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# Sublime Text 3 Love
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*January 2013*
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I'm happy to announce that [Sublime Text 2](http://www.sublimetext.com/2) [**edit:** post valid for Sublime Text 3] was officially released today! This is awesome news. I've spend 12+ hours a day for the past year and a half in Sublime Text 2. It is indeed sublime.
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## Why should you try it?
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* It's light and fast.
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* It's cross-platform.
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* Chrome-like tabs.
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* Split window layouts!
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* It's not vaporware.
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* It supports TextMate Bundles and Themes!
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* It's fully scripted with an embedded Python interpreter, making it nicely extensible.
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## Beautiful
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My editor looks like this:
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This is comprised of a few things:
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### Soda Dark Theme
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This is a nice alternative to the default "skin" of Sublime. It comes in both light and dark flavors. You can grab it [on GitHub](https://github.com/buymeasoda/soda-theme/).
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### Tomorrow Night
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[Tomorrow Night](https://github.com/chriskempson/tomorrow-theme/tree/master/textmate) is my current favorite color scheme for syntax highlighting. I've cycled through around with quite a few in the past, but this one is really something special.
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### Ubuntu Mono
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I'm pretty passionate about monospace typefaces. Over the years, I've been a heavy supporter of Monaco, MS Consalas, Inconsolas, Menlo, and finally Ubuntu Mono.
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Simply the greatest programming font ever made. [Download it here](http://font.ubuntu.com/).
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### Configuration
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I've optimized my settings for Python development.
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* Hidden sidebar.
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* Disabled minimap.
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* Disabled fold buttons.
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* All whitespace drawn.
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* Auto-trim trailing whitespace.
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* PEP8-esque line rulers (79 for code, 72 for docstrings).
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Here's my user config file:
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```json
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{
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"auto_complete": false,
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"close_windows_when_empty": false,
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"color_scheme": "Packages/User/Tomorrow-Night.tmTheme",
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"draw_white_space": "all",
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"find_selected_text": true,
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"fold_buttons": false,
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"font_face": "Ubuntu Mono",
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"font_options": ["subpixel_antialias"],
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"font_size": 13.0,
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"highlight_line": true,
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"rulers": [72, 79],
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"theme": "Soda Dark.sublime-theme",
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"translate_tabs_to_spaces": true,
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"trim_trailing_white_space_on_save": true,
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"folder_exclude_patterns": [".svn", ".git", ".hg", "CVS", "_build", "dist", "build", "site"]
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}
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```
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## Tips
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Here's a quick list of things that I didn't pick up on immediately when migrating from vim.
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### Subl
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Sublime text has nice mate-esque commandline launcher called 'subl' hidden in its distribution. To make it available universally:
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```bash
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$ ln -s /Applications/Sublime\ Text\ 2.app/Contents/SharedSupport/bin/subl /usr/local/bin/subl
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```
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Once Installed, you can run it anywhere to open a fresh project/window:
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```bash
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$ subl .
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```
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Due to muscle memory burn-in, I also recommend:
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```bash
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alias mate='subl -w'
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```
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## Shortcuts
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**Shift + Command + P: Command Palette**
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This nifty window pops up and gives you a list of available commands in your current context (e.g. Package Control: Install Package).
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**Command + T: Go to File**
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Pretty standard stuff. Jumps to the file you select.
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**Command + R: Go to Symbol**
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Use this to hop to any symbol definition in your current file.
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**Command + P: Go to Anything**
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Use this to hop to any file, symbol, or line in your current project.
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## Location
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On OS X, the location of the Sublime configuration is:
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```
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~/Library/Application Support/Sublime Text 2/
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```
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## Plugins
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While Sublime does support Textmate Bundles, it also has a robust Python-powered plugin and extension system that allows for some very cool plugins that weren't possible with TextMate.
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### Package Control
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The first thing you need to install is [Package Control](http://wbond.net/sublime_packages/package_control). It's essentially Homebrew for Sublime packages. It'll save you tons of time.
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### Sublime Linter
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This wonderful plugin gives you instant feedback about the code you're writing, as you're writing it. It has fantastic PyLint + PEP8 support out of the box. You can install it via Package Control. Learn more [on GitHub](https://github.com/SublimeLinter/SublimeLinter).
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### Sublime CodeIntel
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Maintained by the same developer as SublimeLint, CodeIntel gives you IDE-style functionality with intelligent code completion, import suggestions, and go-to definition support.
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It's really nice to have sometimes. I typically have it disabled. Give it a spin and see what you think. You can install it via Package Control. Learn more [on GitHub](https://github.com/Kronuz/SublimeCodeIntel).
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### kCode and More
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This old plugin is a remnant of my old PHP + Textmate work. If you write a lot of Python scripts, the 'env' and 'enc' snippets will save you a lot of typing:
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```python
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#!/usr/bin/env python
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# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
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```
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The repo is [available on GitHub](https://github.com/kennethreitz/kcode.tmbundle).
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Other great plugins available via Package Control include HTML Encode, Gist, and Restructured Text.
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Happy hacking!
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---
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*This passion for editor optimization and development aesthetics reflects deeper themes about [programming as spiritual practice](/essays/2025-08-26-programming_as_spiritual_practice)—creating environments that support consciousness and flow state.* |