How can I make sublime text 2 respond to txmt url scheme in ubuntu? This has been possible in OSX through subl-handler and in Windows through SublimeProtocol.
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I asked me the same question today, seeing the txmt protocol with "better_errors" gem for Rails.
I search a long time but found nothing, so I tried to make it by myself.
I write an article and my blog, but I copy it here, for "future-proofness" :
Step 1
Create the file /usr/share/applications/sublime-handler.desktop
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Sublime Text 2 URL Handler
GenericName=Text Editor
Comment=Handle URL Scheme txmt://
Exec=/home/<your_user>/bin/sublime-handler %u
Terminal=false
Type=Application
MimeType=x-scheme-handler/txmt;
Icon=sublime-text-2
Categories=TextEditor;Development;Utility;
Name[en_US]=Sublime Text 2 URL Handler
Step 2: Update the MIME-types database
$ sudo update-desktop-database
Step 3: Create the ~/bin/sublime-handler file
#!/usr/bin/env bash
request=${1:23} # Delete the first 23 characters
request=${request//%2F//} # Replace %2F with /
request=${request/&line=/:} # Replace &line= with :
request=${request/&column=/:} # Replace &column= with :
sublime-text-2 $request # Launch ST2
Then make it executable : $ chmod +x ~/bin/sublime-handler
Step 4: Test a txmt:// file
If that dosen't work, say me, I'll try to help you.
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Ivailo Bardarov
from Chrome or from console(xdg-open txmt://open?url=file://%2Fhome%2Fguda%2Fclub50plus%2Fapp%2Fadmin%2Fdashboard.rb&line=26) I aways get a new browser window opened. Any ideas why?
Nicolay77
Needs an additional step:
xdg-mime default sublime-handler.desktop x-scheme-handler/sublAdding an answer, because I don't have enough reputation for a comment.
For Ubuntu 14.04, Sublime Text 3, the instructions above work. Thank you so much, @ByScripts!
In Step 3, replace:
sublime-text-2 $request # Launch ST2
with:
subl $request # Launch ST3
... and don't forget to add your own username in Step 1:
Exec=/home/<your_user>/bin/sublime-handler %u
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I don't have the reputation to comment, but I would like to add to the accepted answer, that you'll need to also configure your browser to open txmt files with the new ~/bin/sublime-handler
I saved my handler in /usr/bin, which also works btw.
To configure Firefox:
- go to Edit > Preferences > Applications or enter the following into the URI field
about:preferences#applications - search for
txmt - on the
txmtentry click on the action field and browse for your sublime-handler file
