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Re: Sublime Text 3.0

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Post by whalesalad »

pvg wrote: post #98
whalesalad wrote: post #92

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

Update: It's called Made of Code.

Here is the screenshot: https://i.imgur.com/JvDEBk7.png

Here is the theme: http://fl-mwhalen-dev.s3.amazonaws.com/Made%20of%20Code.tmTh...

Re: Sublime Text 3.0

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Post by whalesalad »

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.

Update: Turns out I bought Sublime in 2012 so I was due to pay the $30 upgrade fee. Gladly! Just completed the process.

Re: Sublime Text 3.0

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Post by woodrowbarlow »

dsego wrote: post #331

If anybody is looking for a more "pro" ui theme, try monokai.pro/sublime-text. You have to buy a license though. It's actually made by the same guy who created the original monokai theme. There is a vscode version as well.

what does a "pro ui theme" even mean?

Re: Sublime Text 3.0

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Post by whalesalad »

beefhash wrote: post #232
whalesalad wrote: post #99

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

Avoiding unnecessary costs is a solid business decision.

There is the opportunity cost of transitioning to a different editor/tool. The second the individual got the 10th "Please Register!" dialog they should have just ponied up and factored it into business expense. Instead a few hours were likely wasted scouring the internet for tips and plugins and tools on how to configure Atom.

Re: Sublime Text 3.0

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Post by mixmastamyk »

Looking at the screen shot, I still find it odd that, they use a white background for the file panel on the left. This has the effect of drawing the eye to it, making it the focal point of the window.

That's the least important part of my editor honestly. Would expect it be a lot more low-key.

Re: Sublime Text 3.0

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Post by amelius »

coldtea wrote: post #244
TheKarateKid wrote: post #241

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Can someone please explain to me why $80 for Sublime Text is a good price for a text editor? I'm not flaming, I genuinely want to know. I've tried Gedit, Atom, VS Code, Notepad++ and I fail to see what Sublime offers over those to justify the price.

> I'm not flaming, I genuinely want to know. I've tried Gedit, Atom, VS Code, Notepad++ and I fail to see what Sublime offers over those to justify the price. It's better than Gedit in every way, it's way faster and more lightweight than Atom and VS Code, and it has a far better plugin ecosystem and functionality than Notepad++. I'd pay triple the price.

> it's way faster and more lightweight

Now you've got me wondering why editor speed is actually a thing.

Re: Sublime Text 3.0

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Post by Jach »

Overv wrote: post #311
mattl wrote: post #71

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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.

It's not like Sublime Text will suddenly stop working when the developers no longer release any updates.

Probably not suddenly (unless there's DRM) but over time as other things change, sure. For instance there are plenty of Windows programs from the past, shareware or paid, that simply do not work on Windows 7 (let alone 10). Since they're proprietary nothing can be done. You might be able to emulate or use a VM and get it to run but not as a first class citizen.

Re: Sublime Text 3.0

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Post by webbrahmin »

tjoff wrote: post #326
cletus wrote: post #292

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Thing is, software unlike say a book or a movie has sometimes significant maintenance costs. There are always bugs to be fixed, security vulnerabilities are found, third-party libraries need to be upgraded and so on. The danger of the one-off model is that it sometimes creates the wrong incentives. Features and even bug fixes get pushed into newer versions, which may even delay their release until there's enough of t…

Well, in contrast to a physical thing selling two copies is exactly as costly as selling one. I'd argue that that more than covers the cost of continued development. I can't say I recognize that wrong incentives in real life and I've yet to find a single piece of software that I'm willing to pay a subscription for. It all comes down to business ethics, are you trying to rip off your customers? Most can't afford to pi…

I completely agree with you. I was a user of Balsamiq mock-up tool. But since they moved on to subscription model I stopped using it.

Re: Sublime Text 3.0

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Post by nucleardog »

bowmessage wrote: post #332
nucleardog wrote: post #306

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You can have your cake and eat it too. There are some really great vim plugins for Sublime Text, including one that uses NeoVim. For me, Sublime Text is basically Vim with an nice UI and some IDE features built in. And Goto Anything. I wouldn't want to live without Goto Anything.

They're always inferior editing experiences, these vim bolt-on plugins. Missing key features like 'jk' mash escaping and other remapping support.

      { "keys": ["j", "k"],       "args": {"key": ""},    "context": [{ "key": "setting.actual_intercept", "operand": true }], "command": "actual_keypress" },
That, in your Sublime keymap, should map jk to escape if you're using the ActualVim plugin.

On the backend, it's using NeoVim... So it's literally just vim. You can even use vim plugins. There really shouldn't be any missing features.

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