On Oct 16, 2007, at 1:32 PM, Rick DeNatale wrote:
I'm becoming more convinced that my original model is correct. That there really aren't two kinds of PROJECTS, but that there are three different objects which can be in the project drawer:
- File references
- Folder references
- Groups
1 and 2 are references to the corresponding things on the file system. 3 only exists inside TextMate.
In experimenting with a project which I created by dragging a rails app directory icon from the finder to a new TextMate project drawer, I've noticed that I can drag additional file and folder references to the top-level of the project drawer, but not to a folder reference.
I can also create groups in the top-level of the project drawer, and group file references in the top level, and put groups inside groups, but I can't put a file reference in a group, or a group in a folder reference.
-- Rick DeNatale
My blog on Ruby http://talklikeaduck.denhaven2.com/
I think it might be rather telling that this isn't completely obvious at first glance. People shouldn't have to think about this stuff, it should "just work".
I'm not sure what exactly is going to be different in TM2 but I know Allan has mentioned that this whole thing is going to be drastically updated.
Maybe there will be a separation between groups, files and folders. I can see it being sort of like how iTunes separates things. LIBRARY would be your actual files & folders and then PLAYLISTS would be your groups or smart groups or whatever.
Meh, I'm sure Allan is up to something.
—Thomas Aylott – subtleGradient—
