Is there a way to create a keybind that writes text in Sublime Text?

Question

I want to make it so that if I press ctrl+alt+t , Sublime Text will write a template like this for my comments:

# -----  -----

I know ctrl+/ makes/toggles comments, but I mean a keybind that will add this exact template.

An example

Another example

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

You can do this with two features of Sublime: Snippets and Key Bindings . Use the Tools > Developer > New Snippet… command to create a snippet. Enter your template text in the snippet, like so:

<snippet>
    <content><![CDATA[
# ----- ${1:NAME} -----
]]></content>
    <!-- Optional: Set a tabTrigger to define how to trigger the snippet -->
    <!-- <tabTrigger>hello</tabTrigger> -->
    <!-- Optional: Set a scope to limit where the snippet will trigger -->
    <scope>source.python</scope>
</snippet>

Save the snippet in yourUser package . Then, create a key binding to trigger the snippet:

{
    "keys": ["ctrl+alt+t"],
    "command": "insert_snippet",
    "args": {
        "name": "Packages/User/comment-section.sublime-snippet"
    }
}

Note that, using this approach, you will need multiple snippets depending on the scope. (Eg JS files need slash comments.) One solution here is to set a scope (with "selector" ) on the key bindings.

For more details and variations (file snippets vs inline, for example), see this discussion on the Sublime Forum .