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Re: Sublime Text 2: Public Alpha Released

#71

Does Default Key Mappings have every possible command? If not, is there a complete list available somewhere?

It has most, but not all. Some commands are in the menu, but have no key binding: you can find these via "Preferences/Browse Packages", and then open up "Default/Main.sublime-menu".

Re: Sublime Text 2: Public Alpha Released

#72
post #39

I stopped reading when I saw that CMD+P does "Goto Anything" instead of print. Please use standard keyboard shortcuts... Too bad because it looked awesome!

As much as possible, I do try and follow the conventions of the host OS. Cmd+P is the only exception, which I feel I can get away with due to there being no support for printing yet (and a few other historical reasons, where Ctrl+P is used for similar functionality in Sublime Text 1).

Thank you for your answer. I'll look into your software, it seems pretty awesome! You should however consider being more strict about host OS standards in my opinion. It would just makes our life a little bit easier.

Re: Sublime Text 2: Public Alpha Released

#74

  $ ./sublime_text
  Fatal Python error: Interpreter not initialized (version mismatch?)
  Aborted
  $ python --version
  Python 2.6.6
Is that my python version? Could the error message be more verbose, or is it not coming from sublime? How do I go about fixing that? Wanted to give sublime a try...

Re: Sublime Text 2: Public Alpha Released

#75

Very nice. One thing that I always find myself wanting when exploring new editors is a way to import my Textmate theme. It's tough to evaluate the editor when the colors are all wrong, and I don't want to spend the time to set them up just right only to find out I don't like the editor. I think a feature like that could help increase adoption.

.tmTheme files are supported by Sublime Text: Copy your .tmTheme into ~/Library/Application Support/Sublime Text 2/Packages/User (assuming you're on OS X), restart Sublime Text, and you should be able to select it from the Preferences menu.

Re: Sublime Text 2: Public Alpha Released

#76

Best editor ever. I have tried literally every single one over the years. Considering it's made by a single developer development speed is breathtaking and he is always open to suggestions on the Forums. I was a little wary of the new version after using ST1 for so long, but have finally switched and project management is now a breeze where it used to be a little clunky. Go to anything also rocks. A++++

> I have tried literally every single one over the years.

You have obviously never tried the Zeus editor.

Re: Sublime Text 2: Public Alpha Released

#78
post #51

I like it...it's crashed on me a few times (64-bit) but other than that it's nifty. The best part is the minimap (high level view of source on right hand side). Is anyone aware of a plugin for vim that does this sort of thing?

Check the Nov.2007 blog post comments ( http://www.sublimetext.com/blog/articles/anatomy-of-a-next-g..., comment by 'drewp' ) for a tool that may help.

Re: Sublime Text 2: Public Alpha Released

#79

As the author of Sublime Text, I'd just like to say thanks for all the kind comments here, it's heartwarming to see so many positive comments.

Hi, very cool editor, currently I'm thinking about making it my default editor instead of TextMate.

However there are few issues:

* The default theme looks too dark (at least on OSX). It's hard to see which tab is active atm. Simple gray would be better (like in Chrome).

* Cannot change between tabs with Cmd-number.

* If the file is long and minimap is bigger than the height of the screen, clicking on it does not take you to the clicked position, but somewhere else.

* Too much animation, imho.

* Seriously needs a better icon, at least on OSX. It's too simplistic and looks like the frame that you can move when Cmd-tabbing through the programs.

Hope that helps, and keep up the good work!

Re: Sublime Text 2: Public Alpha Released

#80
post #58

WJW, this is very cool. A few comments: - When you select a file in a project, first it shows some kind of preview and only if you start typing it gets its own tab. Why is that ? Perhaps just keep it simple and always show a tab. - Can I change the font? - Creating a new project could be a little be easier to understand (perhaps add "New project from folder") - The black UI looks great with dark themes, but a gray ve…

The preview-on-single click makes a bit more sense if you have the tabs turned off: it exists so the set of open files doesn't get cluttered when browsing a project. I'm planning on making it optional (and likely off by default), as many people aren't a fan of the behavior.

You can change the font, but it involves editing the preference files: Have a browse through "Preferences/Default File Preferences", and then copy the relevant keys into "Preferences/User File Preferences" - font_face and font_size in this case.

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