On 22.02.2012, at 02:45, textmate-request@lists.macromates.com wrote:
Overall your writings include too much rhetoric (like ?useless? and ?revolutionized?) and
This is not rhetoric, and I do not use these words lightly.
I did give specific examples from another field. Perhaps you're not familiar with digital photography (it's a serious hobby of mine), but apps like Aperture and Lightroom have seriously improved the workflow of people who are serious about photography. Adding a layer of abstraction was key here.
Projects were the reason why TextMate 1 did revolutionize my TeX workflow (I used to use TeXShop before which back then could only handle one file at a time). Only later did I discover the usefulness and power of using several bundles in tandem. I am thankful to you for making this essential tool. I spend several hours each day writing and editing text, so these features are important.
… ?comparisons added for effect? (like Windows Explorer and BBEdit).
I have not added these comparisons for effect.
Pretty much the only ?problem? I acknowledge on that page (with 7-800 words) is that in TextMate 1 you can drag multiple folders to the TextMate icon and get one window with the files combined, where TextMate 2 will open multiple windows.
I have created these pages after you suggested to do so earlier this month. To me, they were meant to serve two purposes: first, give you feedback and second, to give users like me who need to adjust their workflow to the capabilities and limitations of TextMate 2. If you don't care for the suggestions, that's fine.
So I at least hope that other users contribute with helpful hints, tips and tricks.
Max
On 22/02/2012, at 20.32, Max Lein wrote:
Overall your writings include too much rhetoric (like ?useless? and ?revolutionized?) and
This is not rhetoric, and I do not use these words lightly.
What purpose does it serve to state that a feature is useless?
I did give specific examples from another field. Perhaps you're not familiar with digital photography (it's a serious hobby of mine), but apps like Aperture and Lightroom have seriously improved the workflow of people who are serious about photography. Adding a layer of abstraction was key here.
That might be, but editing photos is a very different thing than editing text. The former works well as thumbnails, the latter does not, the former (generally) have auto-generated (non-sensical) names, the latter does not. I fail to see how a parallel can be drawn here wrt. managing the files on disk.
Projects were the reason why TextMate 1 did revolutionize my TeX workflow (I used to use TeXShop before which back then could only handle one file at a time) […]
Are your latex files spread across different folders? If so, why? If not, then I fail to see how 2.0 is not offering you the same in terms of working with more than one file at a time.
… ?comparisons added for effect? (like Windows Explorer and BBEdit).
I have not added these comparisons for effect.
What purpose does it serve to state that a feature is “Windows Explorer-style”?
Pretty much the only ?problem? I acknowledge on that page (with 7-800 words) is that in TextMate 1 you can drag multiple folders to the TextMate icon and get one window with the files combined, where TextMate 2 will open multiple windows.
I have created these pages after you suggested to do so earlier this month […]
And I am honestly trying to help you “argue your case”.
I think I have already mentioned it, but I need to understand what problems users are having before implementing a solution. For example in your case, I get the feeling that perhaps it is actually not the “files from multiple folders in one list” that you miss from 1.x but the ability for arbitrary sorting.
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