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Sublime Text 2 user keybindings not working

I've followed several tuts and SO advice but Sublime Text User bindings are not working as follows:

[

{ "keys": ["ctrl+shift+u"], "command": "upperCase" }

]

I have removed the possible conflicting 

{ "keys": ["ctrl+shift+u"], "command": "soft_redo" },

From default keybindings... Can anyone help me get custom keybindings to work? Also "command": "upperCase" is that just a command built into ST? Where can I find a comprehensive list of such commands?

Solution

  • To determine the name of the command to use in a keybinding, first open the console with Ctrl` (backtick) or by selecting View -> Show Console. Enter the following command:

    sublime.log_commands(True)

    and hit Enter. With the console still open, select the option you want from the menu (in this case Edit -> Convert Case -> Upper Case). The following will then appear in the console:

    command: upper_case

    You can now use this command in your key binding.

    When you're done, enter

    sublime.log_commands(False)

    in the console to stop logging, then close the console by hitting Ctrl` or Esc.

    If you want to find out what commands the different key bindings and menu options fire, and you don't want to use the method above, take a look at the default key bindings list (Preferences -> Key Bindings-Default) and/or the file Packages/Default/Main.sublime-menu where Packages is the folder opened when you select Preferences -> Browse Packages....