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Satans Sidekick

Reputation: 221

multiple "commands" in a single Sublime Text 2 user keymap shortcut

Is there a way to have multiple "commands" associated with one shortcut?

I have these two shortcuts. First shortcut makes the window on the left larger than the right one (in a 2 column view) and the next shortcut puts the focus on the first window. I tend to forget one or the other shortcut when coding quickly. 

{
    "keys": ["super+alt+left"],
    "command": "set_layout",
    "args":
    {
        "cols": [0.0, 0.66, 1.0],
        "rows": [0.0, 1.0],
        "cells": [[0, 0, 1, 1], [1, 0, 2, 1]]
    }
},
{ "keys": ["ctrl+alt+left"], "command": "focus_group", "args": { "group": 0 } }

This question makes me sound like i'm lazy but i'd like to think of it as being efficient.

Any advice or suggestions, please?

Upvotes: 22

Views: 9997

Answers (3)

John Mellor
John Mellor

Reputation: 12981

As of Sublime Text 4 (build 4104, 3 May 2021) you can use the built in chain command.

In older versions (ST2 or ST3) you needed to install the Chain of Command plugin (GitHub).

Both have the same syntax, allowing you write keybindings etc that perform multiple actions, e.g.:

{ "keys": ["ctrl+d"],
  "context": [
    { "key": "panel_visible", "operator": "equal", "operand": true }
  ],
  "command": "chain",
  "args": {
    "commands": [
      ["hide_panel", {"cancel": true}],
      ["find_under_expand"]
    ]
  }
},

which redefines Ctrl+D so that it'll close the Find panel if it's open, then perform its normal action (Quick Add Next).

You can do any number of subcommands. Each is an array with the command name (e.g. "hide_panel") followed optionally by the arguments (e.g. {"cancel": true}). The unofficial/incomplete documentation of available commands and their arguments may be helpful.

Upvotes: 36

Jon
Jon

Reputation: 1209

You can record a macro (using the Tools menu), then save it and set a keyboard shortcut to call it using

{"keys": ["super+alt+l"], "command": "run_macro_file", "args": {"file": "res://Packages/User/Example.sublime-macro"}}

http://docs.sublimetext.info/en/latest/extensibility/macros.html

Granted, this isn't quite what you're asking for, but may provide the same end for others with similar questions.

Upvotes: 8

Sara
Sara

Reputation: 8242

There's a post on the Sublime Text 2 forum that includes code for a generic "run multiple commands" plugin. It will allow you to bind multiple commands to any key binding the same way you'd normally bind them to one:

  {
    "keys": ["super+alt+left"],
    "command": "run_multiple_commands",
    "args": {
      "commands": [
        { "command": "set_layout", "args": { "cols": [0.0, 0.66, 1.0], "rows": [0.0, 1.0], "cells": [[0, 0, 1, 1], [1, 0, 2, 1]] } },
        { "command": "focus_group", "args": { "group": 0 } }
      ]
    }
  }

Note that this is untested, and you must install the plugin provided in the post for this to work.

Alternatively, you can create a plugin for a specific set of commands following the instructions in this answer.

Upvotes: 14

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