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Re: Sublime Text 4 (Build 4126)

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Post by shaicoleman »

zzyzxd wrote: post #78

I live in command line most of the time, but Sublime Text is always my default editor to open any text files in a GUI file manager on any operating system. When it notified me about the version 4 license change, I was ready to make the purchase. However, it has been a while since then and, besides the "LICENSE UPGRADE REQUIRED" text on the top right corner, I still can't notice any restriction. The current installati…

There are no restrictions, and you're free to evaluate the software for however long you need.

You're expected to purchase a license if you continue to use the software.

They're just asking nicely instead of crippling their software after an arbitrary time limit.

Re: Sublime Text 4 (Build 4126)

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Post by DesiLurker »

I use sublime 3 on my linux dev box all the time & even have paid for it. there is one extremely annoying bug that keeps me periodically switching to other editors out of frustration. It happens when you have multiple desktop panes/workspaces and you are working in say pane 1 but there is a sublime window open in pane 3. now when I say sublime open a file in pane 1 I am suddenly transported to pane 3 and and the file is opened there. this is super frustrating because I lose all my mental context and focus that I now have to reacquire. if anybody from sublime is reading this please fix this ASAP.

Re: Sublime Text 4 (Build 4126)

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Post by ben-schaaf »

jokoon wrote: post #87
karmakaze wrote: post #72

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I wasn't aware that this is an issue. It seems to me that the existing feature is 'text-based' folding rather than 'code-based'. I wouldn't notice as indentation very closely follows the code block structure in most of the code-bases I edit. It could be useful to open a feature request for 'code-based' folding, if the existing 'text-based' one is considered to be working as intended. That way we're not fighting over…

For info, I was talking about this one: https://github.com/sublimehq/sublime_text/issues/101 Editors like visual studio IDE properly fold code so that it results in a compact layout once it's folded. I would guess indentation-based folding could be made more compact and not take unnecessary lines.

As you can see I'm already assigned to that issue, so we've got something in the works.

Re: Sublime Text 4 (Build 4126)

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Post by ben-schaaf »

j_crick wrote: post #73
ben-schaaf wrote: post #38

Developer at Sublime HQ here, pleasant surprise to see this stable build reach the front page :) If you have any questions related to ST or otherwise feel free to ask.

In v4 right now the definitions from packages do not expand automatically, and for ruby/rails, if you type “def” and press Tab, it will select whatever Sublime thinks matches better the pattern def*, and to make function wrapper macro work, I have to just type “d”, then press Tab, it will highlight “def”, then I press Tab again, and only then the macro expands. In v3 I can type “def”, hit Tab and it works right away.…

It's working for me. There's a number of settings to configure how auto-complete works: make sure "auto_complete_include_snippets" and "auto_complete_include_snippets_when_typing" are enabled.

Re: Sublime Text 4 (Build 4126)

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Post by ben-schaaf »

silicon2401 wrote: post #74
ben-schaaf wrote: post #38

Developer at Sublime HQ here, pleasant surprise to see this stable build reach the front page :) If you have any questions related to ST or otherwise feel free to ask.

I'm a huge fan. I've used sublime pretty much since the beginning of my career (switched over after emacs wrecked my hands a few months in). I've switched over to Intellij for java dev because its built in handling of things like going to definitions (cmd+click on my machine) and being able to swipe back to previous locations in the code, as if I were in a browser. Are these features supported in sublime, and if not,…

Goto-definition is powered by an index using the syntax highlighting, you can right-click on a symbol or use f12. Going backwards to a previous location is done using the menu Goto > Jump Back.

Re: Sublime Text 4 (Build 4126)

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Post by Dma54rhs »

DesiLurker wrote: post #92

I use sublime 3 on my linux dev box all the time & even have paid for it. there is one extremely annoying bug that keeps me periodically switching to other editors out of frustration. It happens when you have multiple desktop panes/workspaces and you are working in say pane 1 but there is a sublime window open in pane 3. now when I say sublime open a file in pane 1 I am suddenly transported to pane 3 and and the file…

Interesting enough this big or feature is on Windows as well. For some reason Sublime always opens / switches to first desktop no matter what. Really drives me insane.

Re: Sublime Text 4 (Build 4126)

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Post by ben-schaaf »

indentit wrote: post #86
ben-schaaf wrote: post #38

Developer at Sublime HQ here, pleasant surprise to see this stable build reach the front page :) If you have any questions related to ST or otherwise feel free to ask.

What would you say ST's main weakness is right now, and (how) do SublimeHQ plan to address it?

I wouldn't call them weaknesses, but I think we have a number of bigger changes that would improve ST.

Re: Sublime Text 4 (Build 4126)

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Post by ben-schaaf »

indentit wrote: post #90
indentit wrote: post #86

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What would you say ST's main weakness is right now, and (how) do SublimeHQ plan to address it?

Also, curious to know, what do you like most about developing Sublime, and what do you like least?

What I like most is being able to work on a project I'm passionate for with lots of freedom to make decisions. What I like least is most definitely dealing with the platform APIs.

Re: Sublime Text 4 (Build 4126)

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Post by ben-schaaf »

thiht wrote: post #89
ben-schaaf wrote: post #38

Developer at Sublime HQ here, pleasant surprise to see this stable build reach the front page :) If you have any questions related to ST or otherwise feel free to ask.

Any plan on developing a database tool? I think it would be a great complement to Sublime Text and Sublime Merge. I believe Sublime HQ could really bring something in this space, because there are some good existing ones but none are great. Sublime DB could be great :)

Part of the attention to detail we bring is from the fact that we use the tools we build daily. We don't really have a use for a database tool, so I honestly doubt it would be any good.
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