-`suffix` file-types in the `file-types` key in language configuration have been removed ([#8006](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/8006))
- The `file-types` key in language configuration no longer matches full filenames without a glob pattern ([#8006](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/8006))
Features:
- Open URLs with the `goto_file` command ([#5820](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/5820))
- Support drawing a border around popups and menus ([#4313](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4313), [#9508](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/9508))
- Track long lived diagnostic sources like Clippy or `rustc` ([#6447](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/6447), [#9280](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/9280))
- This improves the handling of diagnostics from sources that only update the diagnostic positions on save.
- Add support for LSP `window/showDocument` requests ([#8865](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/8865))
- Refactor ad-hoc hooks to use a new generic event system ([#8021](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/8021), [#9668](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/9668), [#9660](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/9660))
- This improves the behavior of autocompletions. For example navigating in insert mode no longer automatically triggers completions.
- Allow using globs in the language configuration `file-types` key ([#8006](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/8006))
- Allow specifying required roots for situational LSP activation ([#8696](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/8696))
- Extend selections using mouse clicks in select mode ([#5436](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/5436))
- Support LSP diagnostic tags ([#9780](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/9780))
- Add a `file-absolute-path` statusline element ([#4535](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4535))
- Cross injection layers in tree-sitter motions (`A-p`/`A-o`/`A-i`/`A-n`) ([#5176](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/5176))
- Add a Amp-editor-like jumping command ([#8875](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/8875))
Commands:
-`:move` - move buffers with LSP support ([#8584](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/8584))
- Also see [#8949](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/8949) which made path changes conform to the LSP spec and fixed the behavior of this command.
-`page_cursor_up`, `page_cursor_down`, `page_cursor_half_up`, `page_cursor_half_down` - commands for scrolling the cursor and page together ([#8015](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/8015))
-`:yank-diagnostic` - yank the diagnostic(s) under the primary cursor ([#9640](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/9640))
-`select_line_above` / `select_line_below` - extend or shrink a selection based on the direction and anchor ([#9080](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/9080))
Usability improvements:
- Make `roots` key of `[[language]]` entries in `languages.toml` configuration optional ([#8803](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/8803))
- Exit select mode in commands that modify the buffer ([#8689](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/8689))
- Use crossterm cursor when out of focus ([#6858](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/6858), [#8934](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/8934))
- Join empty lines with only one space in `join_selections` ([#8989](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/8989))
- Introduce a hybrid tree-sitter and contextual indentation heuristic ([#8307](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/8307))
- Allow configuring the indentation heuristic ([#8307](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/8307))
- Check for LSP rename support before showing rename prompt ([#9277](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/9277))
- Normalize `S-<lower-ascii>` keymaps to uppercase ascii ([#9213](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/9213))
- Add formatter status to `--health` output ([#7986](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/7986))
- Change path normalization strategy to not resolve symlinks ([#9330](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/9330))
- Select subtree within injections in `:tree-sitter-subtree` ([#9309](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/9309))
- Use tilde expansion and normalization for `$HELIX_RUNTIME` paths ([1bc7aac](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/1bc7aac))
- Improve failure message for LSP goto references ([#9382](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/9382))
- Use injection syntax trees for bracket matching ([5e0b3cc](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/5e0b3cc))
- Respect injections in `:tree-sitter-highlight-name` ([8b6565c](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/8b6565c))
- Respect injections in `move_parent_node_end` ([035b8ea](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/035b8ea))
- Use `gix` pipeline filter instead of manual CRLF implementation ([#9503](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/9503))
- Reload language configuration with `:reload`, SIGHUP ([#9415](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/9415))
- Allow numbers as bindings ([#8471](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/8471), [#9887](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/9887))
- Respect undercurl config when terminfo is not available ([#9897](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/9897))
- Ignore `.pijul`, `.hg`, `.jj` in addition to `.git` in file pickers configured to show hidden files ([#9935](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/9935))
- Add completion for registers to `:clear-register` and `:yank-diagnostic` ([#9936](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/9936))
- Repeat last motion for goto next/prev diagnostic ([#9966](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/9966))
- Allow configuring a character to use when rendering narrow no-breaking space ([#9604](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/9604))
- Switch to a streaming regex engine (regex-cursor crate) to significantly speed up regex-based commands and features ([#9422](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/9422), [#9756](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/9756), [#9891](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/9891))
Fixes:
- Swap `*` and `+` registers ([#8703](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/8703), [#8708](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/8708))
- Use terminfo to reset terminal cursor style ([#8591](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/8591))
- Fix precedence of `@align` captures in indentat computation ([#8659](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/8659))
- Only render the preview if a Picker has a preview function ([#8667](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/8667))
- Fix the precedence of `ui.virtual.whitespace` ([#8750](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/8750), [#8879](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/8879))
- Fix crash in `:indent-style` ([#9087](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/9087))
- Fix `didSave` text inclusion when sync capability is a kind variant ([#9101](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/9101))
- Update the history of newly focused views ([#9271](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/9271))
- Initialize diagnostics when opening a document ([#8873](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/8873))
- Sync views when applying edits to unfocused views ([#9173](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/9173))
- This fixes crashes that could occur from LSP workspace edits or `:write-all`.
