Sublime Text 2 - Keyboard bind settings that initialize various panel layouts; from simple 2x horizontal / vertical panels, to 4/6/8x panels in grid formation.To use: select "preferences > Key bindings - User" in your ST2 menu and paste / save/

Default.sublime-keymap

[
	{ "keys": ["ctrl+g"], "command": "toggle_status_bar" },
	{
		"keys": ["ctrl+r"],
		"command": "toggle_setting",
		"args":
		{
			"setting": "line_numbers",
			"setting": "gutter"
		}
	},


	{
		"caption": "Single Panel",
		"keys": ["alt+shift+1"],
		"command": "set_layout",
		"args":
		{
			"cols": [0.0, 1.0],
			"rows": [0.0, 1.0],
			"cells": [[0, 0, 1, 1]]
		}
	},
	{
		"caption": "Dual Panel Vertical",
		"keys": ["alt+shift+2"],
		"command": "set_layout",
		"args":
		{
			"cols": [0.0, 0.5, 1.0],
			"rows": [0.0, 1.0],
			"cells": [[0, 0, 1, 1], [1, 0, 2, 1]]
		}
	},
	{
		"caption": "Dual Panel Horizontal",
		"keys": ["alt+shift+3"],
		"command": "set_layout",
		"args":
		{
			"cols": [0.0, 1.0],
			"rows": [0.0, 0.5, 1.0],
			"cells": [[0, 0, 1, 1], [0, 1, 1, 2]]
		}
	},
	{
		"caption": "3 Panel Grid (1x2)",
		"keys": ["alt+shift+4"],
		"command": "set_layout",
		"args":
		{
			"cols": [0.0, 0.5, 1.0],
			"rows": [0.0, 0.5, 1.0],
			"cells":
			[
				[0, 0, 2, 1],
				[0, 1, 1, 2], [1, 1, 2, 2]
			]
		}
	},
	{
		"caption": "4 Panel Grid (2x2)",
		"keys": ["alt+shift+5"],
		"command": "set_layout",
		"args":
		{

			"cols": [0.0, 0.65, 0.65, 1.0],
			"rows": [0.0, 0.64, 1.0],
			"cells":
			// [
			// 	[0, 0, 1, 2], [1, 0, 3, 1], [1, 1, 3, 2], [0, 2, 2, 3], [2, 2, 3, 3]
			// ]
			[
				[0, 0, 1, 1], [1, 0, 3, 1], [0, 1, 2, 2], [2, 1, 3, 2]
			]
		}
	},
	{
		"caption": "6 Panel Grid (3x2)",
		"keys": ["alt+shift+6"],
		"command": "set_layout",
		"args":
		{
			"cols": [0.0, 0.33, 0.66, 1.0],
			"rows": [0.0, 0.5, 1.0],
			"cells":
			[
				[0, 0, 1, 1], [1, 0, 2, 1], [2, 0, 3, 1],
				[0, 1, 1, 2], [1, 1, 2, 2], [2, 1, 3, 2]
			]
		}
	},
	{
		"caption": "8 Panel Grid (4x2)",
		"keys": ["alt+shift+7"],
		"command": "set_layout",
		"args":
		{
			"cols": [0.0, 0.25, 0.50, 0.75, 1.00],
			"rows": [0.0, 0.5, 1.0],
			"cells": 
			[
				[0, 0, 1, 1], [1, 0, 2, 1], [2, 0, 3, 1], [3, 0, 4, 1],
				[0, 1, 1, 2], [1, 1, 2, 2], [2, 1, 3, 2], [3, 1, 4, 2]
			]
		}
	},
	{
		"caption": "2x1",
		"keys": ["alt+shift+0"],
		"command": "set_layout",
		"args":
		{
			"cols": [0.0, 0.66, 1.0],
			"rows": [0.0, 0.5, 1.0],
			"cells": 
			[
				[0, 0, 1, 1], [0, 1, 1, 2], [1, 0, 2, 2]

			]
		}
	}
]