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How to prevent Sublime from opening settings in another window?

#1

When I edit settings, I often have to restart Sublime. So I close the window. But then I realize that I had taken a look at the settings. And ST opens settings in another window. So now I lost my window, and when I close that last window and restart ST, it only restores the window with the settings, which I don’t care about at all, and I have to reopen the project.

It’s pouring salt into open wounds. When I open the settings, it’s because something is not working, or not working the way I’d like it to work. And now, on top of the annoyance that I’m actually dealing with, ST annoys me even more. It’s quite infuriating.

Alright. So. What can I do to improve this situation? Is there a setting that makes ST not open settings in a separate window? Is there a setting that can make ST ignore a window that only contains settings when it comes to restoring the previous session?

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#2

With hot exit enabled (it is by default) quitting Sublime Text will restore all windows. Assuming you’re using Windows it’s available under File > Exit. (cmd/ctrl+q on other platforms)

Opening settings in the current window would certainly be possible with a plugin, though creating a split view would be quite jarring. Note also that the vast majority of built-in settings don’t need a restart.

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