LaTeX: Sublime opens several files

[Maverick]

Hello,

I am using Sublime Text with SumatraPDF for my LaTeX documents (distribution is TexLive).

Since two days I have got this problem: When I compile a file with “STRG + B” then SumatraPDF opens as it should. But Sublime Text also opens a new file?! If I compile three times then I have got three Sublime documents.

What is here the problem?

Kind regards

Chris

[Maverick]

I have found this solution and have to try it!

4109 always opens a new windows after build?

With the proviso that I’m not a LaTeX person and thus don’t use this package, I’ve looked at the source for the package and it seems to me that the reason why this is happening is because this package (and one other one that is functionally identical) try to invoke subl to give focus, and if that fails they drop back to using the executable that was used to start Sublime. subl with no arguments will focus the window, but sublime_text will create a new one if it’s invoked. Thus turning off the s…

[Maverick]

Hmm, this code does not work for me:

“windows”: {
// Command to invoke Sublime Text. Used if the keep_focus toggle is true.
// If blank, “subl.exe” or “sublime_text.exe” will be used.
“sublime_executable”: “”,
},

[OdatNurd]

Is the Sublime install folder on the path?

[Maverick]

I have tried it with

"sublime_executable": “C:\Program Files\Sublime Text 3\sublime_text.exe”,

and with

"sublime_executable": “”,

[bschaaf]

It needs to be subl.exe, not sublime_text.exe. As stated in the linked post.

[Maverick]

Hello bschaaf,

I have tried both, but both options do not work:

	"windows": {
// Command to invoke Sublime Text. Used if the keep_focus toggle is true.
// If blank, "subl.exe" or "sublime_text.exe" will be used.
"sublime_executable": "C:\\Program Files\\Sublime Text 3\\subl.exe",
},

	"windows": {
// Command to invoke Sublime Text. Used if the keep_focus toggle is true.
// If blank, "subl.exe" or "sublime_text.exe" will be used.
"sublime_executable": "C:\\Program Files\\Sublime Text 3\\sublime_text.exe",
},

The directory is the right one.

Kind regards

Chris

[Maverick]

Hello!

I could solve the problem. I have inserted the code

     *"keep_focus": true,

	"windows": {*
// Command to invoke Sublime Text. Used if the keep_focus toggle is true.*
// If blank, "subl.exe" or "sublime_text.exe" will be used.*
"sublime_executable": "C:\\Program Files\\Sublime Text 3\\subl.exe",*
},*

not only in

“Preferences | Package Settings | LaTeXTools | Settings - User”

but also in

“Preferences | Settings”.

Now things work!

Edit: The code is only needed in “Preferences | Settings”.