Comments on: Distraction Free Writing with TextEdit and BackDrop http://macmembrane.com/distraction-free-writing-with-textedit-and-backdrop/ There are peels everywhere... Wed, 02 Nov 2011 20:57:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Peter http://macmembrane.com/distraction-free-writing-with-textedit-and-backdrop/comment-page-1/#comment-406 Peter Tue, 24 Mar 2009 23:25:55 +0000 http://macmembrane.com/?p=1027#comment-406 @CD Your script will set the TextEdit window to the full width of your monitor. I think personally I'd find it difficult to write across that much horizontal space. My script creates and resizes a TextEdit window relative to the monitor size, leaving some space on either side of the document (as well as some at the top and bottom, which is personal preference). I tested it on a 24 inch screen and a 15 inch and found it to create acceptably sized documents for both. @CD Your script will set the TextEdit window to the full width of your monitor. I think personally I’d find it difficult to write across that much horizontal space. My script creates and resizes a TextEdit window relative to the monitor size, leaving some space on either side of the document (as well as some at the top and bottom, which is personal preference). I tested it on a 24 inch screen and a 15 inch and found it to create acceptably sized documents for both.

]]> By: CD http://macmembrane.com/distraction-free-writing-with-textedit-and-backdrop/comment-page-1/#comment-405 CD Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:29:18 +0000 http://macmembrane.com/?p=1027#comment-405 Well I just do this (13" Macbook): <code>tell application "TextEdit" activate if number of windows is 0 then error number -128 set bounds of front window to {0, 22, 1280, 800} end tell tell application "System Events" keystroke "r" using {command down} end tell</code> Well I just do this (13″ Macbook):

tell application "TextEdit"
activate
if number of windows is 0 then error number -128
set bounds of front window to {0, 22, 1280, 800}
end tell

tell application "System Events"
keystroke "r" using {command down}
end tell

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