https://www.clairecodes.com/categories/atom/ Recent content in Atom on clairecodes Hugo -- gohugo.io en-gb Wed, 09 May 2018 21:50:13 +0100 https://www.clairecodes.com/blog/2018-05-09-escape-from-node-mountain// Wed, 09 May 2018 21:50:13 +0100 https://www.clairecodes.com/blog/2018-05-09-escape-from-node-mountain// A quick tip that will save a lot of hassle. We’ve all been there - you open a file in node_modules, then the tree view focus is lost amongst dozens of folders. In order to select another file outside node_modules you have to scroll for miles and miles. To quickly escape from this node modules prison, click on the file in tree view so that it has focus, then press the left arrow key repeatedly until you’re free and have returned to the lush green plains at the root of your project. https://www.clairecodes.com/blog/2017-03-22-top-tips-for-targeting-your-searches-in-atom// Wed, 22 Mar 2017 23:10:20 +0000 https://www.clairecodes.com/blog/2017-03-22-top-tips-for-targeting-your-searches-in-atom// Are you working on a large project in Atom? Dozens of directories? Thousands of files? Innumerable node modules? You may have discovered that Atom isn’t the fastest editor out there when executing search queries across an entire project. Give Atom a helping hand by narrowing down the scope of your search with a few simple glob patterns. TL;DR Exclude a directory from your search by adding an exclamation point in front of its name: ! https://www.clairecodes.com/blog/2017-03-07-improving-colour-contrast-ratios-in-atom// Tue, 07 Mar 2017 20:58:17 +0000 https://www.clairecodes.com/blog/2017-03-07-improving-colour-contrast-ratios-in-atom// Atom is an open source text editor and is as customisable as you’d expect a piece of open source software to be (i.e. very). If you want a new piece of functionality, chances are a package already exists for it. The same goes for design themes. But it’s also simple to make small style tweaks to your UI without overhauling your whole colour scheme. I recently did this to make the tree view easier to use for my poor old eyes 👀.