- Treat non-numeric `+arg`s passed in the CLI args as filenames ([#9333](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/9333))
- Fix crash when using `mm` on an empty plaintext file ([2fb7e50](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/2fb7e50))
- Ignore empty tree-sitter nodes in match bracket ([445f7a2](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/445f7a2))
- Exit a language server if it sends a message with invalid JSON ([#9332](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/9332))
- Handle failures to enable bracketed paste ([#9353](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/9353))
- Gate all captures in a pattern behind `#is-not? local` predicates ([#9390](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/9390))
- Make path changes LSP spec conformant ([#8949](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/8949))
- Use range positions to determine `insert_newline` motion ([#9448](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/9448))
- Fix division by zero when prompt completion area is too small ([#9524](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/9524))
- Add changes to history in clipboard replacement typable commands ([#9625](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/9625))
- Fix a crash in DAP with an unspecified `line` in breakpoints ([#9632](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/9632))
- Fix space handling for filenames in bash completion ([#9702](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/9702), [#9708](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/9708))
- Key diagnostics off of paths instead of LSP URIs ([#7367](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/7367))
- Fix panic when using `join_selections_space` ([#9783](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/9783))
- Fix panic when using `surround_replace`, `surround_delete` ([#9796](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/9796))
- Fix panic in `surround_replace`, `surround_delete` with nested surrounds and multiple cursors ([#9815](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/9815))
- Fix panic in `select_textobject_around` ([#9832](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/9832))
- Don't stop reloading documents when reloading fails in `:reload-all` ([#9870](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/9870))
- Prevent `shell_keep_pipe` from stopping on nonzero exit status codes ([#9817](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/9817))
A big shout out to all the contributors! We had 118 contributors in this release.
Breaking changes:
- Support multiple language servers per language ([#2507](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2507))
- This is a breaking change to language configuration
Features:
- Support multiple language servers per language ([#2507](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2507), [#7082](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/7082), [#7286](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/7286), [#8374](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/8374))
- Add a statusline element for the selected register ([#7222](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/7222))
- Add `%`, `#`, `.`, `*` and `+` special registers ([#6985](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/6985))
- Add initial support for LSP DidChangeWatchedFiles notifications ([#7665](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/7665))
- Search buffer contents in `global_search` ([#5652](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/5652))
- Add a "smart tab" command that intelligently jumps the cursor on tab ([#4443](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4443))
- Add a statusline element for whether a file is read-only ([#7222](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/7222), [#7875](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/7875))
- Allow defining alignment in indent queries ([#5355](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/5355))
- Show visual feedback in `surround_replace` ([#7588](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/7588))
- Switch to Nucleo for fuzzy matching ([#7814](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/7814), [#8148](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/8148), [#8192](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/8192), [#8194](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/8194))
- Insert a trailing newline on write ([#8157](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/8157))
- Add a `-w`/`--working-dir` CLI flag for specifying a working directory on startup ([#8223](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/8223), [#8498](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/8498), [#8520](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/8520))
- Accept a `+N` CLI argument to set the first file's line number ([#8521](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/8521))
- Accept Helix-specific ignore files in `.helix/ignore` and `~/.config/helix/ignore` ([#8099](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/8099))
Commands:
-`merge_selections` (`A-minus`) - merge all selections into one selection that covers all ranges ([#7053](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/7053))
-`move_prev_long_word_end` and `extend_prev_long_word_end` - move/extend to the end of the previous WORD ([#6905](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/6905))
-`reverse_selection_contents` - swaps the values of each selection so they are reversed ([#7329](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/7329))
- Add `:rl` and `:rla` aliases for `:reload` and `:reload-all` ([#7158](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/7158))
-`yank_joined` - join the selections and yank to the selected register ([#7195](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/7195))
-`:write-all!` (`:wa!`) - forcibly write all buffers to disk and create any necessary subdirectories ([#7577](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/7577))
-`:redraw` - clear re-render the UI ([#6949](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/6949))
-`:tree-sitter-highlight-name` - show the theme scope name of the highlight under the cursor ([#8170](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/8170))
Usability improvements:
- Allow cycling option values at runtime ([#4411](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4411), [#7240](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/7240), [#7877](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/7877))
- Exit gracefully on termination signals ([#7236](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/7236))
- Add plaintext matching fallback to tree-sitter pair matching ([#4288](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4288))
- Persist register selection in pending keymaps ([0e08349](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/0e08349))
- Propagate the count and register to command palette commands ([b394997](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/b394997))
- Auto indent on `insert_at_line_start` ([#5837](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/5837))
