Hi Peter,
1. Activate the system AppleScript Menu in the menubar
• Launch the Script Editor at Applications/Utilities/Script Editor.app
• In Script Editor's settings, check the 'Show Script menu in menu
bar' checkbox
• Now you should have a permanent new Script menu on the right of
your menubar
• In this Script menu, choose 'Open Scripts Folder' > 'Open User
Scripts Folder'
[image: Screenshot 2023-11-24 at 08.53.22.png]
2. Copy this AppleScript into the folder that was just opened, naming the
script 'Open BBEdit Notes.applescript'
*use* AppleScript version "2.8"
*use* *scripting additions*
*tell* *application* "System Events" *to* *tell* *process* "BBEdit"
*set* frontmost *to* *true*
*click* *menu item* "Notes" *of* *first* *menu* *of* *menu bar item*
"Window" *of* *first* *menu bar*
*end* *tell*
3. The menu item 'Open BBEdit Notes' should now appear somewhere in the
menubar Script menu.
Now on, you will be able to open the BBEdit's Notes window from everywhere.
HTH
Jean Jourdain
On Friday, November 24, 2023 at 12:19:25 AM UTC+1 Bruce Van Allen wrote:
> Look again at setting up services.
>
> > Thank you GP for answering. The shortcut for "New Note in BBEdit" with
> selected text is certainly useful, but it is not what I am looking for.
>
> I’m re-stating GP’s suggestion to make sure you get that this wasn’t about
> assigning a keyboard shortcut in BBEdit to use while running BBEdit.
>
> Here's what I did just now that I think gets what you want:
>
> In Services Settings, I made sure the main heading “Text" is checked.
> Clicking its down arrow to show text services, I made sure “New Note in
> BBEdit” is checked.
>
> Simply taking those steps now provides New Note in BBEdit in the Services
> menu of any* application - ** provided that I have some text selected in
> the front-running application whose Services menu I’ve invoked. If I choose
> New Note in BBEdit, it grabs the selected text and opens a BBEdit note with
> that text.
>
> Now, back in Services Settings, when confirming that New Note in BBEdit is
> checked, I can also see whether a keyboard combination has been assigned to
> it. I can double-click at the right side of the service to add a keyboard
> combo if necessary.
>
> Now, in any cooperating* application, if I have some text selected, by
> keyboard or mouse-dragging, I can hit that keyboard command and the
> selected text opens in a BBEdit note.
>
> *Not all Mac apps cooperate - I couldn’t get this to work in Apple News,
> which didn’t seem to recognize that an article’s text was selected, so
> wouldn’t reveal the text-related Services options.
>
> HTH
>
> — Bruce
>
> _bruce__van_allen__santa_cruz_ca_
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Nov 23, 2023, at 2:34 PM, Peter Schoo <peter...@gmx.de> wrote:
> >
> > Thank you GP for answering. The shortcut for "New Note in BBEdit" with
> selected text is certainly useful, but it is not what I am looking for.
> >
> > I search for a way to go to the 'Notes' window from random places, i.e.
> any other app or the OS, by keyboard command only.
> >
> > GP schrieb am Donnerstag, 23. November 2023 um 20:54:13 UTC+1:
> > While it might not be exactly what you want, the "New Note in BBEdit"
> service might satisfy your needs.
> >
> > In system Settings -> Keyboard -> Keyboard Shortcuts ... -> Services ->
> Text you can assign a keyboard shortcut to the "New Note in BBEdit" entry.
> In order for that service to become active where you want to use it you'll
> need to select a bit of text. Once you've assigned the keyboard shortcut to
> the service item, you can verify the assignment by selecting a bit of text
> then under the application menu select Services and look at the keyboard
> shortcut associated with the "New Note in BBEdit" item in the Services menu
> items list.
> >
> > On Thursday, November 23, 2023 at 4:21:30 AM UTC-8 Peter Schoo wrote:
> > Using BBedit 14.6, I like a lot the notes windows allowing me to take
> notes and manage them i.e. my half-down work in an efficient way. The
> 'Notes' window plays a central role.
> >
> > However, sometimes I experience the situation that, while in another
> application or on MosOS, I'd like to switch instantly into the 'Notes'
> window to add or continue on existing notes.
> >
> > Any idea how to create a keyboard shortcut or similar that allows me to
> bring this 'Notes' window in front and focus?
> >
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