Re: Change default extension

Thanks :) Until recently, I've always used '.txt' but a markdown app called Texts and this post got me thinking about using '.text' and so far OS X finder's QuickLook, Atom Editor, BBEdit, Byword, Smultron, Sublim

Re: Change default extension

On Fri Nov 06 2015 14:44:42 Frank Eves said: > > that said, this is 2015, not the 1970s and I'd like to use '.text’, OK, but be aware that this will probably cause some issues with any programs that are not setup to expect .text. > so my question remains… My hunch is that you're correct, sett

Re: Change default extension

On 11/6/15 at 9:24 AM, drfranke...@gmail.com (Frank Eves) wrote: How do I change BBEdit's default, plain text extension from '.txt' to '.text’? I regret this isn't possible, though you can change the default extension for any specific language via the "PreferredFilenameExtension_" key (as d

Re: Change default extension

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphabetical_list_of_filename_extensions_(S%E2%80%93Z) Apparently it is (wikipedia-) legit. No file type listed, probably because it's assumed. On Fri, Nov 6, 2015 at 1:44 PM, Frank Eves wrote: > Like you, I've used personal computers for a day or two. :) My firs

Re: adding other doc types to the ones suggested for Open With...

I think the services are just listed at the bottom of the context menu right above "Reveal In Finder". I see "Open i BBEdit" down there on every file, but if I select an audio file I also see the service "Encode Selected Audio Files". You can control what services are available in the Keyboard p

Re: Change default extension

Like you, I've used personal computers for a day or two. :) My first home computer was a CP/M machine that used the 8.3 filename format, so, yes, I'm familiar with '.txt'. No argument that the '.txt' extension is the standard; that said, this is 2015, not the 1970s and I'd like to use '.text', s

Re: adding other doc types to the ones suggested for Open With...

On Sun Nov 01 2015 13:31:38 Tom Robinson said: > > Looks like Apple flattened the Finder's right-click menu though, and now the > available Services appear at the bottom of the menu. Oh, wow. I feel dumb. Was so concentrated on looking for a menu that I never noticed the options at the

Re: adding other doc types to the ones suggested for Open With...

On Sun Nov 01 2015 12:42:57 Rich Siegel said: > > This is available under the "Services" submenu when you right-click on a file > in the Finder, and when you choose it will open the file in BBEdit, whether > the OS thinks it's a text file or not. It’s been quite a while since the services menu

Re: Change default extension

On Fri Nov 06 2015 07:24:49 Frank Eves said: > > How do I change BBEdit's default, plain text extension from '.txt' to '.text’? I hate to be that guy, but why do you want to do this? Whatever problem you’re trying to solve or get around, this is probably not the right way to go; .txt is the s

Change default extension

How do I change BBEdit's default, plain text extension from '.txt' to '.text’? OS X El Capitan 10.11.2 BBEdit 11.1.3 Cheers, Frank http://frankeves.com/ -- This is the BBEdit Talk public discussion group. If you have a feature request or would like to report a problem, please email "supp...@ba