- Add a config option to control whether LSP completions are automatically inserted on preview ([#7189](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/7189))
- Add a config option for default line endings ([#5621](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/5621), [#7357](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/7357))
- Allow ANSI colors in themes ([#5119](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/5119))
- Match pairs that don't form a standalone tree-sitter node ([#7242](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/7242))
- Allow indent sizes of up to 16 columns ([#7429](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/7429))
- Improve performance of mapping positions through changes ([#7408](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/7408), [8d39a81](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/8d39a81), [#7471](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/7471))
- Mark buffers created from stdin as modified ([#7431](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/7431))
- Forcibly shut down uninitialized language servers ([#7449](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/7449))
- Add filename completer for shell prompts ([#7569](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/7569))
- Save an undo checkpoint before accepting completions ([#7747](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/7747))
- Include gitignored files in debugger completions ([#7936](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/7936))
- Make editor remember the last search register ([#5244](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/5244))
- Open directories with `goto_file` ([#7909](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/7909))
- Use relative path to open buffer in `goto_file` (`gf`) ([#7965](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/7965))
- Support `default` color in themes ([#8083](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/8083), [#8114](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/8114))
- Toggle between relative and absolute line numbers when the terminal loses focus ([#7955](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/7955))
- Lower default idle-timeout to 250ms ([060e73a](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/060e73a))
- Allow theming diff gutters separately from other diff colors ([#8343](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/8343))
- Style bold/italic/strikethrough in markdown doc popups ([#8385](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/8385))
- Maintain the cursor position and view when splitting with `:hsplit`/`:vsplit` ([#8109](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/8109))
- Accept `-` in macros outside of `<`/`>` ([#8475](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/8475))
- Show all language servers for each language in `--health` ([#7315](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/7315))
- Don't break on hyphens in `:reflow` ([#8569](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/8569))
Fixes:
- Update diagnostics correctly on language server exit ([#7111](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/7111))
- Fix off-by-one in `select_references_to_symbol_under_cursor` ([#7132](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/7132))
- Extend selection with repeat-last-motion only if the original motion extended the selection ([#7159](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/7159))
- Fix undefined behavior in the diff gutter ([#7227](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/7227))
- Check that tab width is non-zero ([#7178](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/7178))
- Fix styles being overwritten in table rows with multiple cells ([#7281](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/7281))
- Add file for `--log` CLI arg in help text ([#7307](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/7307))
- Fix underflow when repeating a completion that has a negative shift position ([#7322](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/7322))
- Prefer longer matches in `select_next_sibling` and `select_prev_sibling` ([#7332](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/7332))
- Preview scratch buffers in the jumplist picker ([#7331](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/7331))
- Fix chunking by bytes in tree-sitter parsing ([#7417](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/7417))
- Discard LSP publishDiagnostic from uninitialized servers ([#7467](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/7467))
- Use negotiated position encoding for LSP workspace edits ([#7469](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/7469))
- Fix error message for unknown gutter types in config ([#7534](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/7534))
- Fix `:log-open` when `--log` CLI arg is specified ([#7573](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/7573), [#7585](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/7585))
- Fix debouncing of LSP messages to fix the last message sticking around ([#7538](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/7538), [#8023](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/8023))
- Fix crash when the current working directory is deleted ([#7185](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/7185))
- Fix piping to Helix on macOS ([#5468](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/5468))
- Fix crash when parsing overlapping injections ([#7621](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/7621))
- Clear the statusline when the prompt is visible ([#7646](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/7646))
- Fix range formatting error message typo ([#7823](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/7823))
- Add shebang for nushell files ([#7606](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/7606))
- Recognize systemd files as INI ([#7592](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/7592))
- Update TypeScript, TSX and Svelte grammars ([#6874](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/6874))
- Enable inlay hints in the Svelte language server ([#7622](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/7622))
- Recognize `Brewfile`s as Ruby ([#7629](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/7629))
- Add more file-types for R ([#7633](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/7633))
- Switch tree-sitter-perl to official upstream parser ([#7644](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/7644), [#7947](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/7947))
- Fix predicate typo in comment highlights ([#7732](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/7732))
- Recognize editorconfig files as INI ([#8308](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/8308))
- Recognize `.babelrc` as JSON ([#8309](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/8309))
- Switch Purescript to its own tree-sitter parser ([#8306](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/8306), [#8338](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/8338), [#8527](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/8527))
23.05 is a smaller release focusing on fixes. There were 88 contributors in this release. Thank you all!
