Another example of something to avoid, aka things textMate really wasn't designed for. -- Open a large file (mine was > 7000 lines) -- Select the entire file -- Edit each line in selection -- start typing.
This brought the computer to its knees.
My bad. Just thought y'all could have a laugh at my expense.
There are, of course, at least a dozen other ways to do what I started to do: Filter through command, Command, Search and replace ( $ with [replacement value]), etc
Tschuss,
Brad Tittle Tech Support