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TextWrangler has always worked great, but now it's hanging everytime I open it.
I suspect one of the files it's trying to open causes a problem.
Is there a way to run it without opening any files?
Jason S
Posted 2011-01-30T22:47:28.867
Reputation: 5 983
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Your TextWrangler preferences are stored in ~/Library/Preferences/ in:
com.barebones.textwrangler.plistcom.barebones.textwrangler.PreferenceDataI don't know which of the files contains the open documents. Move the files/folder to your desktop and try starting it, then put them back one after another to find the source of your problem.
Daniel Beck
Posted 2011-01-30T22:47:28.867
Reputation: 98 421
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You can press and hold the Shift key while launching TextWrangler to suppress all normal startup actions, including reopening files.
Bare Bones Software Tech Suppo
Posted 2011-01-30T22:47:28.867
Reputation: 61
This still works as of Dec 31, 2014 in BBEdit 11.0.2. Great tip. – eddieroger – 2014-12-31T20:54:04.783
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mv ~/Library/TextWrangler/Saved Application State-023BCD4D-6979-5237-893B-7DE068E1516A.appstate Saved Application State-023BCD4D-6979-5237-893B-7DE068E1516A.appstate_bkp
This resolved issue for me.
Note that the state id will be different in your m/c
Satish
Posted 2011-01-30T22:47:28.867
Reputation: 21
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Go to TextWrangler > Preferences > Application and uncheck the box that says "Reopen documents that were open last quit"
speeds images
Posted 2011-01-30T22:47:28.867
Reputation: 486
Sorry, this wouldn't have worked: I couldn't do anything in TextWrangler at all -- it hung immediately upon opening. Also I want it to reopen documents that were open at last quit. – Jason S – 2011-01-31T15:36:39.400
What did work then? I was merely addressing the question asked "Is there a way to run it without opening any files?" – speeds images – 2011-02-01T16:12:39.303
Deleting the preference file responsible for restoring documents on opening worked. @Jason's problem was he couldn't open the editor because of this, so there was no way to get into its preferences dialog. – Daniel Beck – 2011-02-02T13:13:25.697
It looks like it was com.barebones.textwrangler.PreferenceData/Saved Application State.appstate – Jason S – 2011-01-30T23:18:02.137