A simple sublime text plugin to change the syntax of every opened or new file to YAML. Drop the file "SyntaxToYAML.py" into your Sublime Text "Packages/User/" directory. Add the keymaps to the files with the same name in your "Packages/User/" directory too. DON'T overwrite the "Default (XXX).sublime-keymap" files that are already there. Add to t…

Default (Linux).sublime-keymap

[
  // Change the syntax of the current file to YAML
  { "keys": ["ctrl+alt+y"], "command": "change_syntax", "args": {"syntax": "Packages/YAML/YAML.tmLanguage"}}
]

Default (OSX).sublime-keymap

[
  // Change the syntax of the current file to YAML
  { "keys": ["ctrl+super+y"], "command": "change_syntax", "args": {"syntax": "Packages/YAML/YAML.tmLanguage"}}
]

Default (Windows).sublime-keymap

[
  // Change the syntax of the current file to YAML
  { "keys": ["ctrl+alt+y"], "command": "change_syntax", "args": {"syntax": "Packages/YAML/YAML.tmLanguage"}}
]

SyntaxToYAML.py

import sublime_plugin


class ChangeSyntaxCommand(sublime_plugin.TextCommand):
    def run(self, edit, syntax='Packages/Text/Plain text.tmLanguage'):
        self.view.set_syntax_file(syntax)


# class ChangeSyntaxToYAMLEventListener(sublime_plugin.EventListener):
#     def on_load(self, view):
#         view.run_command('change_syntax', args={'syntax': 'Packages/YAML/YAML.tmLanguage'})

#     on_new = on_load