helix config

config.toml

theme = "catppuccin_mocha"

[editor]
line-number = "relative"
mouse = false
cursorline = true
bufferline = "always"
color-modes = true
# shell = ["nu", "--config", {{ joinPath .chezmoi.homeDir ".config" "nushell" "config.nu" | quote }}, "--env-config", {{ joinPath .chezmoi.homeDir ".config" "nushell" "env.nu" | quote }}, "-c"]

[editor.cursor-shape]
insert = "bar"
normal = "block"
select = "underline"

[editor.file-picker]
hidden = false

[editor.indent-guides]
render = true
skip-levels = 1

[editor.lsp]
display-messages = true

[keys.normal.space]
q = ":quit"
Q = ":quit!"
w = ":write"
W = ":write!"

[keys.select.space]
j = { e = [":pipe jq"], c = [":pipe jq -c"] }

# VIM ME BABY
# https://github.com/LGUG2Z/helix-vim
[keys.normal]
C-c = ":config-open"
C-r = ":config-reload"
"C-/" = "toggle_comments"
S-right = "goto_next_buffer"
S-left = "goto_previous_buffer"
C-b = ":buffer-close"
C-s = ["select_all", "select_regex"]

# Some nice Helix stuff
C-j = "shrink_selection"
C-k = "expand_selection"
C-l = "select_next_sibling"
C-a = "select_all"
C-u = ["half_page_up", "align_view_center"]
C-d = ["half_page_down", "align_view_center"]

# Muscle memory
"{" = ["goto_prev_paragraph", "collapse_selection"]
"}" = ["goto_next_paragraph", "collapse_selection"]
0 = "goto_line_start"
"$" = "goto_line_end"
"^" = "goto_first_nonwhitespace"
G = "goto_file_end"
"%" = "match_brackets"
V = ["select_mode", "extend_to_line_bounds"]
C = ["collapse_selection", "extend_to_line_end", "change_selection"]
D = ["extend_to_line_end", "delete_selection"]
S = "surround_add" # Would be nice to be able to do something after this but it isn't chainable

# Extend and select commands that expect a manual input can't be chained
# I've kept d[X] commands here because it's better to at least have the stuff you want to delete
# selected so that it's just a keystroke away to delete
d = { d = ["extend_to_line_bounds", "delete_selection"], t = ["extend_till_char"], s = ["surround_delete"], i = ["select_textobject_inner"], a = ["select_textobject_around"] }

# Clipboards over registers ye ye
x = "delete_selection"
p = "paste_clipboard_after"
P = "paste_clipboard_before"
# Would be nice to add ya and yi, but the surround commands can't be chained
y = ["yank_main_selection_to_clipboard", "normal_mode", "flip_selections", "collapse_selection"]
Y = ["extend_to_line_bounds", "yank_main_selection_to_clipboard", "goto_line_start", "collapse_selection"]

# Uncanny valley stuff, this makes w and b behave as they do Vim
w = ["move_next_word_start", "move_char_right", "collapse_selection"]
e = ["move_next_word_end", "collapse_selection"]
b = ["move_prev_word_start", "collapse_selection"]

# If you want to keep the selection-while-moving behaviour of Helix, this two lines will help a lot,
# especially if you find having text remain selected while you have switched to insert or append mode
#
# There is no real difference if you have overridden the commands bound to 'w', 'e' and 'b' like above
# But if you really want to get familiar with the Helix way of selecting-while-moving, comment the
# bindings for 'w', 'e', and 'b' out and leave the bindings for 'i' and 'a' active below. A world of difference!
i = ["insert_mode", "collapse_selection"]
a = ["append_mode", "collapse_selection"]

# Escape the madness! No more fighting with the cursor! Or with multiple cursors!
esc = ["collapse_selection", "keep_primary_selection"]


[keys.insert]
# Escape the madness! No more fighting with the cursor! Or with multiple cursors!
esc = ["collapse_selection", "normal_mode"]

[keys.select]
# Muscle memory
"{" = ["extend_to_line_bounds", "goto_prev_paragraph"]
"}" = ["extend_to_line_bounds", "goto_next_paragraph"]
0 = "goto_line_start"
"$" = "goto_line_end"
"^" = "goto_first_nonwhitespace"
G = "goto_file_end"
D = ["extend_to_line_bounds", "delete_selection", "normal_mode"]
C = ["goto_line_start", "extend_to_line_bounds", "change_selection"]
"%" = "match_brackets"
S = "surround_add" # Basically 99% of what I use vim-surround for

# Visual-mode specific muscle memory
i = "select_textobject_inner"
a = "select_textobject_around"

# Some extra binds to allow us to insert/append in select mode because it's nice with multiple cursors
tab = ["insert_mode", "collapse_selection"] # tab is read by most terminal editors as "C-i"
C-a = ["append_mode", "collapse_selection"]

# Make selecting lines in visual mode behave sensibly
k = ["extend_line_up", "extend_to_line_bounds"]
j = ["extend_line_down", "extend_to_line_bounds"]

# Clipboards over registers ye ye
d = ["yank_main_selection_to_clipboard", "delete_selection"]
x = ["yank_main_selection_to_clipboard", "delete_selection"]
y = ["yank_main_selection_to_clipboard", "normal_mode", "flip_selections", "collapse_selection"]
Y = ["extend_to_line_bounds", "yank_main_selection_to_clipboard", "goto_line_start", "collapse_selection", "normal_mode"]
p = "replace_selections_with_clipboard" # No life without this
P = "paste_clipboard_before"

# Escape the madness! No more fighting with the cursor! Or with multiple cursors!
esc = ["collapse_selection", "keep_primary_selection", "normal_mode"]