Too many text editors? I know - it's like Hugh Hefner saying 'Wow - I've got way too many blonds around here.'
But it's true. For a long time I used TextWrangler. Then I tried TextMate. And I like it just fine.[1]
Today I wanted to excise some bits from the first five characters of each line of a file with several thousand lines.
Yes, like that. I learned how to do this in TextMate easily enough (Text - Filter Through Command - shove in the cut command and hey presto).
That was last week. Today I was utterly frustrated because I couldn't find that option in TextWrangler. Where in the heck was it? After a long minute of wondering if somehow the menu hadn't morphed on me ... the truth hit. Duh - wrong editor.
Time to trim things back a bit. Now, which blond do I get rid of?
[1] Yes, I've also got emacs running and it seems like a fine choice buy oh wow the learning curve.
But it's true. For a long time I used TextWrangler. Then I tried TextMate. And I like it just fine.[1]
Today I wanted to excise some bits from the first five characters of each line of a file with several thousand lines.
cut -c5-80 foo
Yes, like that. I learned how to do this in TextMate easily enough (Text - Filter Through Command - shove in the cut command and hey presto).
That was last week. Today I was utterly frustrated because I couldn't find that option in TextWrangler. Where in the heck was it? After a long minute of wondering if somehow the menu hadn't morphed on me ... the truth hit. Duh - wrong editor.
Time to trim things back a bit. Now, which blond do I get rid of?
[1] Yes, I've also got emacs running and it seems like a fine choice buy oh wow the learning curve.
