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Setting menu doesn't open

#1

Settings… menu under Sublime Text general menu, the menu to control every settings from all the installed packages doesn’t open at all, anymore. It has happened recently. I have tried everything (subl --safe-mode included; moving away every folder to see if the problem was there, preferences, etc.). Nothing makes it reappear.

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#2

Are you referring to the Preferences > Settings menu item? Do you have any errors in the Sublime Text console?

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#3

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Thanks. I’ve tried to find what has meddled with the startup, but except ruby: Defining 'cls.comment_re' has no effect. Please cleanup and remove this setting. which I don’t know how to access to clean up, I don’t see anything else.

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application: /Applications/Sublime Text.app
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packages path: /Users/me/Library/Application Support/Sublime Text/Packages
state path: /Users/me/Library/Application Support/Sublime Text/Local
zip path: /Applications/Sublime Text.app/Contents/MacOS/Packages
zip path: /Users/me/Library/Application Support/Sublime Text/Installed Packages
ignored_packages: ["All Autocomplete", "File Rename", "Filter Lines", "FilterPipes", "Focus File on Sidebar", "Gnuplot", "Indent XML", "Inline Python", "IPython Notebook", "jsonschema", "LaTeX Word Count", "Markdown", "Modula-2 Language Syntax", "MyCustomFilterPipes", "Origami", "PackageResourceViewer", "PyYapf Python Formatter", "rsub", "SFTP", "SideBarTools", "sublime-github", "Sublime-HTMLPrettify", "SublimeAStyleFormatter", "SublimeLinter-cppcheck", "Swift", "SyncedSideBar", "View In Browser", "Vintage"]
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ruby: Defining 'cls.comment_re' has no effect. Please cleanup and remove this setting.
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#4

That menu item is supposed to be called “Preferences”. Are you sure it also happen in safe mode?

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#5

Yes, it happens in --safe-mode too.

I haven’t seen the menu since some weeks ago…. It’s impossible to change many preferences

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#6

The Console log in safe-mode:

startup, version: 4143 osx arm64 channel: stable
SAFE MODE - overriding packages, state and cache paths
executable: /Applications/Sublime Text.app/Contents/MacOS/sublime_text
application: /Applications/Sublime Text.app
working dir: /
packages path: /Users/me/Library/Application Support/Sublime Text (Safe Mode)/Packages
state path: /Users/me/Library/Application Support/Sublime Text (Safe Mode)/Local
zip path: /Applications/Sublime Text.app/Contents/MacOS/Packages
zip path: /Users/me/Library/Application Support/Sublime Text (Safe Mode)/Installed Packages
ignored_packages: ["Vintage"]
generating syntax summary
generating meta info summary
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  GLSL Version: 4.10
  Vendor: Apple
  Renderer: Apple M1
startup time: 1.14199
environment variables loaded using: /usr/local/bin/bash -l
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#7

Really funny! I have just closed my account and entered in a simple clean never used account, and Sublime Text there doesn’t open its Settings…

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#8

The only way I see that happening is if you have some third-party application interfering.

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#9

Wow! I’ll continue investigating.

Thanks anyway!

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#10

You could also try reinstalling ST, though I doubt that will change anything given there aren’t any errors in the console. Note that reinstalling doesn’t affect your plugins/session.

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#11

You’re right. It is not logical. I’m running out of ideas. I’ve just restarted the OSX in Safe Mode… Nothing. Perhaps it is I have last beta of Ventura: 13.1 beta (22C5050e). But ST started working fine with it

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#12

I’m seeing the exact same issue as @juanfal. I’ve tried a complete re-install (incl. deleting all the Sublime-related directories in ~/Library etc.) but to no avail. Safe mode didn’t help either.

That menu item is supposed to be called “Preferences”

AFAIK, this now depends on your locale. For example, I’m in the UK and all apps now use “Settings”, and trash is labelled Bin. :smile:

The only way I’m able to open Settings at the moment is using the Command Palette.

I’m running Ventura 13.1 Beta (22C5059b) on an M2 MacBook Air.

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#13

Amazing! Just updated to the new 13.1 (22C65) and the menu has reappeared!

I don’t think the ticket I put to apple has had anything to to with it, but, well, I tried, anyway

Thanks!

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#14

Same as @juanfal, I noticed it many days ago but it wasn’t until now that I’m trying to find a solution since not all packages settings are available from the command palette (e.g. LSP-Typescript)

I’m already on OSX 13.1 Beta (22C5059b) but no luck. I can confirm it also happens in safe mode.

Any ideas?

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#15

But I’ve checked it and it seems 22C5059b beta was on Dec. 1st 22C5059b while the one that has fixed my Settings… menu has been 22C65 several days later

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