as me, a second is no time at all ;-)

    --
    Cheers, Alan

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