From 2ea1169d0d1acec6b8d7368cb79fbb776e1dfbc6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: j-james <jj@j-james.me>
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2022 16:17:52 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Make initial editing mode configurable

---
 book/src/configuration.md | 1 +
 helix-view/src/editor.rs  | 4 ++++
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/book/src/configuration.md b/book/src/configuration.md
index fdabe768..a55e7d65 100644
--- a/book/src/configuration.md
+++ b/book/src/configuration.md
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ ### `[editor]` Section
 | `auto-info` | Whether to display infoboxes | `true` |
 | `true-color` | Set to `true` to override automatic detection of terminal truecolor support in the event of a false negative. | `false` |
 | `rulers` | List of column positions at which to display the rulers. Can be overridden by language specific `rulers` in `languages.toml` file. | `[]` |
+| `initial-mode` | The initial mode for newly opened editors. | `"normal"` |
 | `bufferline` | Renders a line at the top of the editor displaying open buffers. Can be `always`, `never` or `multiple` (only shown if more than one buffer is in use) | `never` |
 | `color-modes` | Whether to color the mode indicator with different colors depending on the mode itself | `false` |
 
diff --git a/helix-view/src/editor.rs b/helix-view/src/editor.rs
index 5eff9983..331b17b9 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/editor.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/editor.rs
@@ -166,6 +166,8 @@ pub struct Config {
     pub bufferline: BufferLine,
     /// Vertical indent width guides.
     pub indent_guides: IndentGuidesConfig,
+    /// 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,
 }
@@ -576,6 +578,7 @@ fn default() -> Self {
             whitespace: WhitespaceConfig::default(),
             bufferline: BufferLine::default(),
             indent_guides: IndentGuidesConfig::default(),
+            initial_mode: Mode::Normal,
             color_modes: false,
         }
     }
@@ -993,6 +996,7 @@ pub fn switch(&mut self, id: DocumentId, action: Action) {
 
     /// 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 =
-- 
2.37.3