Unsure how useful this is going to be, but I am trying it out. The Notes function is a replication of that functionality in a new window. I can have collections of documents in these projects depending on what particular writing project I am engrossed in at that moment. I create, edit, rename, move and delete these documents in the sidebar and that is the organization I am used to. I assign folders of text files to a project and I can manage those folders in BBEdit. The notes show up in the Open File by Name (⌘D) command, you can search for individual files if you have a large collection of these notes. The file names don’t mean much, but the plain text files are available if you want to get at them. You can see inside the package and find your notes. The notes are in a proprietary package in the BBEdit Application Support folder. Useful feature when you are doing research, collecting information. You can make a new note from the contents of your clipboard or from a selection of text in any program. Doesn’t need you to save anything or do anything extra. It takes the first line of the note as the filename, giving you an idea of what the content is. I assigned a keyboard command to the New Note command (⌃⌥⌘N). It is an interesting implementation of a feature which will benefit BBEdit users, if they use it. I am not sure that these users are looking for organization. BBEdit lets you have collections, folders really, and introduces organization to the collection of unsaved notes. Notes is a way for BBEdit to provide a solution to this particular behavior. The thought of it makes me break into hives 2. You can have a bunch of these “untitled text” documents hanging around forever. The stability of BBEdit ensures that even if you quit the program, the documents you have unsaved show up in the next restart. I am realizing that mine is a minority opinion. An unsaved document? What are you smoking, mate? Why would you do that? Save the damn file, put it where it belongs and move on to the next thing.
I don’t have a single “untitled text” document hanging around. If it results in something useful, I save the relevant content in a new document. I don’t know what these people are on about. It will come in very handy, as one can see from the screen cap below with my 300+ untitled text documents.
Just wanted to express my appreciation for the new 14 notes feature. Me: I DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT!Īlso Me: /3tm4VVnS4e- Dr. ?- Filip Stokkeland July 22, 2021īBedit like: We learnt a lot of you use unsaved untitled texts as notices, so we built this as a new feature! Me: I DON’T HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT! Also Me:īBedit like: We learnt a lot of you use unsaved untitled texts as notices, so we built this as a new feature! (I have slightly less than 305 untitled documents, but will probably benefit greatly.)ĭifference with Drafts is availability on iOS/iPadOS, I guess. I also use Drafts, and I'm really looking forward to checking out this new Notes thingie in 14. (I have slightly less than 305 untitled documents, but will probably benefit greatly.) I also use Drafts, and I’m really looking forward to checking out this new Notes thingie in BBEdit 14. I'll be cracking open the ol' wallet today.- Tim Weigel, Data, uh, Guy July 21, 2021
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Looking over list of new features in 14, and that new Notes functionality - worth the upgrade cost *just* for that (dang, it's like they know their user base!). I’ll be cracking open the ol’ wallet today. Looking over BBEdit’s list of new features in 14, and that new Notes functionality - worth the upgrade cost just for that (dang, it’s like they know their user base!). The reactions on Twitter to this new feature: The biggest feature in this version is Notes. Go through that to get the complete picture. If you are a coder, my comments on BBEdit are not going to be relevant to you.Īs usual, BBEdit does a great job of documenting everything that has changed in their release notes. Blog posts, books, articles and doodles in text is what I use it for. My perspective on BBEdit is that of a person who uses it to write. I ponied up the upgrade price and proceeded to test it out. BBEdit 13: It Sucks a Little is what I had to say about it.īBEdit got upgraded to version 14 and in spite of my best intentions I couldn’t resist 1.
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I promised myself that I wouldn’t update to the next version of BBEdit based on my experience with BBEdit 13. BBEdit 14 icon BBEdit 14 Protects You From “Untitled Text” Infestation