>Yeah, I suspect we all have similar stories. For me it was very large >text files that I needed to manipulate. I think it was a gargantuan >4MB<1> text file that was a list of all the movies at The Video Station >that I was able to work with, pretty up, and not have Word explode on >me.
ah well, since we're sharing, for me it was multi-file searching, probably also in 1994 (3.0 was the current release, though I have *seen* a copy of 22, many years ago). I was working on some latin texts and kept needing to search for repeated use of terms. But, as some you will know, latin words change their endings. Being able to search for them via grep meant not having to use the huge concordances. I remain convinced I could not have done my PhD without BBEdit (and BBSW are credited in the book that arose from it*) It was even better when I worked out how to search ancient Greek (the trick being that accents might or might not appear in a word in a particular place.) More than once, when under pressure to use a PC, I would search Homer's Iliad for a phrase, show the multi-file results and say 'can I do that on a PC?'. I always got to use a Mac...** *they have their own copy, which they no doubt fight over at lunch times when they want to read something other than coding manuals... ** actually, not long ago, when I recounted this, someone said that there is something that can do it so I obviously have to find something else to show them now... -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ Have a feature request? Not sure the software's working correctly? If so, please send mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, not to the list. List FAQ: <http://www.barebones.com/support/lists/bbedit_talk.shtml> List archives: <http://www.listsearch.com/BBEditTalk.lasso> To unsubscribe, send mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
