Predawn

A dark interface and syntax theme for Sublime Text.

About

Predawn is a minimal Sublime Text theme and a syntax color scheme. It was originally just a slightly tweaked version (called Flatland-Alt) of the Flatland theme, which itself is a flat reworking of Soda. I decided to keep going with cusomization and rework the entire theme. But I owe a lot to Flatland and Soda. Thanks guys!

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Installation

###Recommended For easy installation, install with Package Control.

Cmd+Shift+P (OS X) Ctrl+Shift+P (Win/Linux)
type Package Control: Install Package
Search predawn

Other Methods

You can clone the repo to your Packages folder. Just make sure the repo folder is named Predawn.

Of course, you can always install manually, too.

Activating the Theme

Open your user settings file preferences.sublime-settings as shown below:

Add or replace your current theme settings with the code below.

{
"theme": "predawn.sublime-theme",
"color_scheme": "Packages/Predawn/predawn.tmTheme"
}

Tab Height Size Options

You can change the height of the file tabs by adding either to your preferences file:

"tabs_small": true

"tabs_medium": true

Sidebar Size Options

You can change the vertical spacing of the sidebar by changing default to xsmall, small, medium, large, xlarge:

"sidebar_default": true

for example:

"sidebar_large": true

Markdown Settings

To enable Predawn for Markdown

First, open a markdown(.md) file, then navigate to Sublime Text > Preferences > Settings - More > Syntax Specific - User in the menu bar.

Add to your current settings or replace with the following:

{
	"color_scheme": "Packages/Predawn/predawn-markdown.tmTheme",
	"draw_centered": true, // Centers the column in the window
	"draw_indent_guides": false,
	"font_size": 15,
	"trim_trailing_white_space_on_save": false,
	"word_wrap": true,
	"wrap_width": 80  // Sets the # of characters per line
}

Dock Icons

There are also some dock icons for you to choose from:

A few of my favorite options

These are just a few of my other favorite options for Sublime Text:

// Typography

"font_face": "Source Code Pro",
"font_size": 14,
"font_options": ["no_round"],
"highlight_line": true,
"caret_extra_width": 1,
"caret_style": "phase",
"word_wrap": false,

// Whitespace, Matching, Copy & Auto-Complete

"copy_with_empty_selection": false,
"drag_text": false,
"match_brackets_content": false,
"match_selection": false,
"match_tags": false,
"translate_tabs_to_spaces": true,
"trim_trailing_white_space_on_save": true,

// Interface & Behavior

"close_windows_when_empty": false,
"draw_minimap_border": true,
"enable_tab_scrolling": false,
"overlay_scroll_bars": "enabled",
"open_files_in_new_window": false,
"preview_on_click": false,
"scroll_past_end": true,
"scroll_speed": 5.0,
"show_full_path": false,

And some recommendations

Also, I highly recommend these Sublime Text packages:

Sublime-CSS3
GitGutter
Sidebar Enhancements