PackageDev provides syntax highlighting and other helpful utility for Sublime Text resource files.

Resource files are ways of configuring the Sublime Text text editor to various extends, including but not limited to: custom syntax definitions, context menus (and the main menu), and key bindings.

Thus, this package is ideal for package developers, but even normal users of Sublime Text who want to configure it to their liking should find it very useful.

1. Download & Install Sublime Text 3 (https://www.sublimetext.com/3)
2. Go to the menu Tools -> Install Package Control, then, wait few seconds until the installation finishes up
3. Now, Go to the menu Preferences -> Package Control
4. Type Add Channel on the opened quick panel and press Enter
5. Then, input the following address and press Enter

   https://raw.githubusercontent.com/evandrocoan/StudioChannel/master/channel.json 

6. Go to the menu Tools -> Command Palette... (Ctrl+Shift+P)
7. Type Preferences: Package Control Settings – User on the opened quick panel and press Enter
8. Then, find the following setting on your Package Control.sublime-settings file:

   "channels": [ "https://packagecontrol.io/channel_v3.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/evandrocoan/StudioChannel/master/channel.json", ],

9. And, change it to the following, i.e., put the https://raw.githubusercontent... line as first:

   "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...
10. Now, go to the menu Preferences -> Package Control
11. Type Install Package on the opened quick panel and press Enter
12. Then, search for PackageDev and press Enter

See also:

1. ITE - Integrated Toolset Environment
2. Package control docs for details.

Syntax highlighting for various resource files is available immediately.

Various commands, for example creating a new resource, are made available through the command palette (Primary+Shift+P) with the "PackageDev:" prefix and in the main menu under Tools → Packages → Package Development,

Note: The Primary key refers to Ctrl on Windows and Linux and Command (⌘) on macOS.

Detailed documentation is available at the repository's wiki.

• Syntax definitions for:

  • Build System files
  • Color Scheme files
  • Commands files
  • Completions files
  • Keymap files
  • Macro files
  • Menu files
  • Mousemap files
  • Project files
  • Settings files
  • Snippet files
  • Syntax definition files (both Sublime Text and TextMate)
  • TextMate Preferences (.tmPreferences)

• Static and dynamic completions for all the above, where sensible.

  Dynamic completions are provided for all files expecting command names, syntax definitions, color schemes, and settings files.

• Snippets for some of the above.

  In files holding multiple "entries", snippets are available with the trigger e and ee for a short and a long entry, respectively.

• Commands to create (or open) a package and various resource files with standard templates.

• Checking for unknown settings keys.

• Hover popups for setting keys with a description and their default value.

• And more!