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Re: Sublime Text 3.0

#91

Post by jrochkind1 »

What with being in beta for so long, I expected the actual 3.0 to be much like the (last beta) that I had been using. But there are significant changes to the UI, that I'll have to get used to or figure out how to customize (or wait for plugins to customize).

What's with the "/" 'icon' next to many files? I'm not sure what it's supposed to indicate. As you can see in the screenshot in the announcement, some files have a rectangular 'document' icon (unrecognized format?), some have a '' icon (html/markdown-type format?), and some have a '/' icon... no idea? Is that supposed to mean "source code"? I am not a fan.

Re: Sublime Text 3.0

#92

Post by whalesalad »

mstade wrote: post #70

I honestly can't believe I'm saying this, but: can you please enable me to buy a new license for 4.0 even though it may not even be on the road map yet? Or switch to / enable a subscriber model which is paid yearly and gives access to all upgrades? I rely so much on sublime for my day to day work and I fear the $80 or whatever I paid for it whenever ago is too cheap for the amount of value I'm getting out of it, and…

Agreed. I am a very appreciative Sublime user as well and want to ensure your business is successful.

I started with Textmate during the Rails craze and transitioned to Sublime due to the portability of themes etc. I think I'm still using my 10 year old TM theme.

Thank you for the continued dedication to this project.

Re: Sublime Text 3.0

#93

Post by lfowles »

mattl wrote: post #71
tuananh wrote: post #20

$80 for something we make a living on is very reasonable.

There's a real danger I think in relying on a proprietary software program for something so key as text editing. For many developers, their editor will be with them for their whole career. Proprietary software has a tendency to not stick around. I hope to see Sublime eventually released under a free software license. I'd donate to that project.

I'm not sure I've seen a text editor that was revolutionary enough that I would consider myself crippled if it didn't stick around.

Re: Sublime Text 3.0

#94

Post by thesagan »

mstade wrote: post #70

I honestly can't believe I'm saying this, but: can you please enable me to buy a new license for 4.0 even though it may not even be on the road map yet? Or switch to / enable a subscriber model which is paid yearly and gives access to all upgrades? I rely so much on sublime for my day to day work and I fear the $80 or whatever I paid for it whenever ago is too cheap for the amount of value I'm getting out of it, and…

Same here, I get wayyyyyy more than $80 of usage out of this software. I'm very very appreciative of the great work that has gone into this product and don't want it going any place!

Re: Sublime Text 3.0

#95

Post by hellofunk »

rootlocus wrote: post #63
Nvorzula wrote: post #60

I took a dive away from Sublime Text over to Atom a few years ago because I was starting up some contract work, didn't want to pay for a copy, and didn't want to continue doing the hokey thing of using a friend's license for work purposes. So I got use to Atom just fine, plus the UI is nice. I mean, Atom is nice. The package management is all there and frequent updates are great, but...I don't write JS/HTML/CSS/PHP.…

Did you just write 3 paragraphs of Atom review on the sublime 3.0 release announcement?

So what if he did? Any article and discussion about a code editor is going to inevitably inspire conversation and comparisons with other editors.

Re: Sublime Text 3.0

#96

Post by azeirah »

mstade wrote: post #70

I honestly can't believe I'm saying this, but: can you please enable me to buy a new license for 4.0 even though it may not even be on the road map yet? Or switch to / enable a subscriber model which is paid yearly and gives access to all upgrades? I rely so much on sublime for my day to day work and I fear the $80 or whatever I paid for it whenever ago is too cheap for the amount of value I'm getting out of it, and…

Honestly, I'm in. I'm absolutely dependent on Sublime Text for my workflow. I don't mind paying more for it /whatsoever/

Re: Sublime Text 3.0

#97

Post by giancarlostoro »

joncalhoun wrote: post #68

Kudos to the ST team for never trying to patent or sue random companies for using the multi-select feature. That feature alone has helped improve so many editors.

Indeed, they at the very least made it known / very popular to use. I realized JetBrains IDE's have support for it as well and it comes in really handy from time to time.

Re: Sublime Text 3.0

#98

Post by pvg »

whalesalad wrote: post #92
mstade wrote: post #70

I honestly can't believe I'm saying this, but: can you please enable me to buy a new license for 4.0 even though it may not even be on the road map yet? Or switch to / enable a subscriber model which is paid yearly and gives access to all upgrades? I rely so much on sublime for my day to day work and I fear the $80 or whatever I paid for it whenever ago is too cheap for the amount of value I'm getting out of it, and…

Agreed. I am a very appreciative Sublime user as well and want to ensure your business is successful. I started with Textmate during the Rails craze and transitioned to Sublime due to the portability of themes etc. I think I'm still using my 10 year old TM theme. Thank you for the continued dedication to this project.

Amusingly, your 10 year old TM theme probably shows different/inaccurate colours than it did in TM unless you went to the trouble of converting it to sRGB for Sublime.

Re: Sublime Text 3.0

#99

Post by whalesalad »

Nvorzula wrote: post #60

I took a dive away from Sublime Text over to Atom a few years ago because I was starting up some contract work, didn't want to pay for a copy, and didn't want to continue doing the hokey thing of using a friend's license for work purposes. So I got use to Atom just fine, plus the UI is nice. I mean, Atom is nice. The package management is all there and frequent updates are great, but...I don't write JS/HTML/CSS/PHP.…

Kind of shocked that you weren't able to stomach the cost of Sublime as an independent contractor. Invest in your self!

Re: Sublime Text 3.0

#100

Post by mollusk »

nf05papsjfVbc wrote: post #44
typon wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Vim has been on Linux for years now

and emacs (I use both) but not everyone is able to see how good they are, unfortunately.

Just curious, how can you use both? Isn't muscle memory an obstacle when switching between them?
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