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Probably basic question: using multiple machines with ST to edit same files - syncing?
u/Soffritto_Cake_24
Probably basic question: using multiple machines with ST to edit same files - syncing?

Hi

I want to use ST for editing text files (obvi) and keeping various notes on multiple computers - but the same files (saved in iCloud).

I want to have ST open on all of them and then I just either use the laptop (living room) or desktop machine (office). So there is minutes if not hours between sessions.

All files live in iCloud synced folders.

My questions:

  1. Is there a way to keep ST open on all machines and files open/loaded, and they sync automatically - so that I do not lose something that I added into a file on my laptop/ST and forgot to save ...

  2. Can ST refresh file content from file that is newer (saved on other machine) automatically?

  3. Am I weird with this? :D

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Alternatives to SublimeText for Mac?
u/RotundBun
Alternatives to SublimeText for Mac?

Looking for ST4 alternatives on Mac. Any ripe suggestions?

Currently using it for game dev in PICO-8 and Löve2D. Both use Lua.

macOS: Sonoma (14.8.7)

Thanks in advance. ✨🙏

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Context (if anyone cares):

I've had unresolved trouble with the auto-complete "feature" on ST4 on Mac from a while back, so now I'm looking elsewhere.

As far as troubleshooting goes:

  • Even "auto_complete": false, doesn't work. It still brings up the suggestion box every time I press tab, interfering with any sane coding process.

  • Disabling text suggestions on the OS level did nothing.

  • Opening ST in safe mode did not fix the behavior.

  • Yes, I quit the application and relaunched it after each attempt.

  • I looked around online and even asked for help here a while back and got no responses as well.

This was on macOS 14.8.7 (Sonoma), and it occurred in ST version 4200 (stable) & 4205 (dev build).

ST was nice while it worked, but it feels like the basics are no longer heeded anymore. If a fancy auto-complete feature is valued more than basic coding flow, then I suppose the dev's values & intentions for ST have sharply diverged from what I need in a code editor.

So now I'm looking for a new code editor on Mac. It's for game dev, though, not so much for web dev. 🫤