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pitosalas

01 Jul, 2013 07:31 PM

I'd like to auto launch marked by saving a file in Sublime Text 3 - without having to do a file open in Marked each time. Can you tell me how?

1. Support Staff 1 Posted by Brett on 01 Jul, 2013 07:53 PM

   

   You can set up a Build System for Markdown files like this: http://doingthatwrong.com/home/2012/5/21/launching-marked-from-sublime-text-2.html

   There's a ready-to-go one in the Bonus Pack: http://support.markedapp.com/kb/how-to-tips-and-tricks/marked-bonus-pack-scripts-commands-and-bundles

   You can also add it to the Sublime Text menu with a package (available through Package Manager as well): https://github.com/jocelynmallon/sublime-text-2-marked

   -Brett

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2. 2 Posted by pitosalas on 01 Jul, 2013 07:58 PM

   

   Hi Brett

   I thought it had to do with Sublime Text but, Marked seems to be crashing
   each time I run it and open a file. It crashes hard, every time. Can you
   help? I reinstalled from App store and that didn't help!

   -- Pito

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3. Support Staff 3 Posted by Brett on 01 Jul, 2013 08:05 PM

   

   If you've altered your system Ruby install, that may be the culprit. If so (or if you're not sure), see this discussion: http://support.markedapp.com/discussions/problems/3285-marked-crashed-when-i-try-to-open-md-or-mdown

   Otherwise, please send a crash report from Console.app and a sample file that you're trying to open.

   Thanks,
   Brett

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4. 4 Posted by pitosalas on 01 Jul, 2013 08:12 PM

   

   Hi Brett

   Thanks, that might be it. Does Marked assume that ruby is found at a
   specific place, /usr/bin/ruby ??

   Because on my system, due to using rbenv, the console says this:

   ~> ls /usr/bin/ruby
   ls: /usr/bin/ruby: No such file or directory
   ~> which ruby
   /Users/pitosalas/.rbenv/shims/ruby
   ~> ruby -v
   ruby 2.0.0p195 (2013-05-14 revision 40734) [x86_64-darwin12.3.0]
   ~>

   What's the 'clean' way to handle my case?

   Thanks,

   Pito

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5. Support Staff 5 Posted by Brett on 01 Jul, 2013 08:24 PM

   

   Link your ruby to /usr/bin/ruby (that's where Marked 1.4 expects it).

   ln -s /Users/pitosalas/.rbenv/shims/ruby /usr/bin/ruby

   p.s. This issue will be resolved in the next major release by a) reducing dependency on Ruby, b) searching for Ruby in System/Frameworks and c) providing better error catching if the binary isn't found.

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6. 6 Posted by pitosalas on 02 Jul, 2013 01:36 PM

   

   Thanks!

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7. 7 Posted by jonathan on 19 Oct, 2013 04:23 PM

   

   Neither of the second two options in the original answer work for me in ST3. I've added a github issue to https://github.com/jocelynmallon/sublime-text-2-marked.

   The Bonus Pack details are all about ST2 not ST3.

   Thankfully the first option let me work it out, though again it's different for ST3 that written. The .build-system is

   {
       "shell_cmd": "open -a marked \"$file\""
   }
   

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8. 8 Posted by david.payne.pac on 21 Nov, 2014 12:33 AM

   

   Just to update... for building with Marked 2 via ST3 it should now be...

   {
       "shell_cmd": "open -a 'marked 2' \"$file\""
   }
   

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9. 9 Posted by Duncan McKenzie on 18 Mar, 2015 03:52 PM

   

   As someone who has never set up a build system in Sublime Text, I was confused by the instructions given. It's one of those (many) things that's simple if you know how, but it took me about an hour of trawling the internet for different sets of instructions.

   For others in my boat, here are step by step instructions to make Sublime Text 3 preview documents in Marked 2.

   Assuming Marked 2 is installed, everything is done inside Sublime Text 3.

   In Sublime Text 3, click on:
   Tools > Build System > New Build System

   You'll be presented with a blank document containing the following text:

   {
   "shell_cmd": "make"
   }

   Replace the text with this:

   {
       "shell_cmd": "open -a 'marked 2' \"$file\""
   }

   Save the file. You'll be prompted for a filename - the default is untitled.sublime-build - change "untitled" to Marked2

   This adds the option to use Marked 2 to Sublime Text 3's build options. (As far as I could see, no restart was required.)

   Now click Tools>Build System and change your default Build System to Marked2, which should now be listed at the bottom.

   After that, pressing Command-B (or clicking Tools>Build) should automatically open the current document in Marked 2.

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10. 10 Posted by sylvaticus on 11 Jun, 2019 01:43 PM

    

    Thank you, Duncan!

    As addendum to Duncan's instructions, you have to save the file before you build it. I had a test file I created and Duncan's instructions "weren't working." When I got an error message from Marked2 that there was no file for it to display, I tried saving the test file. BAM! Worked like a charm!

    On behalf of MultiMarkdown writers who aren't developers, thank you, Duncan!

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11. Support Staff 11 Posted by Brett on 11 Jun, 2019 02:41 PM

    

    Keith: You can also use a package to run the build system automatically
    whenever you save: https://packagecontrol.io/packages/SublimeOnSaveBuild

    I'm pretty sure I have a preference set that saves all open files when
    running Build, but a quick scan didn't turn it up for me.

    - Brett

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