Features:
- Add a config option to exclude declaration from LSP references request ([#6886](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/6886))
- Enable injecting languages based on their file extension and shebang ([#3970](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3970))
- Sort the buffer picker by most recent access ([#2980](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2980))
- Perform syntax highlighting in the picker asynchronously ([#7028](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/7028))
Commands:
-`:update` is now aliased as `:u` ([#6835](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/6835))
- Add `extend_to_first_nonwhitespace` which acts the same as `goto_first_nonwhitespace` but always extends ([#6837](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/6837))
- Add `:clear-register` for clearing the given register or all registers ([#5695](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/5695))
- Add `:write-buffer-close` and `:write-buffer-close!` ([#6947](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/6947))
- Fix offset encoding in LSP `didChange` notifications ([#6921](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/6921))
- Change `gix` logging level to info ([#6915](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/6915))
- Improve error message when writes fail because parent directories do not exist ([#7014](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/7014))
- Replace DAP variables popup instead of pushing more popups ([#7034](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/7034))
- Disable tree-sitter for files after parsing for 500ms ([#7028](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/7028))
- Fix crash when deleting with multiple cursors ([#6024](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/6024))
- Fix selection sliding when deleting forwards in append mode ([#6024](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/6024))
- Fix completion on paths containing spaces ([#6779](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/6779))
Themes:
- Style inlay hints in `dracula` theme ([#6515](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/6515))
- Style inlay hints in `onedark` theme ([#6503](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/6503))
- Style inlay hints and the soft-wrap indicator in `varua` ([#6568](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/6568), [#6589](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/6589))
- Style inlay hints in `emacs` theme ([#6569](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/6569))
- Update `base16_transparent` and `dark_high_contrast` themes ([#6577](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/6577))
- Style inlay hints for `mellow` and `rasmus` themes ([#6583](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/6583))
- Dim pane divider for `base16_transparent` theme ([#6534](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/6534))
- Style inlay hints in `zenburn` theme ([#6593](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/6593))
- Style inlay hints in `boo_berry` theme ([#6625](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/6625))
- Select diagnostic range in `goto_*_diag` commands ([#4713](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4713), [#5164](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/5164), [#6193](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/6193))
- Remove jump behavior from `increment`/`decrement` ([#4123](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4123), [#5929](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/5929))
- Select change range in `goto_*_change` commands ([#5206](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/5206))
- Split file modification indicator from filename statusline elements ([#4731](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4731), [#6036](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/6036))
- Jump to symbol ranges in LSP goto commands ([#5986](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/5986))
- Workspace detection now stops at the first `.helix/` directory (merging multiple `.helix/languages.toml` configurations is no longer supported) ([#5748](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/5748))
- Initial support for LSP snippet completions ([#5864](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/5864), [b1f7528](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/b1f7528), [#6263](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/6263), [bbf4800](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/bbf4800), [90348b8](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/90348b8), [f87299f](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/f87299f), [#6371](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/6371), [9fe3adc](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/9fe3adc))
- Add a statusline element for showing the current version control HEAD ([#5682](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/5682))
- Display LSP type hints ([#5420](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/5420), [#5934](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/5934), [#6312](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/6312))
- Enable the Kitty keyboard protocol on terminals with support ([#4939](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4939), [#6170](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/6170), [#6194](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/6194), [#6438](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/6438))
- Add a statusline element for the basename of the current file ([#5318](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/5318))
- Add substring matching syntax for the picker ([#5658](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/5658))
- Support LSP `textDocument/prepareRename` ([#6103](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/6103))
- Allow multiple runtime directories with priorities ([#5411](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/5411))
- Allow configuring whether to insert or replace completions ([#5728](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/5728))
- Add `workspace-lsp-roots` config option to support multiple LSP roots for use with monorepos ([#5748](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/5748))
- Remove empty detail section in completion menu when LSP doesn't send details ([#4902](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4902))
- Pass client information on LSP initialization ([#4904](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4904))
- Allow specifying environment variables for language servers in language config ([#4004](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4004))
- Allow detached git worktrees to be recognized as root paths ([#5097](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/5097))
- Improve error message handling for theme loading failures ([#5073](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/5073))
- Print the names of binaries required for LSP/DAP in health-check ([#5195](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/5195))
- Improve sorting in the picker in cases of ties ([#5169](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/5169))
- Add theming for prompt suggestions ([#5104](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/5104))
- Open a file picker when using `:open` on directories ([#2707](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2707), [#5278](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/5278))
- Reload language config with `:config-reload` ([#5239](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/5239), [#5381](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/5381), [#5431](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/5431))
- Improve indent queries for python when the tree is errored ([#5332](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/5332))
- Picker: Open files without closing the picker with `A-ret` ([#4435](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4435))
- Allow theming cursors by primary/secondary and by mode ([#5130](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/5130))
- Allow configuration of the minimum width for the line-numbers gutter ([#4724](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4724), [#5696](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/5696))
- Use filename completer for `:run-shell-command` command ([#5729](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/5729))
- Surround with line-endings with `ms<ret>` ([#4571](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4571))
- Hide duplicate symlinks in file pickers ([#5658](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/5658))
- Run shell commands asynchronously ([#6373](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/6373))
- Show diagnostic codes in LSP diagnostic messages ([#6378](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/6378))
- Highlight the current line in a DAP debug session ([#5957](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/5957))
- Hide signature help if it overlaps with the completion menu ([#5523](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/5523), [7a69c40](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/7a69c40))
- Fix highlighting in picker results with multiple columns ([#6333](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/6333))
- Canonicalize paths before stripping the current dir as a prefix ([#6290](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/6290))
- Fix truncation behavior for long path names in the file picker ([#6410](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/6410), [67783dd](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/67783dd))
- Fix theme reloading behavior in `:config-reload` ([ab819d8](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/ab819d8))
This is a great big release filled with changes from a 99 contributors. A big _thank you_ to you all!
