[TxMt] Re: [TM2] File Browser colour and functionality

[Elia Schito]

> e) Also, why does TM2 not remember the previously saved file name and format like TM1.5 does?

For this feature I think you can give a look at the avian-missing bundle (https://github.com/elia/avian-missing.tmbundle) which uses the current file as a basis for new file creation (and brings back the TM1 style)


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Elia

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Il giorno lunedì, settembre 3, 2012, alle ore 1:34 pm, EyeMatz ha scritto:  

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> Hi Allan,  
>  
> Thanks a lot for your prompt reply!! Very much appreciated, as always!
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> Please do NOT take my comments as negative criticism! I am only trying to understand and help in some small way.
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> I have been incredibly happy with my TM1.x versions for roughly 6 hours/ working day since mid 2005, so I guess I'm feeling a bit defensive about certain changes to my default working environment. ;-)
>  
>  
> > > 1) Is it / Will it be possible for users to change the background colour of the file browser?
> >  
> > It is presently not possible. I can’t predict the future, so can’t answer the second part of your question.
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>  
> Ha ha ha :) Let me rephrase my question.  
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> Allan (and other TM devs) would you personally consider adding such a feature in TM2?  
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> To your current knowledge/beliefs could such a feature be technically possible to implement with the TM 2 code base ?
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> I would love to help out on such a feature, but sadly think I probably don't have the skills and ability to do so. I have looked at the TM source code on Github, but don't understand most of it. Perhaps some guidance could change that if it is relatively trivial change?
>  
>  
> > > 2) Why have some of the core functionality of the file browser (project drawer) changed so much between TM1.5 and TM2?
> >  
> > Because 1.x contained a source list and 2.0 contains a file browser.
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> Thanks! I now see the distinction between a file BROWSER (TM2) and a source LIST (TM1.5), which I did not take into account before.
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> > > a) Why do we need to double-click on the file name to open the file, but can single-click on the tiny icon?
> >  
> > You need to double-click because single click selects the item. There are many situations where selecting a file is not done to open it.
> >  
> > Single-clicking the icon is a shortcut.
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>  
> OK, I understand that logical choice as well. It make sense and mostly follows the Finder (OS) default.
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> I personally really like the TM1.5 behaviour when we click on a file (select it) in the "file browser" and it automagically opens up as a tab.
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> Could this become a preference setting for users? i.e.: would it be possible for you TM devs to create such a preference feature?
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> I guess I will grow used to it, but muscle memory is hard to change over a few days ;-)
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> > > e) Also, why does TM2 not remember the previously saved file name and format like TM1.5 does?
> >  
> > I am unsure what this refers to.
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> In TM1.5 when you create a new file in a directory in the "file browser" (i.e.: a .rb file) and then creates another file, then the dialog sheet has the name and extension of the previously created file as the default filename.
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> In TM1.5 you also have the option of pasting in the clipboard, or a number of templates into the new file. I actually really liked that feature too.
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> Any chance of that or a similar feature(s) returning to TM2 ?
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>  
> > > I love the SCM integration in the file browser, but other than that the TM1.5 file browser was much better!
> >  
> > So adding a dozen features to the simple source list has made it worse? OK…
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> My sincere apologies for the bad choice of words there. It was not intentional.
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> Overall I think the TM2 file browser is better, however I just miss some of my favourite features from TM1.x. (described above)
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> Kind regards,
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> Matz
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> On Sep 3, 2012, at 6:25 PM, Allan Odgaard <mailinglist at textmate.org (mailto:mailinglist at textmate.org)> wrote:
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> > On Sep 3, 2012, at 10:19 AM, EyeMatz <eyematz at me.com (mailto:eyematz at me.com)> wrote:
> >  
> > > 1) Is it / Will it be possible for users to change the background colour of the file browser?
> >  
> > It is presently not possible. I can’t predict the future, so can’t answer the second part of your question.
> >  
> > > 2) Why have some of the core functionality of the file browser (project drawer) changed so much between TM1.5 and TM2?
> >  
> > Because 1.x contained a source list and 2.0 contains a file browser.
> >  
> > > a) Why do we need to double-click on the file name to open the file, but can single-click on the tiny icon?
> >  
> > You need to double-click because single click selects the item. There are many situations where selecting a file is not done to open it.
> >  
> > Single-clicking the icon is a shortcut.
> >  
> > > c) Why have the "Create New File" functionality been removed from TM2?  
> >  
> > It has not been added (as 2.0’s file browser is not based on 1.x code). You can use ⌥⌘N for new tab (followed by ⌘S to save it defaulting to the file browser’s path, or selected folder in file browser)
> >  
> > > e) Also, why does TM2 not remember the previously saved file name and format like TM1.5 does?
> >  
> > I am unsure what this refers to.
> >  
> > > I love the SCM integration in the file browser, but other than that the TM1.5 file browser was much better!
> >  
> > So adding a dozen features to the simple source list has made it worse? OK…
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