[TxMt] help me get started with textmate doing rails development

[Steve Lianoglou]

Hi,

> I'm trying textmate. How best to be introduced to this editor? Is  
> there a tutorial anywhere -- especially a rails specific one?

I don't intend to sound condescending, but you should try to at least  
look over the manual. Some sections that will be immediately helpful  
are:

   * Working with Text [1]
   * Bundles [2]

The screencasts are real helpful too.
http://macromates.com/screencasts

> etc. What key sequences are doing this expansion?

The Tab key.

The "magical" expansions that you'll run across in the screencasts  
and what not are either "Snippets" or "Macros". Keep yours eyes open  
for those words as are you're perusing the manual and it should  
become a bit clearer.

HTH
-steve

[1] http://macromates.com/textmate/manual/ 
working_with_text#working_with_text
[2] http://macromates.com/textmate/manual/bundles#bundles