As usual, the following is a summary of each of the changes since the last release.
For the full log, check out the [git log](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/compare/22.08.1..22.12).
Breaking changes:
- Remove readline-like navigation bindings from the default insert mode keymap ([e12690e](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/e12690e), [#3811](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3811), [#3827](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3827), [#3915](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3915), [#4088](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4088))
- Rename `append_to_line` as `insert_at_line_end` and `prepend_to_line` as `insert_at_line_start` ([#3753](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3753))
- Swap diagnostic picker and debug mode bindings in the space keymap ([#4229](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4229))
- Select newly inserted text on paste or from shell commands ([#4458](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4458), [#4608](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4608), [#4619](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4619), [#4824](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4824))
- Select newly inserted surrounding characters on `ms<char>` ([#4752](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4752))
- Exit select-mode after executing `replace_*` commands ([#4554](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4554))
- Exit select-mode after executing surround commands ([#4858](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4858))
- Support underline styles and colors ([#4061](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4061), [98c121c](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/98c121c))
- Inheritance for themes ([#3067](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3067), [#4096](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4096))
- Overhauled system for writing files and quiting ([#2267](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2267), [#4397](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4397))
- Autosave when terminal loses focus ([#3178](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3178))
- Use OSC52 as a fallback for the system clipboard ([#3220](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3220))
- Show git diffs in the gutter ([#3890](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3890), [#5012](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/5012), [#4995](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4995))
- Add a logo ([dc1ec56](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/dc1ec56))
-`:lsp-restart` to restart the current document's language server ([#3435](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3435), [#3972](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3972))
-`join_selections_space` (`A-j`) which joins selections and selects the joining whitespace ([#3549](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3549))
-`:update` to write the current file if it is modified ([#4426](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4426))
-`:lsp-workspace-command` for picking LSP commands to execute ([#3140](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3140))
-`extend_prev_word_end` - the extend variant for `move_prev_word_end` ([7468fa2](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/7468fa2))
-`make_search_word_bounded` which adds regex word boundaries to the current search register value ([#4322](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4322))
-`:reload-all` - `:reload` for all open buffers ([#4663](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4663), [#4901](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4901))
-`goto_next_change` (`]g`), `goto_prev_change` (`[g`), `goto_first_change` (`[G`), `goto_last_change` (`]G`) textobjects for jumping between VCS changes ([#4650](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4650))
Usability improvements and fixes:
- Don't log 'LSP not defined' errors in the logfile ([1caba2d](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/1caba2d))
- Look for the external formatter program before invoking it ([#3670](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3670))
- Don't send LSP didOpen events for documents without URLs ([44b4479](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/44b4479))
- Fix off-by-one in `extend_line_above` command ([#3689](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3689))
- Use the original scroll offset when opening a split ([1acdfaa](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/1acdfaa))
- Handle auto-formatting failures and save the file anyway ([#3684](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3684))
- Ensure the cursor is in view after `:reflow` ([#3733](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3733))
- Add default rulers and reflow config for git commit messages ([#3738](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3738))
- Improve grammar fetching and building output ([#3773](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3773))
- Add a `text` language to language completion ([cc47d3f](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/cc47d3f))
- Improve error handling for `:set-language` ([e8add6f](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/e8add6f))
- Improve error handling for `:config-reload` ([#3668](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3668))
- Improve error handling when passing improper ranges to syntax highlighting ([#3826](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3826))
- Render `<code>` tags as raw markup in markdown ([#3425](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3425))
- Remove border around the LSP code-actions popup ([#3444](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3444))
- Canonicalize the path to the runtime directory ([#3794](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3794))
- Add a `themelint` xtask for linting themes ([#3234](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3234))
- Re-sort LSP diagnostics after applying transactions ([#3895](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3895), [#4319](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4319))
- Add a command-line flag to specify the log file ([#3807](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3807))
- Track source and tag information in LSP diagnostics ([#3898](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3898), [1df32c9](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/1df32c9))
- Fix theme returning to normal when exiting the `:theme` completion ([#3644](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3644))
- Improve error messages for invalid commands in the keymap ([#3931](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3931))
- Deduplicate regexs in `search_selection` command ([#3941](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3941))
- Split the finding of LSP root and config roots ([#3929](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3929))
- Ensure that the cursor is within view after auto-formatting ([#4047](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4047))
- Add pseudo-pending to commands with on-next-key callbacks ([#4062](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4062), [#4077](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4077))
- Add live preview to `:goto` ([#2982](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2982))
- Show regex compilation failure in a popup ([#3049](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3049))
- Add 'cycled to end' and 'no more matches' for search ([#3176](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3176), [#4101](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4101))
- Add extending behavior to tree-sitter textobjects ([#3266](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3266))
- Add `ui.gutter.selected` option for themes ([#3303](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3303))
