Docked TextEdit Dragged Text Trick
Why doesn’t text dragged onto a docked TextEdit icon open a new TE window pre-populated with the text? A workaround.
Get the Word Count of a TextEdit Document in Growl
Add a simple feature to TextEdit via AppleScript and Growl.
Distraction Free Writing with TextEdit and BackDrop
TUAW has a neat little write up on using TextEdit plus BackDrop to make a minimalist, distraction free writing environment. I quite like the idea, so I wrote up an AppleScript to automate the process.
Escape in Text Document Brings Up Completion List
Here’s a quick one. Type a few letters in TextEdit (or other writing app) and press Escape. A list of possible completions for your typed letters appears! Add this to the growing list of accidental finds.
2 AppleScripts to Simplify Your MarsEdit Workflow
The biggest objection that one might raise about MarsEdit is its conspicuous lack of a WYSIWYG editor. When composing long and link heavy posts in MarsEdit, text-markup tags can begin to clutter your view and make it difficult to find your place when editing. Here are two AppleScripts to provide a solution to the problem.
