Quick Settings
==================

This is an editor, which allows you to browse and edit sublime preferences/settings,
without writing JSON files (at least in most cases).

Default setting's comment is displayed as help text, if present.

There is an instant preview in current view which changing setting.

![](https://i.imgur.com/r4GBBNh.gif)


## Installation

### By Package Control

1. Download & Install **`Sublime Text 3`** (https://www.sublimetext.com/3)
1. Go to the menu **`Tools -> Install Package Control`**, then,
    wait few seconds until the installation finishes up
1. Now,
    Go to the menu **`Preferences -> Package Control`**
1. Type **`Add Channel`** on the opened quick panel and press <kbd>Enter</kbd>
1. Then,
    input the following address and press <kbd>Enter</kbd>
    ```
    https://raw.githubusercontent.com/evandrocoan/StudioChannel/master/channel.json
    ```
1. Go to the menu **`Tools -> Command Palette...
    (Ctrl+Shift+P)`**
1. Type **`Preferences:
    Package Control Settings – User`** on the opened quick panel and press <kbd>Enter</kbd>
1. Then,
    find the following setting on your **`Package Control.sublime-settings`** file:
    ```js
    "channels":
    [
        "https://packagecontrol.io/channel_v3.json",
        "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/evandrocoan/StudioChannel/master/channel.json",
    ],
    ```
1. And,
    change it to the following, i.e.,
    put the **`https://raw.githubusercontent...`** line as first:
    ```js
    "channels":
    [
        "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/evandrocoan/StudioChannel/master/channel.json",
        "https://packagecontrol.io/channel_v3.json",
    ],
    ```
    * The **`https://raw.githubusercontent...`** line must to be added before the **`https://packagecontrol.io...`** one, otherwise,
      you will not install this forked version of the package,
      but the original available on the Package Control default channel **`https://packagecontrol.io...`**
1. Now,
    go to the menu **`Preferences -> Package Control`**
1. Type **`Install Package`** on the opened quick panel and press <kbd>Enter</kbd>
1. Then,
    search for **`QuickSettings`** and press <kbd>Enter</kbd>

See also:

1. [ITE - Integrated Toolset Environment](https://github.com/evandrocoan/ITE)
1. [Package control docs](https://packagecontrol.io/docs/usage) for details.


Command Palette
---------------

**Quick Settings: Edit Preferences...**
    You will get displayed a list of preferences to edit.  If you select one, you will
    be presented the whole set of current preferences for selected view (Preferences,
    Distraction Free, This View, Some specific Syntax).


Changes
-------

2017-09-25
    - Renamed the project from `Preferences Editor` to `QuickSettings`
    - Reimplemented most features and code
    - Added support to remember the last input used
    - Removed several settings

2014-06-02
    - fix accidental setting view preferences to None (thanks to Rahul Ramadas)

2014-05-09
    - add support for current project settings
    - fix issue #3 and issue #4: coding error and choking on empty pref file
    - add setting "preferences_editor_loglevel" to set log level (default ERROR)

2014-05-07
    - fix wrong stringification of data in input panel

2014-04-28
    - fix issue #2: Anaconda uses multiline comments, which were not
      extracted

2014-03-08
    - update setting in quickpanel, after changing it
    - current preferences are now default for syntax specific settings

2014-02-21
    - stay in preferences edit menu until quitting explicitly,
      so you can edit more than one preference in a row.

2014-01-03
    - Fix changing lists and dictionaries.  Changing lists resulted in a null
      list.

2013-12-26
    - Fix instant preview for text input.
    - Add instant preview in current view.  This is cool for e.g. changing
      color schemes.
    - **Preferences → Edit Settings...** now presents a list of preferences,
      which are editable.  Here you can edit preferences for different points
      of view.

    - Add **This View** to list of editable preferences, which changes
      preferences for current view.  It does not include settings, which are
      dynamically set by packages.


2013-12-25
    - Default for naming current syntax is now "Current Syntax", you can turn
      on the real syntax name by setting ``preferences_editor_use_syntax_name``
      to ``true``.

    - Setting type (if it is the default or a setting overridden by user) is
      not displayed per default anymore.  You can turn this advanced setting
      on by setting ``preferences_editor_indicate_default_settings`` to
      ``true``.

    - There are new commands added to command palette.


## License

See the `LICENSE.txt` file under this repository.