- Make statusline mode names configurable ([#3311](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3311))
- Add a statusline element for total line count ([#3960](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3960))
- Add extending behavior to `goto_window_*` commands ([#3985](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3985))
- Fix a panic in signature help when the preview is too large ([#4030](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4030))
- Add command names to the command palette ([#4071](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4071), [#4223](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4223), [#4495](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4495))
- Find the LSP workspace root from the current document's path ([#3553](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3553))
- Add an option to skip indent-guide levels ([#3819](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3819), [2c36e33](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/2c36e33))
- Change focus to modified docs on quit ([#3872](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3872))
- Respond to `USR1` signal by reloading config ([#3952](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3952))
- Exit gracefully when the close operation fails ([#4081](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4081))
- Fix goto/view center mismatch ([#4135](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4135))
- Highlight the current file picker document on idle-timeout ([#3172](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3172), [a85e386](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/a85e386))
- Log failures to load tree-sitter grammars as errors ([#4315](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4315))
- Fix rendering of lines longer than 65,536 columns ([#4172](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4172))
- Skip searching `.git` in `global_search` ([#4334](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4334))
- Display tree-sitter scopes in a popup ([#4337](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4337))
- Fix deleting a word from the end of the buffer ([#4328](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4328))
- Pretty print the syntax tree in `:tree-sitter-subtree` ([#4295](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4295), [#4606](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4606))
- Allow specifying suffixes for file-type detection ([#2455](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2455), [#4414](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4414))
- Improve sort scoring for LSP code-actions and completions ([#4134](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4134))
- Fix the handling of quotes within shellwords ([#4098](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4098))
- Fix `delete_word_backward` and `delete_word_forward` on newlines ([#4392](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4392))
- Fix 'no entry found for key' crash on `:write-all` ([#4384](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4384))
- Remove lowercase requirement for tree-sitter grammars ([#4346](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4346))
- Resolve LSP completion items on idle-timeout ([#4406](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4406), [#4797](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4797))
- Render diagnostics in the file picker preview ([#4324](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4324))
- Fix terminal freezing on `shell_insert_output` ([#4156](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4156))
- Allow use of the count in the repeat operator (`.`) ([#4450](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4450))
- Show the current theme name on `:theme` with no arguments ([#3740](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3740))
- Fix rendering in very large terminals ([#4318](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4318))
- Sort LSP preselected items to the top of the completion menu ([#4480](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4480))
- Trim braces and quotes from paths in goto-file ([#4370](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4370))
- Prevent automatic signature help outside of insert mode ([#4456](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4456))
- Fix freezes with external programs that process stdin and stdout concurrently ([#4180](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4180))
- Make `scroll` aware of tabs and wide characters ([#4519](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4519))
- Correctly handle escaping in `command_mode` completion ([#4316](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4316), [#4587](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4587), [#4632](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4632))
- Fix `delete_char_backward` for paired characters ([#4558](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4558))
- Fix crash from two windows editing the same document ([#4570](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4570))
- Fix pasting from the blackhole register ([#4497](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4497))
- Support LSP insertReplace completion items ([1312682](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/1312682))
- Dynamically resize the line number gutter width ([#3469](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3469))
- Fix crash for unknown completion item kinds ([#4658](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4658))
- Re-enable `format_selections` for single selection ranges ([d4f5cab](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/d4f5cab))
- Limit the number of in-progress tree-sitter query matches ([#4707](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4707), [#4830](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4830))
- Use the special `#` register with `increment`/`decrement` to change by range number ([#4418](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4418))
- Add a statusline element to show number of selected chars ([#4682](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4682))
- Add a statusline element showing global LSP diagnostic warning and error counts ([#4569](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4569))
- Add a scrollbar to popups ([#4449](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4449))
- Prefer shorter matches in fuzzy matcher scoring ([#4698](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4698))
- Use key-sequence format for command palette keybinds ([#4712](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4712))
- Remove prefix filtering from autocompletion menu ([#4578](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4578))
- Focus on the parent buffer when closing a split ([#4766](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4766))
- Handle language server termination ([#4797](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4797), [#4852](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4852))
- Allow `r`/`t`/`f` to work on tab characters ([#4817](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4817))
- Show a preview for scratch buffers in the buffer picker ([#3454](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3454))
- Set a limit of entries in the jumplist ([#4750](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4750))
- Re-use shell outputs when inserting or appending shell output ([#3465](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3465))
- Check LSP server provider capabilities ([#3554](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3554))
- Improve tree-sitter parsing performance on files with many language layers ([#4716](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4716))
- Move indentation to the next line when using `<ret>` on a line with only whitespace ([#4854](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4854))
- Remove selections for closed views from all documents ([#4888](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4888))
