Install Package Control for easy package management.
- Open the console with
Ctrl+` - Paste in the following:
import urllib.request,os; pf = 'Package Control.sublime-package'; ipp = sublime.installed_packages_path(); urllib.request.install_opener( urllib.request.build_opener( urllib.request.ProxyHandler()) ); open(os.path.join(ipp, pf), 'wb').write(urllib.request.urlopen( 'http://sublime.wbond.net/' + pf.replace(' ','%20')).read())
From here on out, use Package Control to install everything. ⌘+Shift+P, then type Install to get a list of installable packages you can livesearch through. Watch the Status Bar for installation progress.
Install Material Theme for some UI customisations. You'll need to restart Sublime after installation for the changes to take effect.
- Theme - Dark Material - awesome icons for files.
All installed with Package Manager. ⌘+Shift+P and type install. Then start typing the name of the extension you want to install.
- Anaconda - fantastic Python "IDE" support for Sublime Text. Just works, does everything you'd want it to do, including code completion and PEP8 checking
- SideBarEnhancements - enhances the sidebar context menu options. Easily create new files and folders, etc.
- Package Control - (obviously)
- Python 3 - Python 3 and Cython language bundles for Sublime Text.
- Markdown Preview - Preview and build your markdown files quickly in your web browser from sublime text 2/3.
- Docker Syntax Highlighting - highlight docker-files.
- Protobuf Syntax Hightlighting - higlight google protobuf files.
- Copy Relative Path
Accessible via: SublimeText → Preferences → Settings – User, or with ⌘+`,'.'
This is a JSON file of custom user configuration settings. Kept in alphabetical order for easy reference.
Note: As a JSON file no comments can be included. Any you add will be stripped out on saving.
{
"always_show_minimap_viewport": true,
"auto_find_in_selection": true,
"bold_folder_labels": true,
"close_windows_when_empty": true,
"color_scheme": "Packages/Material Theme/schemes/Material-Theme.tmTheme",
"create_window_at_startup": false,
"drag_text": false,
"font_face": "Monaco",
"font_options":
[
"gray_antialias",
"subpixel_antialias"
],
"font_size": 13,
"ignored_packages":
[
"Vintage"
],
"indent_guide_options":
[
"draw_normal",
"draw_active"
],
"line_padding_bottom": 3,
"line_padding_top": 3,
"match_brackets_angle": true,
"overlay_scroll_bars": "enabled",
"theme": "Material-Theme.sublime-theme",
"translate_tabs_to_spaces": true,
"trim_trailing_white_space_on_save": true
}A complete list of Settings can be referenced in SublimeText → Preferences → Settings – Default.
Override any which aren't to your taste.
Accessible via: SublimeText → Preferences → Key Bindings – User.
Key bindings are the productivity engine which allow you to become one with your text editor. I try to stick with all the defaults to make for an easy install and less chance of potential future clashes. The following are a few small edits I make along with some package specific controls:
[
// Reveal the currently open file in the sidebar
{ "keys": ["ctrl+super+r"], "command": "reveal_in_side_bar" },
// AdvancedNewFile
{ "keys": ["ctrl+alt+n"], "command": "advanced_new_file_new" },
// Create a new snippet [Jeffrey Way]
{ "keys": ["alt+super+n"], "command": "new_snippet" },
// Open iTerm
{ "keys": ["ctrl+alt+t"], "command": "open_terminal" },
// Select (or type) the syntax to apply to the current view.
{ "keys": ["ctrl+shift+y"], "command": "show_overlay", "args": {"overlay": "command_palette", "text": "Set Syntax: "} },
{ "keys": ["super+i"], "command": "copy_path" },
// Wrap selection in tag
{
"keys" : ["alt+shift+t"],
"command" : "insert_snippet",
"args": {
"contents": "<${1:p}>${0:$SELECTION}</${1}>"
}
},
]
More info on Key Bindings can be found in the unofficial docs.
Sublime Text includes a command line tool which you just need to symlink up so that it's in your PATH file. In Sublime Text 3 simply copy this into a terminal session:
ln -s "/Applications/Sublime Text.app/Contents/SharedSupport/bin/subl" ~/bin/subl
Then you can open files in Sublime Text from the command line with:
subl my_file.txt
Replacing my_file.text with the name of the file or folder you wish to open in Sublime Text.
If you switch between Macs at home and work then syncing via Dropbox is a huge time saver. To do this you only need to symlink your Packages and Installed Packages directories to a location in your Dropbox. Then symlink on the device your setting up to sync with those folders on Dropbox.
Always make sure you backup your Packages and Installed Packages folders first - just in case anything goes wrong.
So, once I have Sublime Text 3 installed on my MacBook Pro, I just need to create a symlink for both my Packages and Installed Packages directories in my Dropbox folder:
ln -s ~/Library/Application\ Support/Sublime\ Text\ 3/Packages ~/Dropbox/Sync/Sublime\ Text\ 3/Packages
ln -s ~/Library/Application\ Support/Sublime\ Text\ 3/Installed\ Packages ~/Dropbox/Sync/Sublime\ Text\ 3/Installed\ Packages
Then on my MacBook Air I just need to install Sublime Text 3 (basic install with none of the above) and tell it to look in Dropbox for the Package information:
ln -s ~/Dropbox/Sync/Sublime\ Text\ 3/Packages ~/Library/Application\ Support/Sublime\ Text\ 3/Packages
ln -s ~/Dropbox/Sync/Sublime\ Text\ 3/Installed\ Packages ~/Library/Application\ Support/Sublime\ Text\ 3/Installed\ Packages
Now whenever you tweak any settings or install any new packages the changes will be applied to all shared computers.
Follow my other gist for useful Sublime Text shortcuts (on a Mac). Commit these to muscle memory and you'll amaze and scare your friends and colleagues with your crazy text editor wizardry.
Make sure you get familiar with the extremely useful Find in Files feature along with Fuzzy searches.