[TextMate] Preferences window (was ProFont)

Andrew Green andrew at article7.co.uk
Thu Oct 7 07:53:53 UTC 2004


On Thu, 7 Oct 2004 12:43:06 +1100, marc wrote:

> Yes, this is a very good counter argument to the premise that 
> exposing the prefs is more usable/accessible -- I've long argued for 
> memory (state retention) in applications, but if that's not the 
> ruling convention, you're initially left wondering if you'll have to 
> set the features each time... but again, it only takes opening your 
> 2nd file to realise that's not the case.

The trouble is -- what if you only wanted to change the font for the 
current document?  Perhaps I'd like to see the document I'm working on 
right now in a bigger font, or I'd like to treat tabs differently 
temporarily.  Under the current system, it ain't temporary.

Cheers,
Andrew.
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