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Re: Sublime Text 4

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Post by adamzochowski »

bachmeier wrote: post #420
Greaka wrote: post #293

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hey there, subl is absolutely the best when you quickly need to open and edit a huge file. You cannot, however, do that when the file only has 1 line. Do you think it might be possible to get that fixed at some point? Opening a 1 line 1GB file on a modern machine brings subl to a complete halt and regex editing is sheer impossible.

> Opening a 1 line 1GB file on a modern machine brings subl to a complete halt and regex editing is sheer impossible. Is this a common operation for a text editor?

Yeah, plenty of people edit files like xml or json in text editors.

Re: Sublime Text 4

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Post by Siira »

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…

`emacsclient` gives you the best of both worlds. Instant startup, with as much added sugar as you can stomach.

Re: Sublime Text 4

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Post by ivandenysov »

I love Sublime Text and used it for the first 6 years of my career, but I completely switched to VS Code. It took me 2 attempts and here are some things that eventually made me stay with VS Code:

- better sidebar: drag & drop, quick rename, copy/paste out of the box

- better project search: faster, opens in sidebar by default or you can open it in an editor tab. sidebar search results refresh automatically when you delete search occurrences from files. 'editor tab search results' have syntax highlighting and you can have multiple search tabs open simultaneously

- more usable extension store. I don't need to go on the web to research the best editor extension for given language/technology

- it is open source

- it has a UI for settings

Re: Sublime Text 4

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Post by mkj »

CrazyStat wrote: post #391
bouke wrote: post #376

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I’d say if the file got renamed, the editor should just use the new filename. The name of the file is just metadata, not its identity.

How is the editor supposed to know the new filename?

If it's renamed in Linux the inode number will remain the same. (Good luck finding where the new file is, I guess Sublime would spot it if it's within the currently opened directory/project with inotify)

Re: Sublime Text 4

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Post by recov »

cdmckay wrote: post #394
rococode wrote: post #49

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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…

Maybe I'm weird, but I don't usually close VS Code, so this isn't an issue for me.

I don't think I've ever manually closed my text editor outside of reboots.

Re: Sublime Text 4

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Post by enahs-sf »

catillac wrote: post #433
nly wrote: post #300

It's software like Sublime that sustains my faith in the software industry and why I'm still a developer. It's beautiful, efficient software that single-handedly proves that desktop software in 2021 doesn't have to be a shit, low quality side show to SaaS "apps" and mobile. Heaven knows what their code looks like. Perhaps it's best it never goes open source so we can sustain the Opera-esque magic of a <10MB binary th…

I don’t use sublime in my day to day, but always keep it on hand because it’s the only IDE that quickly opens for viewing very large csv or similar files without a hitch. PyCharm, VSCode, Aton all barf under these conditions.

For these instances I just use vim or sed/awk/etc.

Re: Sublime Text 4

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Post by lopis »

mekkkkkk wrote: post #418
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…

I can relate. Huge fan of ST. I switched to VSC because of some integrations that were not available on ST. I hated it, it was only out of necessity. Everything on VSC just felt... sluggish, compared to ST. There's this barely noticeable input lag. Autocomplete seems to lag ever so slightly. The startup is just a smidge too slow. And so on in all dimensions. Alas, now I'm used to it, and I can't go back because of th…

> Alas, now I'm used to it

I tolerate it, but I hate it every day. So much bloat, so many useless notifications and fragmented interface.

Re: Sublime Text 4

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Post by thieving_magpie »

ben-schaaf wrote: post #438
thieving_magpie wrote: post #431

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Hello. How was the transition on the Windows side to UWP? It looks great.

Sublime Text is still based on win32, not UWP.

Oh interesting. I had previously read a limitation of changing the title bar to use a dark theme was based on sticking to win32. Sounds like that hurdle was overcome in a different way - either way I'm appreciative.

Here's a reference to the discussion on the 'dark theme': https://forum.sublimetext.com/t/support-dark-theme-on-window...

Re: Sublime Text 4

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Post by bradstewart »

rattray wrote: post #383
kwanbix wrote: post #357

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That is what I wonder, UltraEdit is really nice. I have no relation to them by the way, latest version that I own is 26 something. While the latest release is 28 something. Maybe it is because 28 years ago, when it first released, internet was just starting. Sublime is "only" 13 years old, so internet was already very much mainstream. But it is really good. Very fast. I love the column mode. If I search for UltraEdit…

That's incredible. From the website it looks like a Windows-oriented tool. If it weren't for your product I wouldn't have even guessed they had a Mac version. I bet they'd do much better with adoption if they customized their homepage screenshots to the platform viewing the page… For others curious about Column Mode, here's their link with a nice video: https://www.ultraedit.com/support/tutorials-power-tips/ultra...…

In VSCode you can also middle-click (the scroll wheel on a mouse) and drag to do column select.
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