The script is called “Big Window.scpt” and it’s kept in ~/Library/Scripts/Applications/TextMate. tell application "TextMate" to set bounds of front window to To that end, I’ve written a very short AppleScript that resizes and repositions the frontmost TextMate window to take up most of the right half of my 24″ iMac’s screen. I do, however, like the idea of having my text editor window take up a big chunk of the screen, whether I’m writing or programming. Maybe if I were a novelist, working more from my head than from reference material, I’d think differently. Having the text editor take up the whole screen forces me to switch back and forth between applications more often than I otherwise would, making it more difficult to focus, not less. While I’m sympathetic to the idea of focusing on the work in front of you, much of my writing is done while referencing photographs, drawings, charts, web pages, and other materials on my computer. I’ve never been a big fan of the “distraction-free” full-screen writing programs. Next post Previous post Big windows in TextMate
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