On 25.06.2007, at 19:51, Robert M. Zigweid wrote:
Greetings. I saw a neat feature in another editor, and I was wondering if there was similar functionality in TextMate. If there is, I haven't found it yet and a pointer would be most appreciated.
When making a selection, I was wondering if there was some interface point that easily displayed how many characters were selected.
My use case? Constructing HTTP Requests and wishing to supply the accurate content length quickly and easily. I can imagine other use cases as well, but this is the one that I can see needing most often.
Just for completion because someone asked for that :-}
utf-8 support (i.e. also for Japanese, accented characters, etc.)
You can use 'Filter through command' or create a command Input: Selection Command: ruby -ne 'print split(//u).size' Output: Show Tool Tip
Hans