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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
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