[skalie]

Anyone know of one?

Doesn't need to have any bells and whistles, but it would be nice if it was freeware, and had a "Stay on Top" feature that would be oh so handy for copy and pasting.

Barring that, is there a way to scroll through the dock backwards, i.e. command + tab ,but the other way?

Or if that's a no go, is there a keyboard combination that lets you swap between two applications?

[GoGoReggieXPowars]

Did you try shift command tab?

[skalie]

Originally posted by GoGoReggieXPowars:
Did you try shift command tab?

Have now, cheers.

[The Milkman]

Originally posted by skalie:
Anyone know of one?

Doesn't need to have any bells and whistles, but it would be nice if it was freeware, and had a "Stay on Top" feature that would be oh so handy for copy and pasting.

Barring that, is there a way to scroll through the dock backwards, i.e. command + tab ,but the other way?

Or if that's a no go, is there a keyboard combination that lets you swap between two applications?

Can't help you with the texteditor problem, but switching between two apps is easy in Jaguar:
Before 10.2, command+tab would always activate the next running app in the dock.
In Jaguar command+tab will activate the previously active app. Another command+tab will switch you back (release both keys, keeping command pressed will let you skip one app at a time like it used to).
Try it, really useful once you get used to it
Mm.

[skalie]

Er, just realised that for at least two of those questions I should have mentioned which OS I am using........

OS X 10.1 frequently reverting back to classic.

[mr_sonicblue]

Originally posted by skalie:
Anyone know of one?

Doesn't need to have any bells and whistles, but it would be nice if it was freeware, and had a "Stay on Top" feature that would be oh so handy for copy and pasting.

Since Apple gives TextEdit's source away with the developer tools, I compiled a copy for you that puts the windows at a higher window level. Try it out:

http://homepage.mac.com/mr_sonicblue/TextEdit.app.sit

Hopefully Apple won't spaz out

[skalie]

Originally posted by mr_sonicblue:


Since Apple gives TextEdit's source away with the developer tools, I compiled a copy for you that puts the windows at a higher window level. Try it out:

http://homepage.mac.com/mr_sonicblue/TextEdit.app.sit

Hopefully Apple won't spaz out

Wow, super cool.......

........only how do you get it to work? I uncompressed the package and now clicking on a .txt file won't open up TextEdit anymore.

TextEdit still opens up from the application folder though.

I'm probably missing something obvious, will try again later after sleep.

[chris.p]

could you re-post the "enhanced" text edit or email it to me? (link is dead) all month I've been dong heavy flash development, and sent feedback to mm about at an actionscript code pasteboard- some where to copy AS to that was pertinent, but for use later on in a project (ie: something good came out of that last experiment- but right now theres more pressing matters to get on with- ill reuse that last bit of code when this bits working right- ill stick it in the pasteboard, add it later). But flash mx doesnt have this feature. however, the enhanced verson of text edit could curve round the problem for me- and id be a happy man. id be ever so gratefull. Could you repost the file, or if not send it by email:

chris@so19.com

thanks in advance - you could save me alot of bother.

[skalie]

Er, Chris, I'm still waiting for a reply from mr_sonicblue.

His version of TextEdit didn't "stay on top", and for some reason clicking on a ".txt" file doesn't automatically open TextEdit up anymore. (probably a logical reason for that).

As far as that scenerio you described about filing away actionscript for later, why not surround it with comment tags? and comments for that matter.

Where the "stay on top" feature really comes into it's own is when editing "#include" files.

[chris.p]

commenting out was a good when the scripts were small, but now with longer and more scripts, its getting to be a pain- plus its not as useful when using different fla's in one project. thanks for trying to help though.

mr_sonicblue: ive got the developer tools that came with jag- how do you make text edit have the "stay on top" feature? if you are loathe to repost it because of apple,, could you tell me how to do it myself?

[Chuckit]

Originally posted by chris.p:
mr_sonicblue: ive got the developer tools that came with jag- how do you make text edit have the "stay on top" feature? if you are loathe to repost it because of apple,, could you tell me how to do it myself?

I got it working very easily. I only tested it for a minute, so I can't guarantee it's perfect, but I can't see where there would be a problem. Here's how you do it:

Open up the project in Project Builder. Go into the file "Document.m". Look for the line

Code:
[[self window] setDelegate:self];

and insert after it the line

Code:
[[self window] setLevel:NSFloatingWindowLevel];

Then you can build. That should do it for you.

[chris.p]

thanks