[TxMt] Re: Texmate 2

[Steven W Riggins]

The real answer:  Don't talk about future versions, ever.

Lesson learned.

I'd happily pay for TM2

On Jun 23, 2009, at 8:52 AM, Fletcher T. Penney wrote:

> Wow.
>
>
> Whenever I buy software, I buy it based on its merits at the time. If
> you buy based on features that are promised for the future, you'll
> likely end up burned (IMHO).
>
> TextMate was worth everything I paid for it.  I have gotten a lot of
> use out of it.  I am trying to migrate to emacs, since there's not a
> TextMate for linux, but I keep coming back to TM for most of my
> editing.
>
> I agree that if Allan promised TM 2 would be a free upgrade, that it
> should be out of fairness.  I agree that anyone who feels strongly
> that TM is an amazing piece of software and wants to
> donate/repurchase/whatever should have an easy way to give him money.
> I also feel that if Allan wants to take a vacation, he should be able
> to without that being thrown back at him!  I was pretty shocked when I
> read this email - enough to actually make me take the time to write
> back (I usually ignore stuff like this).
>
> In any case, I wanted to add my voice to those who have expressed
> their support for the wonderful work Allan has done with TextMate, the
> bundles, the screencasts, etc.  He was quick to help me when I needed
> help coding a bundle.  I'm amazed at the number of apps that promote
> themselves as being like TextMate, or compatible with it, or whatever.
> Amazing work!
>
>
> And Allan (if you're even reading this drivel), even if you never get
> around to releasing TM 2 - it doesn't take away from what you've
> accomplished.  Though I'm admittedly curious about what you have
> planned!
>
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Fletcher Penney
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 10:19 AM, Gerd Knops <gerti-textmate at bitart.com 
> > wrote:
>>
>> Me, I want to see it first.
>>
>> See I feel abandoned. There are some features I consider rather basic
>> and important (and I am not talking something more difficult like a
>> split view) that are missing in TM1. And basically other than bug
>> fixes TM1 has not seen any improvements in around 2 years. I love TM,
>> but the lack of steady enhancements is really bugging me. I need to
>> get my work done now. I don't care about some mysterious TM2 that may
>> or may not show up at some point, and it may or may not be the
>> solution to all or the beginning of all evil. Until it is there.
>>
>> I remember back then we were lead to believe (or maybe I
>> misunderstood) that TM2 will require Leopard. So I figured OK, I can
>> live with this a few months until Leopard comes out with TM2 on it's
>> heels. Well, that time came and went, and nothing happened (though we
>> did read about multi-month vacations, good for him!).
>>
>> So I am sitting here waiting for Allan to make it up to me with a  
>> kick-
>> ass TM2 alpha release in the hopefully not to distant future, then we
>> can talk.
>>
>> Gerd
>>
>>
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> Fletcher T. Penney
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