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OT: What are some tips (or plugins) to be more productive on ST3?

codecondo 12y ago
https://hn.algolia.com/?query=sublime%20text&sort=byPopularity&prefix&page=0&dateRange=all&type=story https://hn.algolia.com/?query=sublime%20text&sort=byPopulari... have fun
wldlyinaccurate 12y ago
I find it helps to browse popular user packages: https://packagecontrol.io/browse/popular https://packagecontrol.io/browse/popular Most of the productivity gains I get from Sublime are from packages like Emmet, DocBlockr and my own custom macros.
lugg 12y ago
https://github.com/Dimillian/Sublime-Hacker-News-Reader https://github.com/Dimillian/Sublime-Hacker-News-Reader Joking aside, depends on the language somewhat but this helped me get started: https://realpython.com/blog/python/setting-up-sublime-text-3-for-full-stack-python-development/ https://realpython.com/blog/python/setting-up-sublime-text-3...
JonnieCache 12y ago
Obviously loads of good plugins out there but I can highly recommend settings the "save_files_on_focus_lost" preference or whatever its called to true. Such an improved workflow for webdev and suchlike.
mrcarrot 12y ago
Learn how to use multiple selections. On OS X CTRL + SHIFT + UP/DOWN will create a new cursor on the next line up or down. And you can CMD + LMB-click to insert a new cursor anywhere. I cannot count how much time this feature saves me.
- squeaky-clean 12y ago
  CTRL+D (Might be CMD on Mac) will also select the next occurrence of a symbol/selection. And Ctrl+U will undo a selection from this method or the parent post's method. Aside from being able to simultaneously write in multiple places, you can copy-paste across multiple cursors; highlight 5 variables, copy, create 5 new lines with cursors, paste. Each line will have one of your copied variables. Try using Find with regex and alt+enter to select all matches with separate cursors. Many plugins also support or add onto this feature. I love TextPastry to easily insert number ranges and patterns across multiple cursors.
  - mrcarrot 12y ago
    Yep, it's CMD+D for selecting the next occurrence of the current symbol on OS X. CMD+SHIFT+D is handy, too; it duplicates your current line.
squeaky-clean 12y ago
In case anyone isn't aware, Package Control[0] adds an incredibly simple package manager to Sublime in order to automatically install/update plugins. After that's been installed, I'd recommend browsing the popular packages (already linked in another comment) or just hitting Ctrl+Shift+P, "Install", and searching for the names of languages/tools you use. One plugin I'd recommend for anyone is All Autocomplete. It extends Sublime's autocomplete detection to match across any open file, and not only the current file. Also Ctrl+Shift+P searches through all of Sublime's and your plugins available actions. Ctrl+P allows you to switch files without your mouse. [0] https://packagecontrol.io/installation https://packagecontrol.io/installation
- tedmiston 12y ago
  I'll check it out, but it's got some strange arbitrary limits: MIN_WORD_SIZE = 3 MAX_WORD_SIZE = 50 MAX_VIEWS = 20 MAX_WORDS_PER_VIEW = 100 MAX_FIX_TIME_SECS_PER_VIEW = 0.01
jgyou 12y ago
Git related packages: * git: git commands in ST. * gitgutter: diffs in the margin (+,-, modified) * github: direct access to the remote github directory (issues, pull requests, etc.) There's also a ton of language specific packages (lint, color scheme, etc.) My main productivity tip would be to use the "ctrl + p" search command a lot. It matches searches very nicely (partial matching). One can look for files in the project, specific line in the active file (if you start with ":"), specific methods (if you start the search with "@"). ST3 also has a symbol lookup command which is really powerful ("ctrl + shift +r").

https://hn.algolia.com/?query=sublime%20text&sort=byPopularity&prefix&page=0&dateRange=all&type=story https://hn.algolia.com/?query=sublime%20text&sort=byPopulari... have fun

wldlyinaccurate 12y ago

I find it helps to browse popular user packages: https://packagecontrol.io/browse/popular https://packagecontrol.io/browse/popular Most of the productivity gains I get from Sublime are from packages like Emmet, DocBlockr and my own custom macros.

lugg 12y ago

https://github.com/Dimillian/Sublime-Hacker-News-Reader https://github.com/Dimillian/Sublime-Hacker-News-Reader Joking aside, depends on the language somewhat but this helped me get started: https://realpython.com/blog/python/setting-up-sublime-text-3-for-full-stack-python-development/ https://realpython.com/blog/python/setting-up-sublime-text-3...

JonnieCache 12y ago

Obviously loads of good plugins out there but I can highly recommend settings the "save_files_on_focus_lost" preference or whatever its called to true. Such an improved workflow for webdev and suchlike.

mrcarrot 12y ago

Learn how to use multiple selections. On OS X CTRL + SHIFT + UP/DOWN will create a new cursor on the next line up or down. And you can CMD + LMB-click to insert a new cursor anywhere. I cannot count how much time this feature saves me.

squeaky-clean 12y ago
CTRL+D (Might be CMD on Mac) will also select the next occurrence of a symbol/selection. And Ctrl+U will undo a selection from this method or the parent post's method. Aside from being able to simultaneously write in multiple places, you can copy-paste across multiple cursors; highlight 5 variables, copy, create 5 new lines with cursors, paste. Each line will have one of your copied variables. Try using Find with regex and alt+enter to select all matches with separate cursors. Many plugins also support or add onto this feature. I love TextPastry to easily insert number ranges and patterns across multiple cursors.
- mrcarrot 12y ago
  Yep, it's CMD+D for selecting the next occurrence of the current symbol on OS X. CMD+SHIFT+D is handy, too; it duplicates your current line.

squeaky-clean 12y ago

In case anyone isn't aware, Package Control[0] adds an incredibly simple package manager to Sublime in order to automatically install/update plugins. After that's been installed, I'd recommend browsing the popular packages (already linked in another comment) or just hitting Ctrl+Shift+P, "Install", and searching for the names of languages/tools you use. One plugin I'd recommend for anyone is All Autocomplete. It extends Sublime's autocomplete detection to match across any open file, and not only the current file. Also Ctrl+Shift+P searches through all of Sublime's and your plugins available actions. Ctrl+P allows you to switch files without your mouse. [0] https://packagecontrol.io/installation https://packagecontrol.io/installation

tedmiston 12y ago
I'll check it out, but it's got some strange arbitrary limits: MIN_WORD_SIZE = 3 MAX_WORD_SIZE = 50 MAX_VIEWS = 20 MAX_WORDS_PER_VIEW = 100 MAX_FIX_TIME_SECS_PER_VIEW = 0.01

jgyou 12y ago

Git related packages: * git: git commands in ST. * gitgutter: diffs in the margin (+,-, modified) * github: direct access to the remote github directory (issues, pull requests, etc.) There's also a ton of language specific packages (lint, color scheme, etc.) My main productivity tip would be to use the "ctrl + p" search command a lot. It matches searches very nicely (partial matching). One can look for files in the project, specific line in the active file (if you start with ":"), specific methods (if you start the search with "@"). ST3 also has a symbol lookup command which is really powerful ("ctrl + shift +r").