Allow multiple snippets in same sublime-snippet file

[sn0w]

I know that this has been asked a few times before, but whenever this topic pops up people always suggest to use sublime completions instead. I personally do not want to use sublime completions, as they are harder to use and manipulate than sublime snippets for me (I often use multi-line snippets and such), so I’d like to use sublime snippets if possible.

Does anyone know if the developer ever said that they specifically wouldn’t allow this? If so, then perhaps I am out of luck.

[kingkeith]

I know that this has been asked a few times before

yep

Is there no way to add multiple snippets to a single file?

I am astonished to find that you need to have one .sublime-snippet file for EVERY SNIPPET. That is a deal breaker for me, since I use a LOT of snippets. I was preferring Sublime over Atom, but ran into this snafu. In Atom I currently have ALL of my snippets in a single file.

Multiple snippets in a single file

Hello, very new to Sublime Text 2 (on OS X), downloaded it yesterday, really like it so far, looks like my replacement for Textmate. First question, is it possible to have multiple snippets in one file? I tried it but ST2 doesn't seem to like it, it just reads the first one. If not possible, is this something that could be built? I just find it hard to manage (and a waste) to have one file per snippet. thanks.

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Does anyone know if the developer ever said that they specifically wouldn’t allow this?

I haven’t seen them say that, but there is this:

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[sn0w]

Okay haha fine. I accept that it won’t be added anything in the near future. A combination of snippets and completions is fine, in my opinion – just in case anyone in the future wants to know.