I recently purchased Circus Ponies Notebook software to help me stay more organized (it rocks by the way). I want to be able to keep a 'notebook' in each of my project directories. The problem is that a 'notebook' doesn't appear as a regular file in the TM drawer -- it appears as a directory full of my notebook contents. The reason why that's a problem is because it means I can't just double-click the notebook to open it in circus ponies software. Instead I have to go find it in the Finder, and launch it from there.
Anyway to fix this?
Also, is anyone else using CP Notebook for project documentation?
Cheers, Sean
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On Apr 11, 2006, at 10:03 PM, Sean Schertell wrote:
I recently purchased Circus Ponies Notebook software to help me stay more organized (it rocks by the way). I want to be able to keep a 'notebook' in each of my project directories. The problem is that a 'notebook' doesn't appear as a regular file in the TM drawer -- it appears as a directory full of my notebook contents. The reason why that's a problem is because it means I can't just double-click the notebook to open it in circus ponies software. Instead I have to go find it in the Finder, and launch it from there.
Anyway to fix this?
I'm not familiar with the program, but I am guessing it is the same as with programs like OmniOutliner etc. Namely, any folder with extension .oo3, or whatever the extension for CPNotebook is, will be opened by Finder by the correct program. My guess is that if you right-click on the 'notebook' folder from within TextMate, you will see, as one of the options, "Open 'notebook' in CPNotebook" or something of that sort. Also, if CPNotebook exists in your Dock, you can also drag and drop the 'notebook' directory from TextMate onto the CPNotebook dock icon, and it should open it. That is, provided CPNotebook plays according to the standard rules for MacOSX apps.
Cheers, Sean
Haris
On 12/4/2006, at 5:03, Sean Schertell wrote:
[...] The problem is that a 'notebook' doesn't appear as a regular file in the TM drawer -- it appears as a directory full of my notebook contents. The reason why that's a problem is because it means I can't just double-click the notebook to open it
Try it -- TextMate does to some degree allow double-clicking of “folders” which are really packages.
On 12/4/2006, at 5:03, Sean Schertell wrote:
[...] The problem is that a 'notebook' doesn't appear as a regular file in the TM drawer -- it appears as a directory full of my notebook contents. The reason why that's a problem is because it means I can't just double-click the notebook to open it
Try it -- TextMate does to some degree allow double-clicking of “folders” which are really packages.
Well, don't I feel like an idiot. You're right, double-clicking does indeed open the archive in CP Notebook. It's a minor point but I find that having the folder icon in my project is a little confusing. Anyway I can change the icon display to the normal CP Notebook icon?
Sean
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On Apr 12, 2006, at 11:05 PM, Sean Schertell wrote:
Well, don't I feel like an idiot. You're right, double-clicking does indeed open the archive in CP Notebook. It's a minor point but I find that having the folder icon in my project is a little confusing. Anyway I can change the icon display to the normal CP Notebook icon?
Well, it's because it *is* a folder, and you want to be able to edit its contents, i.e. manipulate it like a folder :). Just for kicks, try drag-and-dropping an application (e.g. TextMate.app) onto the TextMate Dock icon. :)
Sean
Haris
On Apr 12, 2006, at 9:41 PM, Charilaos Skiadas wrote:
Well, it's because it *is* a folder, and you want to be able to edit its contents, i.e. manipulate it like a folder :).
True, but it would be nice to see this as an option. Kind of like the Treat As Binary / Text option.
Trevor
On 13/4/2006, at 9:44, Trevor Harmon wrote:
Well, it's because it *is* a folder, and you want to be able to edit its contents, i.e. manipulate it like a folder :).
True, but it would be nice to see this as an option. Kind of like the Treat As Binary / Text option.
It will be default in 2.0 with Show Package Contents as an action, like Finder.
On Apr 14, 2006, at 7:16 PM, Allan Odgaard wrote:
On 13/4/2006, at 9:44, Trevor Harmon wrote:
Well, it's because it *is* a folder, and you want to be able to edit its contents, i.e. manipulate it like a folder :).
True, but it would be nice to see this as an option. Kind of like the Treat As Binary / Text option.
It will be default in 2.0 with Show Package Contents as an action, like Finder.
Yay!
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