Opens closed sidebar

[YayC]

After toggling the sidebar closed, switching files re-opens the sidebar (Sublime Text 3, OSX 10.9.4)

[TheSpyder]

Which build of Sublime 3? I'm not sure if it's only in the dev build, but they have introduced a way for the plugin to track when the sidebar is toggled (there still isn't a proper "is sidebar visible" api).

[YayC]

Build 3065

[TheSpyder]

hmm, that build should definitely work. Can you describe a bit more about when you toggle the sidebar, and when it re-appears?

[YayC]

Yup, sorry for the lack of context. I close the sidebar with the default shortcut (command + k, command + b). When I switch to another tab, it reopens. I tried with the console open and sublime.log_commands(True), but no output there. When I disable sidebar syncing via command palette, the sidebar remains closed.

Not a big issue, as it's very easy to turn syncing on/off via command palette. If there was an actual "toggle" command, you could also remap the "toggle sidebar" shortcut to also toggle sidebar syncing (using the chain of command plugin).

[TheSpyder]

That might be the clue. When I set log_commands to true, and hide the sidebar (I also use the mac keyboard shortcut), I get:

command: toggle_side_bar

That is what the plugin uses to detect the sidebar has been hidden. The only time this doesn't work is when a window opens (e.g. when sublime first loads), the plugin has to assume the sidebar is visible as it can't query for that info.

[majidfn]

Another example is when you are in "Distraction Free Mode" and you have two files side by side. Clicking on each would bring up the sidebar. (SublimeText 2, Build#2221)

[TheSpyder]

I might be able to listen for when distraction mode is triggered, but I don't believe there is an API to query whether it is active.

Really, without a way to know for sure that the sidebar has been hidden everything this plugin does to avoid opening it is a blind guess.

[majidfn]

I think having it for "Distraction free mode" would be very good.

[sammcj]

I've been trying to figure this sucker out for a few days now, It's driving me insane - has anyone got any ideas how to prevent the sidebar from appearing when hidden with this plugin?

[TheSpyder]

If all else fails, there are commands to enable and disable the plugin. You can use that to turn it off temporarily.

I haven't tested it recently but it should also be possible to turn the plugin off for a single project using a config entry in the sublime project file.

[unifreak]

I'm using sublime text build 3065, still got the same problem.

[unifreak]

@YayConnolly can you teach me how to use chain of command to do so?

[YayC]

@UniFreak been a while, but in my Preferences: Key Bindings - User file I have this line for example:

{
  "keys": ["ctrl+l", "r"],
  "command": "chain",
  "args": {
    "commands": [
      ["rubocop_check_single_file"],
      ["hide_panel", {"cancel": true}]
    ]
  }
},

[TheSpyder]

There's a new build of Sublime 3 with an API to detect if the sidebar is visible :)

I'm testing an update to the plugin that uses this API instead of monitoring the toggle_side_bar command. Looks good so far. I'll release it in a few days if there are no problems.

[unifreak]

@TheSpyder please let use know if you applied the update. can't wait to see this bug fixed.

[TheSpyder]

Everything looks good so I'll probably release it tomorrow!

[TheSpyder]

I've just pushed the change. Please let me know if there are any problems :)

[YayC]

Works great! Thank you!