I would like to make it so that whenever I open a file in Sublime it will automatically do "Fold Level 2" Coding which is command shortcut Ctrl-K,Ctrl-2 (or CMD-K, CMD-2). I use both mac and pc.
I don't want to enter that shortcut everytime, instead I would like Sublime to automatically run that on opening a file. Please let me know if there a way to do that.
I think that the best solution to your problem is Buffer Scroll plugin. It remembers and restores a lot of things, folding included.
If you don't want to install that plugin, you can create your own:
Create new plugin Tools / New Plugin...
Insert code
import sublime, sublime_plugin
class Folding(sublime_plugin.EventListener):
def on_load(self, view):
view.run_command("fold_by_level", {"level": 2})
Save it in your User directory with the filename you prefer.
This will set folding level to 2, for every file you open.
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This is not about those files that have their read-only flag set at the OS level, but about every file that users don't intend to modify.
I want Sublime Text to ignore any changes and prevent saving anything to such files. One example for this scenario is when the user is reading source code that shouldn't be altered in anyway.
"Just be really careful, and don't press any buttons" is undoubtedly a good advice, but if I were to "accidentally" delete that octothorpe in front of a comment, or add new lines to a file that is sensitive to such things (some config files in Linux) and then accidently hit save....
I found "toggle-readonly" at GitHub, but it is actually toggling the file permissions ("Read Only", "Write"), which is not quite what I wanted.
Yes, this is possible, but you'll have to write a plugin (which actually isn't that hard, especially if you know Python). The API call is view.set_read_only(flag) in the sublime module, where Flag is a boolean. Here's a quick example which checks if a newly-opened file has a certain suffix, and if so sets it to read-only.
import sublime
import sublime_plugin
class MakeViewReadOnlyCommand(sublime_plugin.TextCommand):
def run(self, edit):
if self.view.file_name().endswith(".cfg"):
self.view.set_read_only(True)
class ConfigFileListener(sublime_plugin.EventListener):
def on_load(self, view):
view.run_command("make_view_read_only")
Open a new file with Python syntax, copy the code into it, alter it as needed, then save it in your Packages/User directory as make_view_read_only.py. Restart Sublime to load it, and you should be all set. To test if a certain view is read-only, open the console and enter
view.is_read_only()
The plugin "Toggle the View Read-Only" will do it. It basically does what MattDMo said: when you set the view as read-only, the file can still be changed by another program (or another user), and Sublime Text will pick up those changes. It also has the context menu item you asked for. I like the "Readonly" indicator in status bar.
I didn't test it on Sublime Text 2, but in Sublime Text 3 it works great, and it claims to work on Sublime Text 2 as well.
I often will have a scratch pad in ST that I then close via Ctrl-F4. It always prompts me to save it, which I find to be a pain.
Is there a setting in ST where I can either change to default of this dialog to "Close without saving", or do not even prompt me at all if it is a new file (i.e. has no name).
You can set a tab to be a scratch buffer (doesn't prompt to save when closed). With the desired tab opened, open the console with Ctrl` and type:
view.set_scratch(True)
then hit Enter, and close the console with Esc. You can now close the tab whenever you want without being prompted. Of course, you can manually save the contents if you wish.
If you would like to have all new buffers set to scratch by default, you'll need a plugin. Create a new Python file in Sublime with the following contents:
import sublime
import sublime_plugin
class SetNewScratchBuffer(sublime_plugin.EventListener):
def on_new(self, view):
view.set_scratch(True)
def on_save(self, view):
view.set_scratch(False)
Save the file as Packages/User/set_new_scratch_buffer.py where Packages is the folder opened when selecting Preferences -> Browse Packages... (~/.config/sublime-text-2/Packages on Linux with ST2). Once saved, it should automatically become active, although you can restart Sublime to make sure. Now, all new buffers created with CtrlN or File -> New File will automatically have the scratch attribute set. This will be disabled when the file is saved, so you don't accidentally destroy changes to an opened file.
Why when I save a file in Sublime Text 3 is the default save location the Sublime install directory and why is the default file type nothing?
I want to set the default save location to the Desktop and the default file type to .txt, how can I do this?
Here are my settings:
{
"font_size": 9,
"hot_exit": false,
"ignored_packages": ["Vintage"],
"remember_open_files": false
}
Without no line of code:
Preferences -> Settings -> paste this "default_dir": "your/favorite/path"
And you are done.
More here: https://sublime-text-unofficial-documentation.readthedocs.io/en/latest/reference/settings.html#file-and-directory-settings
Doesn't (currently) address the default extension issue, but you can also try AdvancedNewFile. Rather than creating an unnamed buffer, this plugin creates a named file. The default location is configurable, though there is no default extension.
Disclaimer: I'm the maintainer of the AdvancedNewFile plugin.
Edit
I've updated AdvancedNewFile to support default file extensions.
You can install the Default File Type plugin manually. It's a very simple plugin, and while the Package Control page says that it's for Sublime Text 2 only, I just installed it under OSX and it works fine. To install, navigate to %APPDATA%\Sublime Text 3\Packages and run
git clone https://github.com/spadgos/sublime-DefaultFileType.git DefaultFileType
Then, copy Packages\DefaultFileType\default_file_type.sublime-settings to Packages\User and change its contents to the following:
{
"default_new_file_syntax": "Packages/Text/Plain text.tmLanguage",
"use_current_file_syntax": false
}
Save the file, and now whenever you hit CtrlN to create a new file, it will be set to plain text. The plugin only works with the key combo, not via the File -> New File menu option.
