Comments on: TextMate: Power Editing for the Mac http://theappleblog.com/2007/09/07/book-review-textmate-power-editing-for-the-mac/ The Apple Blog, published by and for the day-to-day Apple user, is a prominent source for news, reviews, walkthroughs, and real life application of all Apple products. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:04:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Billy Halsey http://theappleblog.com/2007/09/07/book-review-textmate-power-editing-for-the-mac/#comment-109676 Billy Halsey Sun, 09 Sep 2007 22:40:31 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/09/07/book-review-textmate-power-editing-for-the-mac/#comment-109676 TextMate is extremely flexible in letting you specify your own key bindings. I haven't tried setting it to a pure vi/Vim binding (TextMate wouldn't support command vs. insertion mode, so that's a big reason why it wouldn't work), but I <em>have</em> seen <a href="http://www.corsofamily.net/jcorso/vi/" rel="nofollow">an Input Manager</a> that allows you to enter text into any Cocoa-based edit box with vi key bindings. Between the two, you might accomplish just enough emulation to fake it... ;-) I'd love to know whether that works for you if you try it. Please <a href="mailto:%74%61%62%2B%63%31%30%39%36%37%30%40%70%61%78%6F%6F%2E%63%6F%6D" rel="nofollow">email me</a> or comment here again and let me know how it goes! Thanks. :) TextMate is extremely flexible in letting you specify your own key bindings. I haven’t tried setting it to a pure vi/Vim binding (TextMate wouldn’t support command vs. insertion mode, so that’s a big reason why it wouldn’t work), but I have seen an Input Manager that allows you to enter text into any Cocoa-based edit box with vi key bindings. Between the two, you might accomplish just enough emulation to fake it… ;-)

I’d love to know whether that works for you if you try it. Please email me or comment here again and let me know how it goes! Thanks. :)

]]> By: Michael http://theappleblog.com/2007/09/07/book-review-textmate-power-editing-for-the-mac/#comment-109670 Michael Sun, 09 Sep 2007 18:24:25 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/09/07/book-review-textmate-power-editing-for-the-mac/#comment-109670 Are you able to achieve the same key bindings in TextMate as in VIM? I've on vim for 8 years and go nuts when it's not around. Are you able to achieve the same key bindings in TextMate as in VIM? I’ve on vim for 8 years and go nuts when it’s not around.

]]> By: Billy Halsey http://theappleblog.com/2007/09/07/book-review-textmate-power-editing-for-the-mac/#comment-109603 Billy Halsey Fri, 07 Sep 2007 23:05:36 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/09/07/book-review-textmate-power-editing-for-the-mac/#comment-109603 @J.D. -- Yes, <a href="http://www.codingmonkeys.de/subethaedit/" rel="nofollow">SubEthaEdit</a> is also a worthy contender in that editor holy war, and I used it for a while before switching to TextMate. The power of SEE is in <i>collaboration</i> through the built-in Bonjour capabilities. Ultimately, I found I didn't need that but I did need the power that TextMate provides. Thanks for mentioning SEE; I'd forgotten to add it to the list! @Tenders -- If you've tried extending TextMate before, I think you'll find this book to make the task much easier. If not, you won't know what you're "missing," but who cares, right? @J.D. — Yes, SubEthaEdit is also a worthy contender in that editor holy war, and I used it for a while before switching to TextMate. The power of SEE is in collaboration through the built-in Bonjour capabilities. Ultimately, I found I didn’t need that but I did need the power that TextMate provides. Thanks for mentioning SEE; I’d forgotten to add it to the list!

@Tenders — If you’ve tried extending TextMate before, I think you’ll find this book to make the task much easier. If not, you won’t know what you’re “missing,” but who cares, right?

]]> By: Tenders http://theappleblog.com/2007/09/07/book-review-textmate-power-editing-for-the-mac/#comment-109595 Tenders Fri, 07 Sep 2007 21:28:23 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/09/07/book-review-textmate-power-editing-for-the-mac/#comment-109595 Thanks for the review. Will pick this up and have a play. Need something to do this weekend! Thanks for the review. Will pick this up and have a play. Need something to do this weekend!

]]> By: J.D. http://theappleblog.com/2007/09/07/book-review-textmate-power-editing-for-the-mac/#comment-109570 J.D. Fri, 07 Sep 2007 13:21:04 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/09/07/book-review-textmate-power-editing-for-the-mac/#comment-109570 Thanks for the link. I'd seen that book before, but forgotten about it. I'd also toss SubEthaEdit into your editor war. ;-) Thanks for the link. I’d seen that book before, but forgotten about it. I’d also toss SubEthaEdit into your editor war. ;-)

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