TOMKOX  I do not see reason to buy "just another colorized" text editor, if I have for free Xcode 3.0 (with Organizer option - excelent for Rails projects etc.)...  (Version 1.5.7)

STRIDER72  Just testing it out, I've quickly discovered what I consider a fatal flaw: the Undo functionality is nearly useless.

If you type in a string of text, undo will reverse the typing letter-by-letter. To undo a sentence I have to hit command-z 20 or 30 times. Completely ridiculous.

I've had my eye on this program for a while now, and I really _want_ to like it, but every time I look at it again there's always something screwy like this to ruin it.

Overall it seems a good program, with (so far) one tragic fatal flaw. Hope for the future, but not really usable for now.  (Version 1.5.7)

FREEBSD  My workspace consists of 2 xterm windows running screen and multiple instances of vim. It's incredibly fast and efficient for me.

However, sometimes when I am wishing for something a bit more modern (and screen keystrokes get a bit tiring after awhile), I try and move to TextMate. Unfortunately, I could never learn the emacs keybindings after all these years, nor do I wish to.

I am sure it's been said a hundred times before, but there's a reason we love vim so much. If TextMate would add a command mode support environment that supported the primary keybindings for vim's command mode, then I would switch in an instant. That simple, really. Oh, and while I'm on this 'dear santa', tabs are key and missing.

Having said all of that, it is the ridiculous number of features already in TextMate that make it very appealing for future use. It's lightweight and fast, being native, and while I don't really know how to use all the crazy stuff that's built in, these are the two basic things that are keeping me from really getting into it. Most programs that are this feature-packed are bloated and difficult to use, but TextMate is already very nice.

I'll upgrade my license gladly for inclusion of these features. Otherwise, nice app. For me, almost worth the current price of admission.   (Version 1.5.7)

ADAM BYRTEK  I started writing my thesis in Vim, using LaTeX, and then decided to try TextMate. I’m amazed by the fact that it’s clean and simple without losing extra power for more advanced users. But the bottom line is that by the time my file approached 64kB in size, TextMate was not responsive anymore (on new MacBook). It was able to work, but the delay after every keypress was annoying. Looks like I will stay with Vim at the end.  (Version 1.5.6)