This is a terrible design decision, and I’d like an option to let me not waste sidebar space.
How to remove sidebar icons - build 3065
lewsid
#22
[quote=“robbib”]
You can replace the ** build number in the download link** to download the older version 
[/quote]
Thank you!
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billdami
#23
To completely remove both the new folder and file type icons, you can simply customize your theme, adding the following theme rules:
{
"class": "icon_file_type",
"content_margin": [0,0]
},
{
"class": "icon_folder",
"content_margin": [0,0]
},
{
"class": "icon_folder_loading",
"content_margin": [0,0]
}
For me (I’m using the Soda Dark theme), this essentially puts the sidebar back to how it looked pre 3065:
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danbak
#24
@billdami: Can you please post a tutorial how to do that? I don’t know where to paste your code.
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Karlo
#25
@danbak I added here and it works: …/Sublime Text 3/Packages/Theme - Default/Default.sublime-theme
(although maybe there is a better place to do it?)
and +1 for removing these icons :3
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danbak
#26
@Karlo, hmm I don’t have that folder “Packages/Theme - Default/Default.sublime-theme”. 
I’m using the portable version on Windows.
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RickyS
#27
I think that build 3065 has been withdrawn. I do not see it on page http://www.sublimetext.com/3dev.
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prmaple
#28
3065 is a beta release instead of dev release, it’s on http://www.sublimetext.com/3
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billdami
#29
I did it without actually modifying the theme I’m using, by adding a .sublime-theme file to my Packages/User directory where the filename is the same name as the theme that you are currently using. Any rules that you put in that file will override/extend the theme’s settings. I followed this guide:
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Mondo
#30
Add another vote to provide a simple option to disable the icons. The icons are very distracting and are a waste of space, while the arrows are simple and clean.
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vaselinessa
#31
I’m using the default package and have tried putting @billdami’s changes into several locations, but to no effect:
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Packages/User/Default.sublime-theme
-
Packages/User/Theme Default.sublime-theme
-
Packages/User/Monokai Bright 3.sublime-theme
-
Packages/User/Monokai Bright.sublime-theme
(Monokai Bright is my color scheme.)
Can you offer any correction?
I’m running Sublime Text 3 on Debian 7, Having just installed build 3065 from the “.deb” file. My “Packages” directory (opt/sublime-text/Packages) had no subdirectories when I started, and all of the contents were binary “*.sublime-package” files.
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willy1234x1
#32
I’m surprised there are so many people against this feature. I really like the icons.
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billdami
#33
[quote=“vaselinessa”]I’m using the default package and have tried putting @billdami’s changes into several locations, but to no effect:
-
Packages/User/Default.sublime-theme
-
Packages/User/Theme Default.sublime-theme
-
Packages/User/Monokai Bright 3.sublime-theme
-
Packages/User/Monokai Bright.sublime-theme
(Monokai Bright is my color scheme.)
Can you offer any correction?
I’m running Sublime Text 3 on Debian 7, Having just installed build 3065 from the “.deb” file. My “Packages” directory (opt/sublime-text/Packages) had no subdirectories when I started, and all of the contents were binary “*.sublime-package” files.[/quote]
@vaselinessa If it’s not working with the .sublime-theme file directly in your Packages/User folder, I would try creating a new folder in Packages/User called “Theme - Default” (assuming you are using the Default theme), and then put your new Default.sublime-theme file in there. So the final path would be:
Packages/User/Theme - Default/Default.sublime-theme
(Monokai Bright is your syntax color scheme, which is different from the overall app theme, so your theme should most likely be “Default”. You can check your preferences to verify this, and see if you have a value for “theme”).
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vaselinessa
#34
[quote=“billdami”]I would try creating a new folder in Packages/User called “Theme - Default” (assuming you are using the Default theme), and then put your new Default.sublime-theme file in there. So the final path would be:
Packages/User/Theme - Default/Default.sublime-theme
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Thanks, @billdami. I followed this instruction, but to no effect. I verified my work as follows on the shell:
[code]$ cd
$ cat Packages/User/Theme\ -\ Default/Default.sublime-theme
{
“class”: “icon_file_type”,
“content_margin”: [0,0]
},
{
“class”: “icon_folder”,
“content_margin”: [0,0]
},
{
“class”: “icon_folder_loading”,
“content_margin”: [0,0]
}
]
$ ./sublime-text # start Sublime Text build 3065
[/code]
The file appears to be in order, but when I restart Sublime, I still see the icons. I also tried putting the file at ‘Packages/User/Theme - Default/Theme - Default.sublime-theme’.
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TanelTM
#35
- I don’t like the new icons - There should be a config option to disable these new icons
- We already have themes that have icons - There should be a config option to disable these new icons
- The folder icons are reduntant, because of the arrows - There should be a config option to disable these new icons
Made an account on this forum just to say that.
Will use previous build until this is solved.
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cdembek
#36
Using SublimeText 3, the following worked
Using Package Control, removed “Theme : Soda”
Remove from the Settings - User “theme”: “Soda Dark.sublime-theme”
Restart SublimeText
Re-installed the Theme : Soda
Add to the Settings - User “theme”: “Soda Dark 3.sublime-theme”
Restart SublimeText
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bosborne
#37
No, not a fan of these icons. Not attractive at all. I would like to see a Settings option to disable them.
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RickyS
#38
You guys are talking about sidebar icons on 3065, but the download page http://www.sublimetext.com/3dev only has 3064 as the latest.
What gives?
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robbib
#39
[quote=“RickyS”]You guys are talking about sidebar icons on 3065, but the download page http://www.sublimetext.com/3dev only has 3064 as the latest.
What gives?[/quote]
Official beta build:
sublimetext.com/3 = 3065.
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duncan
#40
[quote=“billdami”]To completely remove both the new folder and file type icons, you can simply customize your theme, adding the following theme rules:
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Thanks for sharing @billdami.
Saved me hours of playing to get rid of the sidebar icons that I despise.
The fact that ST makes it easy for even dolt like me to “fix” things like this is part of why I stick with ST but it would have taken me hours to sort out and instead your solution has it fixed in minutes.
Excellent work and thanks again for sharing.
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