[TxMt] [TM2] Proxy settings

[alex]

Hi,

I don't know whether I'm missing something or just trying to use 
something not yet implemented, but I can't seem to set any http_proxy 
settings.  I've tried:

TM_HTTP_PROXY = ****PROXYSERVER***:3128
http_proxy = ****PROXYSERVER***:3128

in my .tm_properties file and as variables in the preferences pane.  
But neither seem to work - I can't for example connect to the macromates 
download server to check for new releases.

This has the side effect that when I try to enable a theme I get the 
message 'Installed Birds of Paradise' but the check box instantly 
un-checks it's self and I get the message:

19/12/2011 
12:20:15	[0x0-0x13b13b].com.macromates.TextMate.preview[25857]	*** error 
downloading 
‘http://updates.textmate.org/Bundles/Birds%20of%20Paradise.tbz’: 
couldn't connect to host

in the console log.

As a text I checked and unchecked the 'Theme' option in themes and that 
then became disabled too.  Obviously it's pretty easy to fix all the 
symptoms, but it'd be great to get the core functionality working.

Any hints?

Cheers

Alex

p.s. (yes my .bash_profile has "export http_proxy=....