- Improve performance of the `:reload` command ([#4457](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4457))
- Properly handle media keys ([#4887](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4887))
- Support LSP diagnostic data field ([#4935](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4935))
- Handle C-i keycode as tab ([#4961](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4961))
- Fix view alignment for jumplist picker jumps ([#3743](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3743))
- Use OSC52 for tmux clipboard provider ([#5027](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/5027))
- Switch to `openscad-lsp` for OpenScad ([#3750](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3750))
- Support Jsonnet ([#3748](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3748))
- Support Markdown ([#3499](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3499))
- Support Bass ([#3771](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3771))
- Set roots configuration for Elixir and HEEx ([#3917](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3917), [#3959](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3959))
- Support Purescript ([#4242](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4242))
- Set roots configuration for Julia ([#4361](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4361))
- Support D ([#4372](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4372))
- Increase default language server timeout for Julia ([#4575](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4575))
- Use ElixirLS for HEEx ([#4679](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4679))
- Support Bicep ([#4403](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4403))
- Switch to `nil` for Nix ([433ccef](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/433ccef))
- Support QML ([#4842](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4842))
- Enable auto-format for CSS ([#4987](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4987))
- Support CommonLisp ([4176769](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/4176769))
- Go ([#4906](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4906), [#4969](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4969), [#5010](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/5010))
- Filter relevant source files in the Nix flake ([#3657](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3657))
- Build a binary for `aarch64-linux` in the release CI ([038a91d](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/038a91d))
- Build an AppImage for `aarch64-linux` in the release CI ([b738031](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/b738031))
- Enable CI builds for `riscv64-linux` ([#3685](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3685))
- Support preview releases in CI ([0090a2d](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/0090a2d))
- Strip binaries built in CI ([#3780](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3780))
- Fix the development shell for the Nix Flake on `aarch64-darwin` ([#3810](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3810))
- Raise the MSRV and create an MSRV policy ([#3896](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3896), [#3913](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3913), [#3961](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3961))
- Fix Fish completions for `--config` and `--log` flags ([#3912](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3912))
- Use builtin filenames option in Bash completion ([#4648](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4648))
A big _thank you_ to our contributors! This release had 87 contributors.
As usual, the following is a summary of each of the changes since the last release.
For the full log, check out the [git log](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/compare/22.05..22.08).
Breaking changes:
- Special keymap names for `+`, `;` and `%` have been replaced with those literal characters ([#2677](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2677), [#3556](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3556))
-`A-Left` and `A-Right` have become `C-Left` and `C-Right` for word-wise motion ([#2500](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2500))
- The `catppuccin` theme's name has been corrected from `catpuccin` ([#2713](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2713))
-`catppuccin` has been replaced by its variants, `catppuccin_frappe`, `catppuccin_latte`, `catppuccin_macchiato`, `catppuccin_mocha` ([#3281](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3281))
-`C-n` and `C-p` have been removed from the default insert mode keymap ([#3340](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3340))
- The `extend_line` command has been replaced with `extend_line_below` and a new `extend_line` command now exists ([#3046](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3046))
Features:
- Add an integration testing harness ([#2359](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2359))
- Select all instances of the symbol under the cursor (`<space>h`) ([#2738](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2738))
- A picker for document and workspace LSP diagnostics (`<space>g`/`<space>G`) ([#2013](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2013), [#2984](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2984))
- Allow styling the mode indicator per-mode ([#2676](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2676))
- Live preview for the theme picker ([#1798](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/1798))
- Bracketed paste support ([#3233](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3233), [12ddd03](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/12ddd03))
Commands:
-`:insert-output` and `:append-output` which insert/append output from a shell command ([#2589](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2589))
- The `t` textobject (`]t`/`[t`/`mit`/`mat`) for navigating tests ([#2807](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2807))
-`C-Backspace` and `C-Delete` for word-wise deletion in prompts and pickers ([#2500](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2500))
-`A-Delete` for forward word-wise deletion in insert mode ([#2500](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2500))
-`C-t` for toggling the preview pane in pickers ([#3021](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3021))
-`extend_line` now extends in the direction of the cursor ([#3046](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3046))
Usability improvements and fixes:
- Fix tree-sitter parser builds on illumos ([#2602](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2602))
- Remove empty stratch buffer from jumplists when removing ([5ed6223](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/5ed6223))
- Fix panic on undo after `shell_append_output` ([#2625](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2625))
- Sort LSP edits by start range ([3d91c99](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/3d91c99))
- Be more defensive about LSP URI conversions ([6de6a3e](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/6de6a3e), [378f438](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/378f438))
- Ignore SendErrors when grammar builds fail ([#2641](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2641))
- Append `set_line_ending` to document history ([#2649](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2649))
- Use last prompt entry when empty ([b14c258](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/b14c258), [#2870](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2870))
- Do not add extra line breaks in markdown lists ([#2689](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2689))
- Disable dialyzer by default for ElixirLS ([#2710](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2710))
- Prevent showing colors when the health-check is piped ([#2836](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2836))
- Use character indexing for mouse selection ([#2839](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2839))
