Sublime Text 4

Post by greyman » Fri, May 21, 2021, 7:29 AM UTC

rococode wrote: post #49

SavantIdiot wrote: post #40

I feel bad using VSCode after years of supporting Sublime (by purchasing a license). However the one case where I do use sublime repeatedly? When I need to open an editor QUICKLY. It boots faster than VSCode, and frankly, it finally broke me of my constant habit of VIMming now that I have it on my mac, win and linux boxes. I am eager to try V4, but I'm so deep in VSCode now, I don't know if I can find my way out! I c…

To me, VSCode competes with IDEs, Sublime competes with text editors. Startup speed accounts for a solid 95% of that distinction. If I need to make a quick edit to a file or write down a temporary (but reasonably persistent) note, the only tools I've tried that let me do that in less than 3 seconds are Sublime, Notepad, and Notepad++. Among those choices, Sublime is the clear winner in overall usefulness and function…

Post by frou_dh » Fri, May 21, 2021, 7:32 AM UTC

stephenr wrote: post #244

frou_dh wrote: post #212

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Just deselect the "Use Buffer" button in the UI where you type the search, and results will then be shown in a more traditional panel at the bottom of the window.

I mean, the results do appear at the bottom of the search pane. I wouldn't call dumping a stream of matches with 2+2 context lines into a pane like that 'traditional' in terms of search results. If I wanted that kind of result, I'd use a command line.

Post by nix23 » Fri, May 21, 2021, 7:34 AM UTC

reader_mode wrote: post #146

skavi wrote: post #79

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You almost definitely speak the truth, but that kind of attitude towards performance is why so many apps are so awful to use now. Especially if you can’t afford the newest Mac.

M1 macs are the first Apple devices where I feel you're getting excellent value for money and they are super affordable for what they are. These are professional tools, you're going to need to invest into hardware to get a good experience - if you value your time at all you'll be spending a good ammount of money on a laptop, high quality chair, good desk, monitor and peripheral. If you're an amateur or a student then…

Post by WJW » Fri, May 21, 2021, 7:45 AM UTC

nindalf wrote: post #158

skavi wrote: post #79

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You almost definitely speak the truth, but that kind of attitude towards performance is why so many apps are so awful to use now. Especially if you can’t afford the newest Mac.

The one I’m using is $1000. That’s a bit pricey, but strikes me as reasonable value for money. Especially since this is the best performing laptop I’ve ever used. I get what you’re saying though. Many folks might only have budgets in the range of $500-800. With any luck, other manufacturers get their shit together.

Post by shaicoleman » Fri, May 21, 2021, 7:56 AM UTC

ben-schaaf wrote: post #60

Hello HN, I'm one of the developers at Sublime HQ. We're all very excited about this release. If you have any questions you'd like to ask I'll do my best to answer them.