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Re: Sublime Text 2.0 Released

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Post by nicholassmith »

ConstantineXVI wrote: post #63
mvgoogler wrote: post #54

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm just curious about why you need to run it in a terminal? I have a linux machine at work and use a MacBook for remote work. When I'm remote I just run Sublime locally on my Mac and set up an sshfs mount to my workstation for the source files. Works like a charm. Note - not at all saying you're doing it wrong :-) just curious if you'd tried this kind of setup and why it didn't work for you?

It's mainly to keep everything (where everything == files, REPL, docs, etc.) in a single window, which I can then throw full-screen and have absolutely nothing but my work in front of me. I'm sure one could use ST2 (or any other GUI app) on Linux with a tiling WM like xmonad and achieve a similar workflow, but there doesn't seem to be a way to achieve this on OSX that doesn't involve ugly/unstable hacks.

You know, in theory it'd be possible to do that within Sublime but I'm not sure if that's veering towards the emacs approach of ALL THE THINGS. I'd have to try it but I think you can probably use PyQt to grab WebKit and make a package to display HTML docs within Sublime

Re: Sublime Text 2.0 Released

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Post by nicholassmith »

dbecker wrote: post #60

Based on the great reviews of ST2, I switched from vim to ST2 (with vintage mode) a few months ago. It seems good... but it hasn't lived up to the reviews for me. I'm guessing I'm missing some of the functionality. Is there a tutorial anywhere to show me what I'm missing? How have you learned about ST2 features (rather than just repeating your old editing habits in a new program)?

The 9 reasons to use Sublime is a good start point: http://1p1e1.tumblr.com/post/14262857223/9-reasons-you-must-...

Re: Sublime Text 2.0 Released

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Post by mhd »

falling wrote: post #51
encoderer wrote: post #46

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Have you ever watched somebody proficient with Vim or Emac, who has spent years crafting the perfect .vimrc for themselves? You'd get it if you did.

And why would I want to spend years crafting the perfect .vimrc for myself when tools exist that already do 80% of that better and without any configuration? I say this with a carefully crafted and organized .vim folder.

Which magical tools are we talking about here?

Re: Sublime Text 2.0 Released

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Post by skizm »

Am I missing something or is this essentially a donation based model? Are there missing features in the "evaluation version"? I don't mean to sound like a troll or anything but why would I pay for this if I have the option to use the full product for free? (besides possibly feeling guilty)

Re: Sublime Text 2.0 Released

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Post by falling »

base698 wrote: post #78
kaffeinecoma wrote: post #37

As an Intellij user (and Emacs way before that) I'm trying to give this a chance, but I see no way to click-navigate through source code. Am I missing something? I tried installing SublimeCodeIntel, and that lets me (occasionally) navigate to symbols in the current file. But I don't seem to be able to click through to symbols defined in other files/classes. Am I missing something fundamental, or is this strictly the…

Found a ctags module. https://github.com/SublimeText/CTags

> Does Sublime not support ctags? Yet another win for emacs/vim!

sorry. https://github.com/SublimeText/CTags

Re: Sublime Text 2.0 Released

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Post by dnsauve »

elomarns wrote: post #75
Nogwater wrote: post #15

Now that it's official, I hope that the documentation gets the attention it needs. Congrats!

I'm trying to improve this by writing an ebook about Sublime Text 2. If you're interested, here is the first chapter: http://cl.ly/0N0X1j401o22353m2V2V

Yes, please. I am very interested in this. I feel as though I've only scratched the surface of what ST2 can do even though I've been using it for the last year and experimented with writing my own plugins.

I'd also love to see a "cheat-sheet" for shortcut keys.

Re: Sublime Text 2.0 Released

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Post by Nogwater »

elomarns wrote: post #75
Nogwater wrote: post #15

Now that it's official, I hope that the documentation gets the attention it needs. Congrats!

I'm trying to improve this by writing an ebook about Sublime Text 2. If you're interested, here is the first chapter: http://cl.ly/0N0X1j401o22353m2V2V

Thanks, I'll take a look.

Re: Sublime Text 2.0 Released

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Post by base698 »

dbecker wrote: post #60

Based on the great reviews of ST2, I switched from vim to ST2 (with vintage mode) a few months ago. It seems good... but it hasn't lived up to the reviews for me. I'm guessing I'm missing some of the functionality. Is there a tutorial anywhere to show me what I'm missing? How have you learned about ST2 features (rather than just repeating your old editing habits in a new program)?

I did too but couldn't live with the way search worked in Sublime. Substitutions are also too ingrained for editing. In my opinion Sublime is vastly superior to an IDE but way underpowered to compete with vim or emacs.

Re: Sublime Text 2.0 Released

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Post by vidarh »

mvgoogler wrote: post #54
ConstantineXVI wrote: post #4

I've reverted back to Vim (not really ST2's fault, just that it doesn't run in a terminal and I've gotten addicted to split-panes in iTerm), but ST2's a solid editor. Definitely worth your $60. PS: If it got even a basic terminal... EDIT2: ST2 does have split panes, I just can't run a terminal in them.

I'm just curious about why you need to run it in a terminal? I have a linux machine at work and use a MacBook for remote work. When I'm remote I just run Sublime locally on my Mac and set up an sshfs mount to my workstation for the source files. Works like a charm. Note - not at all saying you're doing it wrong :-) just curious if you'd tried this kind of setup and why it didn't work for you?

Personally I keep 10+ screen tabs open, many of them with emacs sessions set up to specific projects with split panes and files open to exactly where I left off. I couldn't imagine reopening my editor windows every time I'm due to start something. I do this over ssh to my server from my laptop because even the occasional laptop restart is too annoying for the projects I work on a lot.

An editor that can't work in a screen session is simply a non-starter for me, especially as there's pretty much no _benefit_ in a GUI for any of the text editors I've tried.

Re: Sublime Text 2.0 Released

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Post by hollerith »

falling wrote: post #51
encoderer wrote: post #46

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Have you ever watched somebody proficient with Vim or Emac, who has spent years crafting the perfect .vimrc for themselves? You'd get it if you did.

And why would I want to spend years crafting the perfect .vimrc for myself when tools exist that already do 80% of that better and without any configuration? I say this with a carefully crafted and organized .vim folder.

Upvoted.

And I have an .emacs.d folder carefully crafted over 20 years.

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