From f441f0571f7d8e140384fe75621fa69cec3265c0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: JJ
Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2023 19:56:41 -0700
Subject: Make initial editing mode configurable

ref: https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3366

Co-authored-by: Philipp Emanuel Weidmann <pew@worldwidemann.com>
---
 helix-view/src/editor.rs | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

(limited to 'helix-view/src/editor.rs')

diff --git a/helix-view/src/editor.rs b/helix-view/src/editor.rs
index b2615c9f..a9014fe7 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/editor.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/editor.rs
@@ -306,6 +306,8 @@ pub struct Config {
     pub indent_guides: IndentGuidesConfig,
     /// Explorer configuration.
     pub explorer: ExplorerConfig,
+    /// The initial mode for newly opened editors. Defaults to `"normal"`.
+    pub initial_mode: Mode,
     /// Whether to color modes with different colors. Defaults to `false`.
     pub color_modes: bool,
     /// Whether to render rainbow highlights. Defaults to `false`.
@@ -874,6 +876,7 @@ impl Default for Config {
             bufferline: BufferLine::default(),
             indent_guides: IndentGuidesConfig::default(),
             explorer: ExplorerConfig::default(),
+            initial_mode: Mode::Normal,
             color_modes: false,
             rainbow_brackets: false,
             soft_wrap: SoftWrap {
@@ -1359,7 +1362,8 @@ impl Editor {
             return;
         }
 
-        self.enter_normal_mode();
+        // this causes tree.rs to panic upon launch. todo: debug
+        // self.enter_normal_mode();
 
         match action {
             Action::Replace => {
@@ -1448,6 +1452,7 @@ impl Editor {
 
     /// Generate an id for a new document and register it.
     fn new_document(&mut self, mut doc: Document) -> DocumentId {
+        self.mode = self.config().initial_mode;
         let id = self.next_document_id;
         // Safety: adding 1 from 1 is fine, probably impossible to reach usize max
         self.next_document_id =
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