Sublime Text: Basics and Beyond

The first step is to download and install Sublime Text

Next, install Package Control by visiting https://packagecontrol.io/installation and following the instructions.

• Command + ~
• Then, paste in the code they give you on that page.

Install a theme

Here is one method of customizing the look and feel.

Install the Material Design theme

• Command + Shift + p
• Type install
• 
  Use arrow keys to find Package Control: Install Package
• Press Enter
• Type Material Design

Customizing the Material Design theme

Add the theme to your User Settings.

"theme": "Material-Theme-Darker.sublime-theme",
"color_scheme": "Packages/Material Theme/schemes/Material-Theme-OceanicNext.tmTheme", 

Additional settings for this theme.

"overlay_scroll_bars" : "enabled",
"line_padding_top" : 2, 
"line_padding_bottom" : 2,
"always_show_minimap_viewport" : true,
"bold_folder_labels" : true,
"indent_guide_options" : [ "draw_normal", "draw_active" ], // Highlight active indent
"font_options" : [ "gray_antialias", "subpixel_antialias" ], // On retina Mac & Windows

Install Colorsublime theme manager

• Command + Shift + p
• Type install
• Type colorsublime
• Press enter

Using another color scheme

• Command + Shift + p
• Type install theme
  
• Type Solarized or Facebook
  
• Use arrow keys to browse color schemes
• Press enter on your choice

Customize your Sublime Text settings

Access Settings by navigating to:

• Sublime Text > Preferences > Settings > User
  

Keyboard shortcut is Command + ,

Remove minimap from Sublime Text

• View > Hide Minimap

Remove line numbers

"line_numbers": false,

Customize your font in Sublime Text

To change font size use this setting:

"font_size": 13, 

Download a custom font by visiting the Github repo for Fira Code. Look for the Download Fira Code link and install the font on your system.

"font_face": "Fira Code",

Essential Keyboard Shortcuts

Command+P - find anything in your files

Command+P then Enter will switch back to the previous file.

Command+R - @methods or classes

Command+uparrow - Move to top

Command+W - Move to bottom

Multiple Selection Cursors

Command+D - select multiple instances

Command+U - step backward (undo one of the selections)

Command+Shift+L - select multiple lines and then use this command to split the lines into selections

Command+K, Command+D - Skip an occurence

Command+Ctrl+G - Find all occurrences

Quicker File Creation

Use the Package Manager to install the AdvancedNewFile (ANF) plugin. 

Create a new file Command+Option+N

You can also use a colon (:) for creating a file in the current directory.

• Command+Option+N
• :filename.ext

Splitting Hairs with Origami

Use the Package Manager to install the Origami plugin.

• Command + K starts Origami
  • Command + Arrow Key places a new pane in that direction
    • Example: Command + K then Command + Right arrow will make a new pane on the right
  • Command + Shift + Arrow Key destroys the pane in that direction
  • Command + r lets you resize the panes

You can have Origami automatically zoom the active pane by setting origami_auto_zoom_on_focus in your user preferences. Set it to true for the default zoom, or set it to a user-definable fraction of the screen, such as 0.75.

Origami can also automatically close a pane for you once you've closed the last file in it. Just set origami_auto_close_empty_panes to true in your user preferences.

Linting with SublimeLinter

SublimeLinter is a plugin for Sublime Text 3 that provides a framework for linting code. Whatever language you code in, SublimeLinter can help you write cleaner, better, more bug-free code. SublimeLinter has been designed to provide maximum flexibility and usability for users and maximum simplicity for linter authors. http://www.sublimelinter.com/en/latest/

Macros and Keyboard Shortcuts with SublimeText

{ "keys": [], "command": "run_macro_file", "args": {"file": "Packages/User/.sublime-macro"} }

[
    { "keys": ["ctrl+shift+x"], "command": "run_macro_file", "args": {"file": "Packages/User/add comma to end.sublime-macro"} }
]

Sublime Text Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet

Most of these were found on Scotch.io

Basic

Selections

Go To

Lines

Code Folding

Search / Find / Replace

Tabs and Window Panes

Bookmarks