Installing packages in Sublime Text 2

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jfoutch picture jfoutch · Oct 29, 2012 · Viewed 162.6k times · Source

When I go to browse packages in Sublime Text 2, the packages folder is full of all the plugins I wanted like Zen coding and SidebarEnhancements.
My installed packages folder only has package control in it though. Should other installed packages be located in here?

SidebarEnhancements, for example, does not work, even though it is in the packages folder. If I right click the sidebar I just get the "close" option. I've been trying to figure this out for weeks, and I figured I would just ask here and see if anyone could tell me what I need to do after I have the package in the packages folder, if anything.

Answer

Joe Bergevin picture Joe Bergevin · Nov 14, 2012

With Package Control in Sublime Text 2, you really need to become cozy with a couple of different things to make it all work:

  1. Always look up a package in the wbond community. There you'll be able to see how many people have installed that package (the more popular, the better) as well as the documentation on the package (if any).
  2. Menu Items under Prefs > Package Control. Here you can install, remove or see a list of all installed packages.
  3. Prefs > Package Settings. Here you'll find the settings that can be tinkered with as well as shortcut keys that are available. Make sure to make any changes in the User Settings, rather than the Default Settings. Otherwise, your settings will be overwritten when that package is updated.
  4. CTRL+SHIFT+P. This will bring up a menu where you can look up a lot of the functions your installed packages can do. Just start typing and it will start filtering.

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