Completely agree on the minimizing distractions front here, but until full-screen does become a TextMate feature (or if ever), I recommend using Desktop Manager.
It's a free app that creates "multiple" desktops that you can toggle among. I've been using this for over a year now on my 15" PowerBook and it saves my bacon.
I have Mail/IM running on one desktop, Safari and my RSS reader on another, Textmate and Transmit on another, and then the remaining desktops for whatever else.
I'm easily able to move from one to the next with a quick key command and I can have multiple apps open at the same time without cluttering the screen in front of me.
http://desktopmanager.berlios.de/index.php
Cheers,
Anthony
On Nov 5, 2005, at 3:16 PM, Benjamin Jackson wrote:
I think I can speak for more than a few of the people who have requested this when I say:
It's not about the extra pixels.
It's about minimizing distractions. There's a significant mode switch that's triggered when all of a sudden the only thing you should be doing is the only thing you can see on the screen. No bouncing dock icons, no flashing news reader, no growl notifications, just your words staring you in the face. It kind of reminds me of the good old days of green screens and ascii text.