On Oct 19, 2004, at 12:11, Allan Odgaard wrote:

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Here's a really wacky feature request: a way to specify an argument to the command each time I run it. When I'm developing, sometimes I want to run "make" then "make set-up-test-data" then "make test", or do things in a different order.

I think this will be possible when I introduce project-specific shell variables, as requested by Ivan (IIRC).

In a very spooky coincidence I was just writing an e-mail with this feature request when the above appeared in my inbox. : )

So here's my take on project-specific shell variables. As a web developer I have a number of current projects on the go in my ~Sites folder. For each project I have a number of variables that are common and would ideally be possible to collect and auto-enter into new files or Macros.

Examples: Project Dev URL: (local desktop URL) Project Live URL: ClientName: Development Version: etc etc.

So I was thinking that we could have the following section in the .tmproj file, (which is a .plist file really):

<key>ProjectShellVariables</key> <dict> <key>TM_PROJECT_CLIENTNAME</key> <string>MacroMates.</string> <key>TM_PROJECT_VERSION</key> <string>1.0</string> <key>TM_PROJECT_LIVEURL</key> <string>http://www.macromates.com/</string> <key> TM_PROJECT_DEVURL</key> <string>http://macromates.dev/</string> </dict>

Later on there could be a GUI for this functionality as well - sort of a copy of Macros/Snippets/Commands window -, but to begin with we could open the .tmproj file in TM / Property List Editor and add/change our own variables.

If these variables could be accessed in Snippets, Commands and when creating new files as well it would be even greater.

Also if the .tmproj file could remember the toggled state of groups/directories inside the project drawer when closing the project it would be great as well.

Kind regards,

Mats