As far as the save location goes, I have a theory, but I haven't been able to find documentation to back it up. At least on Win7 (for me), it seems like the default save location is the directory which contains the file that was open when you hit CtrlN or File -> New File to create the new file. For example, I had my Packages\User\Preferences.sublime-settings file open when I created a new file, and hitting CtrlS opened the Save dialog in Packages\User. I saved the file to the Desktop, hit CtrlN for a new file, entered something, then hit CtrlS and the Save dialog opened in the Desktop.
So, while there isn't a preferences setting for default save location, at least on Windows you can tweak it by always keeping a Desktop file open, then creating new files while that Desktop file is focused.
This should be a built-in option, honestly, but it seems fairly simple to automate yourself. Hit Tools -> New Plugin
Then paste this over the file that's created, hit save and call it "DefaultLanguage.py" or something:
import sublime, sublime_plugin
class EverythingIsPowerShell(sublime_plugin.EventListener):
def on_new(self, view):
view.set_syntax_file('Packages/PowerShell/Support/PowershellSyntax.tmLanguage')
Of course, you can change the language from PowerShell to ... whatever you prefer. You just need the relative path to the tmLanguage. You can get that by opening a file in your favorite language and then open the console (View->Show Console) and type:
view.settings().get('syntax')
i usually edit files in sublime text 2 that can also be edited and compiled with another program. As i have them already opened in sublimetext i do the following:
right click and choose "copy file path" (to clipboard)
Win+R to open windows run dialog
CTRL+V to paste the file path
hit enter to open the file with the associated program
i wonder some shortcut can be configured so it automatically starts the opened file with its associate program
thanks in advance
This can be done. I was in a very similar situation using Sublime as my editor of choice over the default SAS program editor. I was able to use the win32com.client.dynamic.Dispatch module to connect to SAS via OLE and pass text from Sublime directly to SAS using Sublime's build system to call my plugin. Making the connection was the easy part, it was the other processing that I had to do which was the time consuming part, but since you want to pass just a file name or the entire contents of your file, this should be a fairly straightforward plugin. Since I do not know what program you wish to open, here is the code that makes my implementation work. Maybe you caan glean something out of this.
def send_to_sas_via_ole(selected_code):
from win32com.client.dynamic import Dispatch
sasinstance = Dispatch("SAS.Application")
# submit the lines to sas
for selection in selected_code:
# for some reason cannot send as one big line to SAS, so split into
# multipe lines and send line by line
for line in selection.splitlines():
sasinstance.Submit(line)
and then the call in the run method of my plugin class:
class RunSasMakoCommand(sublime_plugin.TextCommand):
def run(self, edit):
try:
send_to_sas_via_ole(selected_code)
except Exception as e:
print "\n".join(selected_code)
print "Couldn't connect to SAS OLE"
print e
Good luck!
Open 'regedit.exe';
Navigate to
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\sublime_text.exe\shell\open\command
correct the path. Exit 'regedit.exe'
(optional) restart 'explorer.exe' or reboot your PC.
enjoy :p;
Right click on the file, press "Properties". You will see Opens with SomeProgram and then a change button. Click on the change button, and then look through the list for Sublime Text, if you can't find it, you can choose an application using the file explorer, from there you can navigate to C:\Program Files\Sublime Text 2 and choose sublime_text.exe
When I perform these steps:
Open an existing file in Sublime Text 2.
Type in arbitrary text at an arbitrary place in the file.
Close Sublime Text 2.
Note, I have not saved the changes.
Open Sublime Text 2.
Open the file from step 1.
I see changes in the file. But if I view the file in, let's say, Notepad, I see no changes.
Where does Sublime Text 2 keep the changes made to files?
As far as I'm concerned the question isn't answered completely...
As nnnn explained, the unsaved changes of a project are saved in its sublime-workspace file.
But if you haven't created a project and you are just working on some files, sublime also does remember the unsaved changes. These were saved in 'Session.sublime_session'.
Where the session can be found, depends on your operating system:
OS X: ~/Library/Application Support/Sublime Text 2/Settings/
Windows: %APPDATA%\Sublime Text 2\Settings\
Linux: ~/.config/sublime-text-2/Settings/
(I just found this info some kind of accidentally in the official sublime forum)
If you have made a project, the magical file-restore fairy will be in the folder where you told Sublime to store your project, in a file called [yourprojectname].sublime-workspace.
If you delete that workspace file before opening, Sublime will nuke your changes and complain about opening any previously open files. This move will probably cause you some grief, so don't try it unless you've already saved all necessary changes.
The workspace saves, among other things, your window layout, all the contents of any files that are open, and your last find/replace/autocomplete entries. (That is why your autocomplete gets "smarter" over time).
Note the little symbol where there is normally an x to close the tab. If it is a dot instead of an x, the file is considered unsaved and will be brought back also unsaved when you re-open Sublime.
I have the issue after updating Sublime Text 2 (old version) to Sublime Text (new version) on macOS. I don't know why the old version has the suffix "2".
Anyway, a solution to restore the whole my previous session is to copy a file Session.sublime_session, before the manipulation close the Sublime Text app, then execute a command:
cp ~/Library/Application\ Support/Sublime\ Text\ 2/Settings/Session.sublime_session ~/Library/Application\ Support/Sublime\ Text/Local/Session.sublime_session
And finally, start the Sublime Text app.