At 08:12 -0700 3/28/08, Richard Carr wrote: >I develop and maintain a product that has well over 200 source modules. I >program in a proprietary language and don't have a source control system; >BBEdit is a wonderful tool for managing all this. > >One small nit: When I update and save a source module in BBEdit, the "Date >Modified" doesn't get updated in the Finder window. I always keep my Finder >window sorted by Date Modified to find the latest updated modules for FTP'ing >to a host, and just for knowing what I've changed recently. > >But, for some reason, there has always been a significant delay in updating >the dates on BBEdit files. I'm not even sure what triggers the update. > >But I do see that if I update a Microsoft Word document, the change is >reflected immediately in the Finder window. What's the difference between >BBEdit and Word? Is there anything I can do?
AppleScript tell window "name" of application "Finder" update every file end tell Finder is notorious for being slow to update windows. It started with OS neXt. I usually have problems with things like curl and it's easy to run the AppleScript using the osascript tool with a << "here" document that contains the script. -- --> From the U S of A, the only socialist country that refuses to admit it. <-- -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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]>
