AFAICS AAAPackageDev does not work on ST3 yet. Any ports available?
How can I create syntax highlighting packages in ST3?
skuroda
#2
You can just take the snippet they use for syntax definitions.
{ "name": "Syntax Name",
"scopeName": "source.syntax_name",
"fileTypes": ""],
"patterns":
],
"uuid": "f42f37ee-69d8-4b5b-9778-7c4b14c2f638"
}
The only part that I believe is programmatically generated is the uuid. You can generate that yourself (uuid.uuid4() in the console). I use PlistJsonConverter to convert between JSON and Plist. I don’t know what else the AAAPackageDev plugin gives you, but this should at least get you started.
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tux
#3
Well; how can I make a package out of it then?
I’m not sure what else is needed, I never tried it. Actually I wanted to learn writing syntax files “by doing” without having to fiddle too much around Sublime Text itself, sigh…
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skuroda
#4
A “Package” is basically a directory in the Packages folder with “stuff” in it. What “stuff” is depends on the package. It can contain snippets, key bindings, python files, syntax definitions, etc. For a syntax file, you would save the plist version of the file as <name>.tmLanguage. As a simple example, toke a look at the “Text” package. It contains two files, a syntax file and a snippet. From what you are saying, it seems like the syntax file is all you really care about right now. To view files, you can use github.com/skuroda/PackageResourceViewer so you don’t have to manually extract everything yourself.
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GeniusIsme
#6
Hello.
I have tried to change existing *.tmLanguage files in ST3.
Documentation says that files from packages folder will override ones in default package, though it is not true for build 3033. Is there a workaround or am I just doing something wrong? (I create C++.tmLanguage file in Packages/C++/).
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skuroda
#7
Create a bug report about that. I would copy the contents of the C++ package to say… “My C++” or something. Then add “C++” to the ignored packages list. You can then modify the contents of “My C++” package as you would like. Not the best workaround, but you will get the behavior you want.
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