Navigating Sublime Text: Default Controls and Customization

Sublime Text is a powerful text editor beloved by developers. Let's explore its default controls and how to customize them.

Default Keyboard and Mouse Controls

Sublime Text offers a wide array of keyboard shortcuts and mouse controls for efficient navigation and editing:

File Navigation

• Ctrl+P: Quick-open files
• Ctrl+G: Go to line
• Ctrl+R: Go to symbol

Editing

• Ctrl+D: Select word (repeat to select next occurrence)
• Ctrl+L: Select line
• Ctrl+Shift+K: Delete line
• Ctrl+KU: Convert to uppercase
• Ctrl+KL: Convert to lowercase

Find and Replace

• Ctrl+F: Find
• Ctrl+H: Replace
• Ctrl+Shift+F: Find in files

Mouse Controls

Action	Result
Right-click	Context menu
Middle-click	Column selection
Ctrl+Left-click	Multi-cursor selection

Customizing Controls

To personalize your Sublime Text experience, follow these steps to access and modify control settings:

1. Open Sublime Text.
2. Click on "Preferences" in the top menu.
3. Select "Key Bindings" from the dropdown.
4. Two files will open side-by-side:
   • Left: Default keybindings (read-only).
   • Right: User keybindings (editable).
5. To modify a keybinding:
   • Find the desired command in the default file.
   • Copy the entire line to the user file.
   • Modify the key combination as needed.
6. Save the user file to apply changes.

Example of a custom keybinding:

{ "keys": ["ctrl+shift+c"], "command": "copy_path" }

This binds the "copy_path" command to Ctrl+Shift+C.

By mastering these controls and learning to customize them, you can significantly enhance your productivity in Sublime Text. Experiment with different combinations to find what works best for your workflow.