Instructions for setting up Sublime Text 3

Last updated 2020-04-16 by Adam Lu

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• Add additional syntax packages

  • Navigate to \\128.143.15.11\adamX\Settings_Sublime_Text and note the folders Packages/Neuron and Packages/NMODL

  • Copy these files to your local computer:

    • On Windows:

      1. Open a File Explorer

      2. Click on the icon on the upper left right next to the arrows so you can edit the path

      3. Type the following path (replace user with your Windows user name):

         C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\Sublime Text 3\Packages

         Note: The AppData folder is hidden so you won’t be able to navigate to it. Sublime Text has to be opened at least once for this path to be created.

      4. Copy the folders Packages/Neuron and Packages/NMODL to this directory

    • On Mac:

      1. Open Finder

      2. From the Go menu, click on Go to Folder

      3. Type the following path (replace username with your Mac user name):

         /Users/user/Library/Application Support/Sublime Text 3/Packages

         Note: The Library folder is hidden so you won’t be able to navigate to it.

      4. Copy the folders Packages/Neuron and Packages/NMODL to this directory

• Install add-on packages:

  • Click on Tools -> Install Package Control
  • Click on Preferences -> Package Control, then type or choose Install Package
  • Look for these packages (they will be instantly installed when you click on them):
    • ExportHTML
    • HighlightWords
    • TOML
    • LSP
    • R-IDE (Download and install R)
• Add preference settings used by Adam

  • Navigate to /media/adamX/Settings_Sublime_Text and note the folder Packages/User

  • Copy these files to your local computer:

    1. Navigate to C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\Sublime Text 3\Packages (Windows) or /Users/user/Library/Application Support/Sublime Text 3/Packages (Linux) as before.
    2. If a subdirectory User already exists, copy the contents of Packages/User to the subdirectory. Otherwise, copy the entire subdirectory to your local Packages.
• Make Sublime Text the default editor for certain file extensions
  • Some common file extensions: .sublime-project, .txt, .m, .yml

  • On Windows:

    1. Open a File Explorer
    2. Navigate to a file of the extension type of interest
    3. Right click on the file and choose Open with
    4. If Sublime Text doesn’t show up, click on More Apps
    5. If Sublime Text still doesn’t show up, click on Look for another app on this PC
    6. Go to C:\Program Files\Sublime Text 3 and choose the application file sublime_text.exe
  • On Mac: