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diff --git a/book/src/remapping.md b/book/src/remapping.md index 8339e05f..d762c6ad 100644 --- a/book/src/remapping.md +++ b/book/src/remapping.md @@ -1,18 +1,18 @@ -# Key Remapping +# Key remapping -One-way key remapping is temporarily supported via a simple TOML configuration +Helix currently supports one-way key remapping through a simple TOML configuration file. (More powerful solutions such as rebinding via commands will be available in the future). -To remap keys, write a `config.toml` file in your `helix` configuration -directory (default `~/.config/helix` in Linux systems) with a structure like +To remap keys, create a `config.toml` file in your `helix` configuration +directory (default `~/.config/helix` on Linux systems) with a structure like this: ```toml # At most one section each of 'keys.normal', 'keys.insert' and 'keys.select' [keys.normal] -C-s = ":w" # Maps the Ctrl-s to the typable command :w which is an alias for :write (save file) -C-o = ":open ~/.config/helix/config.toml" # Maps the Ctrl-o to opening of the helix config file +C-s = ":w" # Maps Ctrl-s to the typable command :w which is an alias for :write (save file) +C-o = ":open ~/.config/helix/config.toml" # Maps Ctrl-o to opening of the helix config file a = "move_char_left" # Maps the 'a' key to the move_char_left command w = "move_line_up" # Maps the 'w' key move_line_up "C-S-esc" = "extend_line" # Maps Ctrl-Shift-Escape to extend_line @@ -20,10 +20,9 @@ g = { a = "code_action" } # Maps `ga` to show possible code actions "ret" = ["open_below", "normal_mode"] # Maps the enter key to open_below then re-enter normal mode [keys.insert] -"A-x" = "normal_mode" # Maps Alt-X to enter normal mode +"A-x" = "normal_mode" # Maps Alt-X to enter normal mode j = { k = "normal_mode" } # Maps `jk` to exit insert mode ``` -> NOTE: Typable commands can also be remapped, remember to keep the `:` prefix to indicate it's a typable command. ## Minor modes @@ -76,5 +75,5 @@ Ctrl, Shift and Alt modifiers are encoded respectively with the prefixes Keys can be disabled by binding them to the `no_op` command. -Commands can be found at [Keymap](https://docs.helix-editor.com/keymap.html) Commands. -> Commands can also be found in the source code at [`helix-term/src/commands.rs`](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/blob/master/helix-term/src/commands.rs) at the invocation of `static_commands!` macro and the `TypableCommandList`. +A list of commands is available in the [Keymap](https://docs.helix-editor.com/keymap.html) documentation + and in the source code at [`helix-term/src/commands.rs`](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/blob/master/helix-term/src/commands.rs) at the invocation of `static_commands!` macro and the `TypableCommandList`. |