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PCGen BBEdit Syntax Language Module File
Once you have BBEdit installed, get "PCGenLSTLanguageModule.plist" (link above) to be copied into
the "<User>/Library/Application Support/BBEdit/Language Modules" directory. After that you need to create a document type for PCGen.
1) Start BBEdit
2) Configure -> Preferences -> Languages
3) Select "Languages"
3) "Add..." suffix mapping for extension ".lst" and map to "PCGen LST".
4) "Add..." suffix mapping for extension ".pcc" and map to "PCGen LST".
5) Enable -> Editor Defaults -> Syntax Coloring
6) Close Preferences
Now you need to make some further adjustments for your new document type.
1) Configure -> Preferences
2) Document Classes -> PCGen -> Font: Set the font to a monospace font so everything will line up nicely (I use Courier)
3) Tabulation: Set the default tab spacing to 6 spaces and set the Indent size to 6 spaces
After this you need to make some further adjustments to the general settings of TextPad
1) View - Make sure the following are checked:
A) Highlight the line containing the cursor (*extremely* helpful) B) Horizontal scroll bar C) Line numbers (makes talking to each other about where to find stuff easier) D) Vertical scroll bar E) Visible white space:Paragraphs, Spaces, Tabs
2) Associated Files - add "*.lst" and "*.pcc" and "*.pcg" so that Explorer will automatically start Textpad when you double click those file types.
3) File Name Filters
A) Click the New button B) Enter a name/description ("PCGen" works well here) C) Enter our three favorite wildcards "*.lst" and "*.pcc" and "*.pcg" separated by commas D) Click Apply
4) Set your preferred font colors/backgrounds for each keyword and visible spaces. I recommend something bright and garish for the Keyword 6 as that is what is being used for deprecated tags.
Ok, that's pretty much it for getting BBEdit set up. A final thought... you'll also want to turn *off* word wrapping as the .lst file lines can get really long and trying to determine three line down if you've actually started a new line or not the with word-wrapping turned on is a quick route to insanity...