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Add a simple feature to TextEdit via AppleScript and Growl.

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.

TUAW has written up a few writing tools for back to school. I’m not familiar with a few of them, but lately I’m into WriteRoom – plain text and pretty. I’ve mentioned it in a couple posts.

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.

My blogging career started almost simultaneously with the purchase of my first Mac a year and a half ago and it’s been a great experience so far. Below are the applications that I use daily to administer my personal blogging empire.

For me, MarsEdit is far and away the best blogging client for the Mac. From its easy setup to its Flickr integration, its worthy html handling to its post preview window, MarsEdit has become the premier tool in my blogging armory.