TextMate : Keeping the KeyBindings after an update

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I'm using TextMate 2 with some custom KeyBindings. I change them in /Applications/TextMate.app/Contents/Resources/KeyBindings.dict. It works great, but everytime I update them app they get reset. (I guess the update replace the whole .app).

Any suggestion how I could prevent that (= not set again my keybindings).

Best Answer

Under MacroMates' keyBindings page is written:

In addition TextMate has a /path/‍to/‍TextMate.app/‍Contents/‍Resources/‍KeyBindings.dict file with some extra key bindings which are specific to TextMate (and thus not appropriate to put in the per user global key bindings file). You can copy this file to ~/Library/‍Application Support/‍TextMate and edit it, this will then take precedence over the bundled file.

As this file won't be replaced during the Application's update, your keybindings will remain.

Note: As Matthieu points out, you will need to rename the file to DefaultKeyBinding.dict to make it work.

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