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Can't type anything on ST3

#1

I can’t type anything at all. The command functions work but I can’t type.

Its worked before but Sublime’s cursor is horizontal (an underscore), where normally it should be vertical.
I think i’m in some alternate-input mode that I don’t know how to switch off. I’m using OSX. I have restarted it and also re-installed the program but nothing is changing. Anyone have a solution for this ?

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#2

Horizontal cursor -> Press the Insert key on your keyboard.

As for cannot type anything, I don’t know.

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#3

Your issue sounds like perhaps Vintage has found it’s way out of the ignored_packages setting in your user preferences. If that happens, Sublime runs in a vi emulation mode, which generally is not what one would expect. Symptoms of that include not being able to type anything unless you press i first to go into insert mode, for example.

If this is the case, adding Vintage back to the ignored packages setting should fix the problem. You can use Package Control: Disable Package from the command palette as a quick check; if Vintage pops up in the list, it’s not ignored (in which case select that package from the list and it will be added back for you).

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#4

Its working now.
Thank you

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