[ANN] BBEdit 11.5 (3809) pre-release

[Rich Siegel]

Good afternoon folks,

We're working on an update to BBEdit 11 which will add some new 
features and address a few recently reported issues.


Note that this is a _pre-release_ version. The intent is to fix 
bugs and address areas of improvement based on what our 
customers have reported. However, since the software is at this 
point not fully tested, there _may_ be bugs and regressions. If 
this prospect makes you nervous, then sticking with the public 
release versions is your best course of action. Nobody will be 
offended if you choose to do so; you're under no obligation to 
install and use anything but a public release. :-)


Following is a summary of changes that are new in this release line.

The change notes are organized into additions, changes, and 
fixes, and are annotated where appropriate with case numbers. So 
if you recognize a number corresponding to a support case that 
was opened for you, you can now verify that it's been fixed 
correctly. Please take the time to review the changes before 
using the new build -- it'll be worth your time.


One final note: If you run into a bug in a pre-release version, 
PLEASE DO NOT REPORT THE BUG TO THE LIST. This includes asking 
about whether others have seen the same problem. Instead, please 
send a bug report to  and we will deal 
with it there. This will help us keep the list discussion on 
topic and productive for all list members.




version 11.5 (3809) (2015-11-23)

Additions
-

+   [DOC] BBEdit now supports the use of iCloud Drive for sharing
application support and setup items. This works similarly 
to the
existing Dropbox support: in your "`iCloud Drive`" folder, 
create a

folder named "`Application Support`", and then within that create
a folder named "`BBEdit`". You can populate that folder 
with the

contents of your `home/Library/Application Support/BBEdit/`
folder.

+   [DOC] BBEdit now supports the use of iCloud Drive for a shared
backup folder: in your "`iCloud Drive`" folder, create a folder
named "`BBEdit Backups`", and if you have turned on Use
Historical Backups, BBEdit will use this folder.

*   [DOC] There's a new settings group in the Appearance
preferences: "Sidebar". The controls here determine the default
behavior of the files side bar in editing, project, and
Differences windows.

*Note*: Using "Save Default Text Window", "Save Default Project
Window", or "Save Default Differences Window" sets the default
visibility for the sidebar in windows of each respective 
type; this

always overrides the preference.

*   [297520] [DOC] There is a new folder-comparison option in the
Find Differences dialog box: "Only compare items in 
common". When

you turn it on, BBEdit will only list items in the results that
exist in both of the folders being compared. This option is also
available to the scripting interface.

*   [DOC] There is a new setting in the Text Colors preferences:
"Differences". This color setting determines how 
differences are

highlighted in editing views when you select them in a
Differences window. (The color for differences within a 
line is
derived from this, by darkening or lightening as needed.) 
If a

custom color scheme does not include a Differences color, BBEdit
will use a dark gray or light gray (depending on the scheme's
background color) instead.

*   [DOC] Synchro Scrolling is now enabled (and on by default) for
Differences windows: when turned on, scrolling either text view
in the window will scroll the other one. Synchro Scrolling 
can be
turned off for Differences windows; and if you would like 
it to

be off for all new Differences windows, turn it off and then
choose "Save Default Differences Window" from the Window menu.

*   [DOC] Things that are highlighted in the text at various times
(matches for selected text, Live Search results, spelling errors,
and diffs) are now marked in the view's vertical scroll bar.

*   [DOC] The GUI setting for extra space in text views, which was
removed in 10.0, has been restored to the Editing preferences.

*   [DOC] Did you know that you could set BBEdit up to use the
Escape key to trigger completions? That's OK, nobody else did
either. There's now a setting in the Keyboard preferences to
enable this. Note that it works at cross purposes with both Emacs
emulation and using the Escape key to exit full screen 
mode; that

is, if you turn on Escape-key completion triggering, the Escape
key will *only* work to trigger a completion, and will not
function as either the Emacs meta key nor will it exit
full-screen mode.

*   [DOC] There is a new preference in the Keyboard preferences,
subordinate to Emacs emulation: "Enable meta sequences". 
This is

off by default, so that the `Escape` key is not intercepted

Re: [ANN] BBEdit 11.5 (3809) pre-release

[Lee Hinde]

On Mon, Nov 23, 2015 at 8:17 AM, Rich Siegel  wrote:

>[DOC] The "Find Differences" dialog box has been reworked.
>
> The old path controls are dragged to the curb, and have been
> replaced with edit fields. When you choose a file, its path is
> entered in to the edit field. You can leave it alone, or make edits
> to it to choose alternative locations.
>
> The image to the right of each path shows a file or folder icon if
> the path refers to an item on disk; if the item indicated by the
> path does not exist, the image will show an alert icon.
>
> The image wells are also drop targets: you can drag a file or folder
> in to specify it. Finally, double-clicking in an image well will
> reveal the selected item in the Finder.
>
> The "Compare: ( ) Files ( ) Folders" switch is gone. Find
> Differences will figure out what you want to do based on the items
> you provide. (You can only compare a file to a file or a folder to a
> folder.)
>

Thank you; thank you very much.

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BBEdit 11.5 support for iCloud Drive

[chmaynard]

I’m not clear on how to enable iCloud Drive support in BBEdit 11.5. After I 
copy *~/Library/Application Support/**BBEdit/* over to iCloud Drive, 
does BBEdit 11.5 automatically use this new folder?

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Re: BBEdit 11.5 support for iCloud Drive

[Rich Siegel]

On Monday, November 23, 2015, chmaynard  wrote:

> I’m not clear on how to enable iCloud Drive support in BBEdit 11.5. After I 
> copy *~/Library/Application Support/**BBEdit/* over to iCloud Drive, 
> does BBEdit 11.5 automatically use this new folder?

That is the intention, yes. (Analogous to how the Dropbox support works today.)

R.
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Re: Change Underlined Same-Word Variables, etc. to Background-Colored ??

[Rich Siegel]

On Sunday, July 26, 2015, Rick Gordon  wrote:

> Is it possible to change a setting so that when you click in a given word, 
> and 
> all instances of the same word are underlined, to change that something more 
> visible, like a background color?

This change is in place for 11.5, per the recent public-beta announcement.

Enjoy,

R.
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