They are used to transform portions of your document, invoke Documentation, Run files (for programming languages), etc. CommandsĬommands are shell scripts little computer programs that invoke other programs to do specific tasks. Let’s take a shallow look at the different things so you get a feeling of the power you have on your hands with these Bundles. The gear menu gives you a lot of power and control right at your fingertips. This menu can be called by selecting the Bundle from Bundles → or by pressing ⌃⎋ (Gear menu in status bar) which opens the right bundle according to the context your caret (Text cursor) is in. If you select the name of the Bundle you can rearrange how TextMate structures the menu of the Bundle. Further down there is the ‘HTML Language Grammar’ (that defines how the Syntax is highlighted and provides Semantic info for Commands), several Preferences you can adapt to your needs and different kinds of Templates for various HTML/ XHTML versions. There are Commands that will transform characters or open a window with Documentation for an HTML Tag, Drag Commands that will let you Drag’n’Drop Files (will be inserted as Links) or Images into the HTML Source, Macros and Snippets (expandable, intelligent Text Blocks). Don’t be scared right off by the funny program source in the text-field to the right.Īll the items that are grouped under the “HTML” headline on the left are specific things to HTML. I have selected the first Command in the ‘HTML Bundle’. Feel free to open the ‘Bundle Editor’ from within TextMate with ⌃⌥⌘B (Window → Show Bundle Editor). Let’s take a look what those Bundles are about, shall we? Bundlesīundles are Containers for certain functionality, mostly Language-centered. Furthermore, if your file starts with an HTML DOCTYPE declaration it will be recognized as well.īased on that the file is syntax-highlighted according to the ‘HTML Language Grammar’ that is defined in the ‘HTML Bundle’. TextMate will recognize the following extensions as HTML: html, htm, shtml, xhtml, phtml, php, inc, tmpl, tpl 1.

Let’s assume you are editing an HTML file. When you edit a file, TextMate recognizes the file type (in most cases) and provides several specific commands to work with that file. Notice: Part of this Tutorial is available in Japanese at fraction.jp. I find this “Understanding TextMate” Section is essential for every user. This Tutorial starts rather unusually with an insight of TextMates Extensibility and Bundle System and also will show off the built-in editing features. This is a must for everyone who wants to use TextMate seriously.

After having setup your TextMate, this Tutorial will show you around the basic features of TextMate.

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