Bare Bones Software Ships TextWrangler 2.0; Major Upgrade to General Purpose Text Editor Now With HTML Syntax Coloring, Documents Drawer, Shebang Menu, SFTP Support and Much More.SAN FRANCISCO -- Bare Bones Software, Inc., developer of leading-edge power tools for Mac OS X, today announced the immediate availability of TextWrangler 2.0, a major upgrade to its general purpose text editor Software used to create and edit files that contain only text; for example, batch files, address lists and source language programs. Text editors produce raw ASCII or EBCDIC text files A file that contains only text characters. See ASCII file. Contrast with graphics file and binary file., and unlike word processors, do not usually provide word wrap or formatting (underline, boldface, fonts, etc.). Editors designed for writing source code may provide automatic indention and multiple windows into the same file.. TextWrangler 2.0 introduces syntax coloring and function navigation for eight new languages, plus a rich assortment of feature additions and improvements, including a new Documents Drawer and Navigation Bar, a new Shebang (operating system) shebang - (Or "shebang line", "bang path") /sh*-bang'/ (From "sharp" and "bang") The magic cookie "#!" used in Unix to mark the start of a script, e.g. a shell script or Perl script. Under Unix, if the first two bytes of an executable file are "#!", the kernel treats the file as a script rather than a machine code program. The word following the "!" (i.e., everything up to the first whitespace) is used as the pathname of the interpreter. menu, SFTP SFTP - Secured File Transfer Protocol (similar to SSH, but for files) SFTP - Six Flags Theme Parks SFTP - Students for Teaching Peace SFTP - Supplemental Federal Test Procedure support, enhanced multi-file search and replace To look for an occurrence of data or text and replace it with another set of data or text., the ability to apply Text Factories created with BBEdit 8, significantly enhanced text transformation tools, improved Unicode support, and much more. TextWrangler 2.0 requires Mac OS X 10.3.5 or later. "TextWrangler affords extreme power, to which we have added significant feature depth, while maintaining a 'lean and mean' interface," explained Rich Siegel, founder and CEO of Bare Bones Software, Inc. "The art of this upgrade involved maintaining the clean and usable interface, for which our products are widely respected, while still adding a mind-boggling quantity of additions in version 2.0. We are pleased that we have been able to accomplish so much in the course of meeting our customers' needs." New Features Focus on Enhancing Productivity TextWrangler 2.0 introduces new interface options to allow multiple documents to be opened into a single window, and to provide easy, efficient navigation between multiple open documents. The Documents Drawer presents a list of open documents in a given editing window, and switches to another document with a single keystroke or mouse gesture. The Navigation Bar works alone, or in concert with the Documents Drawer, to provide an alternate interface for switching between documents in a window while conserving screen real estate. TextWrangler 2.0 now also offers syntax coloring and function navigation for files written in HTML/XHTML, PHP, XML, ActionScript, JavaScript, JSP, VectorScript, and VBScript. New Codeless Language Modules provide the mechanism for customers to self-define support of syntax coloring and function navigation capabilities for additional languages using a plain text file, rather than compiled code or plug-ins. Other visual navigation enhancements include a new adjustable Page Guide, tab stop A location on a horizontal line that marks the beginning of a column of text. With proportional fonts, the varying widths of letters in one column do not allow exact alignment of the column on the right by using spaces in between, and tab stops are required. With typewriters, tab stops are mechanical gizmos that halt the movement of the carriage. In word processing, they are numbers maintained by software. indicators, and an option for highlighting the current line. The new Shebang (#!) menu provides an integrated compliment of Unixshell scripting features for Perl, Python or Unix scripts and filters, including syntax checking, plus execution directly in TextWrangler or the terminal window A dialog box that lets you send commands to your modem. In Windows 95/98 Dial-Up Networking (DUN), you have the option of bringing up a terminal window before or after you dial your number.. SFTP support, added in version 2.0 to the "Open from FTP Server" and "Save to FTP Server" commands, allow TextWrangler users to easily work with files stored on remote servers, while employing a secure communications channel. TextWrangler's multi-file search and replace capabilities have been enhanced in version 2.0 to support the searching of multiple discrete files and folders as selected by the customer. Multiple multi-file search and replace operations now run concurrently as background tasks, leaving the application usable for other purposes. A new "Apply Text Factory" feature in TextWrangler 2.0 provides a mechanism by which TextWrangler customers can quickly and easily apply a BBEdit-generated Text Factory across multiple files and folders. BBEdit 8.0 or later is required to create Text Factories, which may invoke AppleScripts and Unix scripts in addition to the powerful arsenal of text transformations shared by both products. TextWrangler 2.0 now uses ATSUI ATSUI - Apple Type Services for Unicode Imaging (Mac OS) for text rendering which enhances support for editing and processing Unicode text files, and can now work with documents written in multiple Unicode-represented languages. Additional integration with the Unix command-line environment includes enhancements to the "edit" command-line tool and a new "twdiff" tool for invoking TextWrangler's powerful "Find Differences." Finally, TextWrangler 2.0 integrates support for the Mac OS X system spelling checker. For more information on TextWrangler 2.0 visit the company's website: http://www.barebones Refers to products that contain only essential elements. Barebones software contains only essential functions. A barebones PC might include just the cabinet, power supply, internal speaker, motherboard, CPU and floppy drive. The CPU chip could be optional. However, a barebones PC intended for resale could also include a low-capacity hard disk, CD-ROM drive, low-end display adapter and sound card, keyboard, mouse and speakers..com/products/textwrangler/index.shtml Pricing and Availability TextWrangler 2.0 is available immediately, free of charge for all Mac users. Registered owners of TextWrangler are eligible for a significantly discounted cross-upgrade price on BBEdit. BBEdit offers professionals even more power, from advanced HTML and CSS tools to seamless integration with version control systems, Text Factory, Glossaries and much more. All currently registered owners of TextWrangler version 1.0 and later are also eligible for a credit of $49 on future purchases from Bare Bones Software and will be notified automatically via email. Commercial licensing terms are available for companies who wish to add value to their products by including TextWrangler 2.0 in the product distribution. TextWrangler 2.0 may be obtained from Bare Bones Software at: http://www.barebones.com/products/textwrangler/index.shtml For additional details on TextWrangler 2.0 and other Bare BonesSoftware products, please visit the company's web site at http://www.barebones.com/, send email to sales@barebones.com, or call (781) 687-0700. About Bare Bones Software, Inc. Bare Bones Software, Inc. develops leading-edge power tools for the Macintosh. The company's passion for creating deeply functional software with a clean, effective interface has earned it devotion from Mac users worldwide. The company's award-winning products include BBEdit, a professional HTML and text editor, and Mailsmith,an extra-strength email client. The company's expanding product family also includes TextWrangler, a high-performance plain text editor, and Super Get Info, a file and folder info utility. Bare Bones Software has been crafting fine Mac software since 1993 and operates as a privately-held corporation based in Bedford, MA. For more information, visit http://www.barebones.com/ or send email to sales@barebones.com. TextWrangler, Super Get Info and the Bare Bones Software logo are trademarks of, and BBEdit, Mailsmith and "It doesn't suck" are registered trademarks of Bare Bones Software, Inc. Copyright (c)2005, all rights reserved. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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