#Activate cell for editing mac install#
The ability to install and change anything and everything is what makes this code editor so great. Packages are a compelling reason for choosing Atom. Located in the Edit > Text menu are some clever text manipulation tools, including Upper Case and Lower Case functions. You might want all uppercase, or you may need to convert a SHOUTY SENTENCE to all lowercase. Sometimes you have text that’s in the wrong case. To enable this option, it’s a few checkboxes down from the Show invisibles option in Atom (Mac) or File (Windows/Linux) > Preferences > (Scroll Down) Soft Wrap. If it has wrapped the line, it indents it to the same level as the previous line and replaces the line number in the gutter with a This makes sure nothing goes off the edge of the screen but wraps around. I despise having to scroll left and right and up and down, so to make sure there’s only one direction, I’ve enabled soft wrap in Atom. To do this, go to Atom (Mac) or File (Windows/Linux) > Preferences > (Scroll Down) Show Invisibles. This helps you see exactly where you have mixed tabs and empty news filled with spaces.Īlthough it makes your screen feel “busy” to begin with, you soon get used to it, and I now find it invaluable. for space indentation, » for tab and ¬ for new line characters.To make sure the document and all lines are using the correct indentation, I’ve enabled invisibles in my editor. Or this for Windows/Linux: 'atom-text-editor': To do the same yourself, go to Atom > Keymap (Mac) or File > Settings > Keybindings > Keymap (Windows/Linux) and paste the following for Mac: 'atom-text-editor': (On Windows, I would opt for Ctrl + } - which is Ctrl + Shift + ] - as Ctrl + Alt + ] is already taken.) To speed this up, I created a custom keyboard shortcut, enabling me to use Ctrl + Cmd + ] at any point. This should copy the current indentation on the file to correct your code. Select the code and head to Edit > Lines > Auto Indent. One annoyance I have is when I copy code from somewhere and the indentation is all over the place. There are also other ways to get multiple cursors - but we’ll cover them later with keyboard shortcuts. Just hold cmd (Mac) or ctrl (Windows/Linux) and click in every place you want to type. This enables to you type many things at once, on multiple lines, anywhere in the document. One of the most impressive features of Atom is its multiple cursor support. It’s worth having a look through all the menu options - as you might spot something you never knew was there! Multiple Cursors There are options you can enable, features the IDE has, and menu settings you never knew existed. The first stop is some general Atom tips. Note: Although this post is for Atom users, a lot of these tips and shortcuts also work in Sublime Text. I’m hoping that, by the time you’ve finished, you’ll have learned at least one new trick you can’t live without. This post explores some tricks for improving your Atom workflow. Released in 2014, the “Sublime Text killer” has over 1.1 million monthly users, and it’s no surprise: easily expandable, customizable and hackable, the IDE has become the favorite of many developers.ĭespite its wide use, I often see competent developers taking the long way around to do things, or not knowing about its true potential. Atom is the code editor released and maintained by the GitHub team.
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