Configuring Atom for Go
Atom is the Same Everywhere
Now you have Atom installed on your computer you need to configure it to use Go. This process is the same for computer running Windows, Mac OS X or Linux.
Installing Go-Plus
We are going to install an Atom package. A package is a little program that a programmer is written to extend or add a feature to the Atom editor.
To do this we need to open the “Settings” window.
On Windows this is called Settings and is in the File menu.
On Mac OS X…..
On Linus this is called Preferences and is in the Edit menu.
CTRL+comma
Once the Settings window appears
You need to click on the Install button on the left hand panel.
In the search box type go-plus. The Go plus package should be the
first search result.
Now click on the blue Install button beside go-plus to start the
install. Or click on the go-plus search result, and then click on the
install.
Once go-plus has installed you will see the the blue Install button has
changed to three buttons, Settings, Uninstall or Disable.
Now click settings.
If you installed go-plus by first clicking on the search result then you will already be in the settings Window.
We don’t need to change any of the options. So you can now close the settings window.
Installing Autocomplete-Plus
If you like you can also install the Autocomplete-Plus package. You do not require this package to use Go or Atom but if you install it it will reduce the amount of typing you have to do.
Go back to the settings instal package screen. If you are still in the Go Plus settings screen you need to click Install in the panel on the left.
This time search for autocomplete-plus You will need to scroll down the list
of search results until you find the autocomplete-plus package.
Again you need to either click on the blue “Install” button to start the install.
Once Autocomplete-Plus is installed you will see the settings screen. You don’t need to change anything so you can just close the settings window.
