Fetch Softworks

Fetch & SubEthaEdit (3 posts)

• Started 19 years ago by assassin_bill
• Latest reply 19 years ago from assassin_bill

• assassin_bill Member

  Just posting this because I haven't found any good documentation on the two. To integrate SubEthaEdit with fetch use the "Set External Editor" script in the "Secret Options Scripts" that come with Fetch. You'll want to delete all the lines in between tell application "Fetch 4.0.3" and set rep to display dialog ("Fetch is configured to use " & " as its external text editor; do you want to choose a different one?")

  The script should then look like this:

  set yesNoButtons to {"No", "Yes"}
  set defaultButton to "Yes"

  tell application "Fetch 4.0.3"
  set rep to display dialog ("Fetch is configured to use " & " as its external text editor; do you want to choose a different one?") ¬
  buttons yesNoButtons default button defaultButton
  if (button returned of rep is "Yes") then
  set external text editor to choose file with prompt "Pick an external text editor" of type {"APPL"}
  end if
  end tell

  Note Bene: You could also just cut and paste.

  When you run it you will be prompted to pick a new editor, do such.

  Also, on a second hand note, I would just like to ask the Fetch staff why they have created a script which assumes that we own BBedit?

  Posted 19 years ago #

• Jim Matthews Administrator

  Thanks for posting that. I want to add that in Fetch 4.0.3 you can choose "Specify external text editor..." from the Obscure Options pop-up menu in the Misc. section of Preferences instead of running an AppleScript.

  As for why Fetch has BBEdit as its default editor, that's because BBEdit is a great product, and was the first to support the AppleEvents that Fetch uses to work with external editors.

  Thanks,

  Jim Matthews
  Fetch Softworks

  Posted 19 years ago #

• assassin_bill Member

  Didn't know about the options menu in 4.0.3. That's a hell of alot easier. Thanks...

  Posted 19 years ago #