2008/5/12 Allan Odgaard throw-away-2@macromates.com:
You have 3 options:
Press ⌃⌥⇧H to switch to HTML (or use the status bar)
Use New From Template → HTML → … optionally giving your favorite template a key equivalent via the bundle editor to make that action easier.
Switch the default type for new documents to HTML: <
http://lists.macromates.com/pipermail/textmate/2006-February/008276.html%3E
Many thanks
Bernd