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My pet peeve with editors is how they handle files changing underneath them. I do this regularly enough (eg I might make a quick change using vi, source contro

My pet peeve with editors is how they handle files changing underneath them. I do this regularly enough (eg I might make a quick change using vi, source control update), there could be ssh or sshfs involved, or another tool might be better for doing whatever it is that I wanted. Emacs has been the only editor that has never lost a change for me. Whenever you try to make a modification it checks the underlying file is as expected, and tells you if not. I tried SL2 and it quite happily ignored the fact that the file had changed. I'm also evaluating AppCode and it has perhaps the worst behaviour - it silently updates the editor window. But some of the time it doesn't notice the change and hence overwrites it. Consequently you can't trust the editor. gedit also notices changes proactively (compared to emacs' reactively) but I don't use it regularly.

Stealth- 14y ago
Vim produces a warning whenever you focus on the window, asking if you want to keep your current work or load the changed file. If you keep your work, it reminds you yet again if you attempt to save over the changed file, just in case.
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lessnonymous 14y ago
Wow .. wouldn't it be nice to get the diff lines highlighted in ST3. Then you get theirs/mine option on each line (with an 'all' option of course). Surely not hard to implement (if it's easy to say, it's easy to code, right??)
- thejosh 14y ago
  Considering the massive API changes (out of process etc) with the API this should be an awesome plugin!
- jskinner 14y ago
  You can find out the (highlighted) differences between the in-memory buffer and the on disk version one via "Show Unsaved Changes" on the context menu.
- rogerbinns 14y ago
  When I halted my evaluation of SL because of this issue I did send them feedback about it, but never got a response. I did have some other far lesser concerns like wasted space if you turned line number off.
psykotic 14y ago
> I tried SL2 and it quite happily ignored the fact that the file had changed. Weird. I use Sublime Text 2 exclusively across all three platforms. Whenever an open file changes (e.g. I sync to Perforce), it pops up a modal dialog box when I bring that file's tab back into focus. If you're referring to a file that's changed in the background as you're actively editing it, I admit I haven't tried that.
- rogerbinns 14y ago
  Have an edit window open, and then go in via a terminal/vi and change/save the same file. Then see what happens.
  - psykotic 14y ago
    Yes, that what's I was describing. It works just fine. When I tab back to Sublime, I get the "<filename> has changed on disk. Do you want to reload it?" modal dialog box. (If there are no unsaved changes in the Sublime buffer that could be clobbered, it just reloads the file silently as you'd expect.)
    - rogerbinns 14y ago
      It didn't work when I tried a few weeks ago. I am running on Linux.
      - psykotic 14y ago
        My test just now was on Windows, but I use it regularly on Mac and Linux as well, and I'm pretty sure I would have noticed if it silently clobbered changes like that. You're sure you had unsaved changes to the Sublime buffer for the file when you conducted your test?
      - thejosh 14y ago
        Works fine on Linux/Windows when ever something changes on both..
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_ZeD_ 14y ago
kate[0] can cope too with modified or deleted open files (see http://kate-editor.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/step4.png http://kate-editor.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/step4.png for an example) [0] http://kate-editor.org/about-kate/ http://kate-editor.org/about-kate/
stordoff 14y ago
Works fine for me - http://i.imgur.com/mnAA8nw.png http://i.imgur.com/mnAA8nw.png If the fine hasn't been changed in SL2, it just reloads it with a message displayed in the status bar. If it has been edited in SL2, it asks if you want to reload the file.
Geee 14y ago
I think I've also experienced this, but in my case, I was remotely editing via Transmit/SFTP. So, the problem might be in Transmit cache.

Stealth- 14y ago

Vim produces a warning whenever you focus on the window, asking if you want to keep your current work or load the changed file. If you keep your work, it reminds you yet again if you attempt to save over the changed file, just in case.

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lessnonymous 14y ago

Wow .. wouldn't it be nice to get the diff lines highlighted in ST3. Then you get theirs/mine option on each line (with an 'all' option of course). Surely not hard to implement (if it's easy to say, it's easy to code, right??)

thejosh 14y ago
Considering the massive API changes (out of process etc) with the API this should be an awesome plugin!
jskinner 14y ago
You can find out the (highlighted) differences between the in-memory buffer and the on disk version one via "Show Unsaved Changes" on the context menu.
rogerbinns 14y ago
When I halted my evaluation of SL because of this issue I did send them feedback about it, but never got a response. I did have some other far lesser concerns like wasted space if you turned line number off.

psykotic 14y ago

> I tried SL2 and it quite happily ignored the fact that the file had changed. Weird. I use Sublime Text 2 exclusively across all three platforms. Whenever an open file changes (e.g. I sync to Perforce), it pops up a modal dialog box when I bring that file's tab back into focus. If you're referring to a file that's changed in the background as you're actively editing it, I admit I haven't tried that.

rogerbinns 14y ago
Have an edit window open, and then go in via a terminal/vi and change/save the same file. Then see what happens.
- psykotic 14y ago
  Yes, that what's I was describing. It works just fine. When I tab back to Sublime, I get the "<filename> has changed on disk. Do you want to reload it?" modal dialog box. (If there are no unsaved changes in the Sublime buffer that could be clobbered, it just reloads the file silently as you'd expect.)
  - rogerbinns 14y ago
    It didn't work when I tried a few weeks ago. I am running on Linux.
    - psykotic 14y ago
      My test just now was on Windows, but I use it regularly on Mac and Linux as well, and I'm pretty sure I would have noticed if it silently clobbered changes like that. You're sure you had unsaved changes to the Sublime buffer for the file when you conducted your test?
    - thejosh 14y ago
      Works fine on Linux/Windows when ever something changes on both..
    - 14y ago

_ZeD_ 14y ago

kate[0] can cope too with modified or deleted open files (see http://kate-editor.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/step4.png http://kate-editor.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/step4.png for an example) [0] http://kate-editor.org/about-kate/ http://kate-editor.org/about-kate/

stordoff 14y ago

Works fine for me - http://i.imgur.com/mnAA8nw.png http://i.imgur.com/mnAA8nw.png If the fine hasn't been changed in SL2, it just reloads it with a message displayed in the status bar. If it has been edited in SL2, it asks if you want to reload the file.

Geee 14y ago

I think I've also experienced this, but in my case, I was remotely editing via Transmit/SFTP. So, the problem might be in Transmit cache.