TextMate for RadRails

I’ve heard great things about TextMate and have yet to give it a try. It’s supposed to be the standard for building Rails applications on OS X, but I’ve been using this nice little tool called RadRails. I’ve been very pleased with RadRails and its tight integration with SubVersion, Rails Generators, and even the WEBrick server. I’m wondering if TextMate offers all this. If you’ve watched any of the Rails screencasts you’ve probably noticed a black screen with white, blue, orange, and green fonts. This is TextMate in all its glory.

At some point in the near future I plan on running TextMate on my Mac, but in the meantime Dr. Nic has posted a great TextMate theme for RadRails. I installed it this evening and really love the code coloring on the black background. It’s much easier on my eyes and I’m looking forward to a boost in productivity!

4 Responses to “TextMate for RadRails”

1. Marlon says:

   August 9, 2006 at 7:23 am

   thanks for this link. I’ve always envied mac users because of the look of textmate, among other cool things macs do. At least this will help quell the envy a little.
2. dennis says:

   August 9, 2006 at 10:19 pm

   No problem. Textmate does look really good on the Mac, but the RadRails theme is nearly identical. I feel like an outcast using RadRails on my PowerBook
3. Dr Nic says:

   August 21, 2006 at 8:15 pm

   The default font for the theme is Consolas - one of the new Windows Vista fixed width fonts. Your theme might look even sexier if you manually select a Mac fixed width font. I added the “how to change fonts in Eclipse/RadRails” instructions on http://drnicwilliams.com/2006/08/08/textmate-theme-for-radrails/ - hope that helps!

   Cheers
   Nic
4. dennis says:

   August 21, 2006 at 10:55 pm

   Nic,

   I downloaded the Consolas font pack for XP and it looks really good. I’ll definitely check out your post for getting fixed width fonts running on my Mac. At this rate, I might not ever need to make the jump to TextMate
   Thanks,
   Dennis