[TxMt] Changing Open File Name is Not Reflected in TextMate

Gerd Knops gerti-textmate at bitart.com
Fri May 5 16:51:36 UTC 2006


On May 5, 2006, at 11:41 AM, Paul Mucur wrote:

> If one opens a file in TextMate and then renames that file in the  
> Finder, TextMate does not pick up the change and saving the opened  
> file will result in the file being saved with its original name.
>
> I only mention this as I am user coming from BBEdit and am used to  
> it picking up file name changes upon activating the editor window.
>
> I'm not sure which is the best approach but I like the idea of  
> files not being dependent on their name; the ability to re-open a  
> file despite its name having been changed is a great thing so  
> perhaps this should apply to when a file is currently opened?

I personally would not like if TM were to do that. No Cocoa  
application does that AFAIK.

Gerd





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