- Display the highest severity diagnostic for a line in the gutter ([#2835](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2835))
- Default the ruler color to red background ([#2669](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2669))
- Make `move_vertically` aware of tabs and wide characters ([#2620](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2620))
- Enable shellwords for Windows ([#2767](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2767))
- Add history suggestions to global search ([#2717](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2717))
- Fix the scrollbar's length proportional to total menu items ([#2860](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2860))
- Reset terminal modifiers for diagnostic text ([#2861](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2861), [#2900](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2900))
- Redetect indents and line-endings after a Language Server replaces the document ([#2778](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2778))
- Check selection's visible width when copying on mouse click ([#2711](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2711))
- Fix edge-case in tree-sitter `expand_selection` command ([#2877](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2877))
- Add a single-width left margin for the completion popup ([#2728](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2728))
- Right-align the scrollbar in the completion popup ([#2754](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2754))
- Fix recursive macro crash and empty macro lockout ([#2902](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2902))
- Fix backwards character deletion on other whitespaces ([#2855](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2855))
- Add search and space/backspace bindings to view modes ([#2803](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2803))
- Add `--vsplit` and `--hsplit` CLI arguments for opening in splits ([#2773](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2773), [#3073](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3073))
- Sort themes, languages and files inputs by score and name ([#2675](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2675))
- Highlight entire rows in ([#2939](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2939))
- Skip serializing Option type DAP fields ([44f5963](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/44f5963))
- Fix required `cwd` field in DAP `RunTerminalArguments` type ([85411be](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/85411be), [#3240](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3240))
- Add LSP `workspace/applyEdit` to client capabilities ([#3012](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3012))
- Respect count for repeating motion ([#3057](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3057))
- Respect count for selecting next/previous match ([#3056](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3056))
- Respect count for tree-sitter motions ([#3058](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3058))
- Make gutters padding optional ([#2996](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2996))
- Support pre-filling prompts ([#2459](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2459), [#3259](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3259))
- Add statusline element to display file line-endings ([#3113](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3113))
- Keep jump and file history when using `:split` ([#3031](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3031), [#3160](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3160))
- Make tree-sitter query `; inherits <language>` feature imperative ([#2470](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2470))
- Indent with tabs by default ([#3095](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3095))
- Fix non-msvc grammar compilation on Windows ([#3190](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3190))
- Add spacer element to the statusline ([#3165](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3165), [255c173](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/255c173))
- Make gutters padding automatic ([#3163](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3163))
- Add `code` for LSP `Diagnostic` type ([#3096](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3096))
- Add position percentage to the statusline ([#3168](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3168))
- Add a configurable and themable statusline separator string ([#3175](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3175))
- Use OR of all selections when `search_selection` acts on multiple selections ([#3138](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3138))
- Add clipboard information to logs and the healthcheck ([#3271](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3271))
- Fix align selection behavior on tabs ([#3276](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3276))
- Avoid setting the stdin handle when not necessary ([#3248](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3248), [#3379](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/3379))
An even bigger shout out than usual to all the contributors - we had a whopping
110 contributors in this release! That's more than double the number of
contributors as last release!
Check out some of the highlights in the [news section](https://helix-editor.com/news/release-22-05-highlights/).
As usual, the following is a summary of each of the changes since the last release.
For the full log, check out the [git log](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/compare/22.03..22.05).
Breaking Changes:
- Removed `C-j`, `C-k` bindings from file picker ([#1792](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/1792))
- Replaced `C-f` with `C-d` and `C-b` with `C-u` bindings in file picker ([#1792](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/1792))
-`A-hjkl` bindings have been moved to `A-pion` ([#2205](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2205))
-`A-Left`/`A-Right` have been moved to `C-Left`/`C-Right` ([#2193](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2193))
Features:
- The indentation mechanism has been reworked ([#1562](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/1562), [#1908](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/1908))
-`:set-language` to set the buffers language ([#1866](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/1866), [#1996](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/1996))
- Command for picking files from the current working directory (`Space-F`) ([#1600](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/1600), [#2308](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2308))
-`:write!` which creates non-existent subdirectories ([#1839](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/1839))
-`shrink_to_line_bounds` which shrinks selections to line-bounds ([#2450](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2450))
Usability improvements and fixes:
- Handle broken pipes when piping `hx --health` through `head` ([#1876](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/1876))
- Fix for `copy_selection` on newlines ([ab7885e](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/ab7885e), [236c6b7](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/236c6b7))
- Use `win32yank` clipboard provider on WSL2 ([#1912](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/1912))
- Jump to the next number on the line before incrementing ([#1778](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/1778))
- Fix start position of next search ([#1904](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/1904))
- Use check and X marks for health check output ([#1918](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/1918))
- Clear terminal after switching to alternate screens ([#1944](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/1944))
- Fix `toggle_comments` command on multiple selections ([#1882](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/1882))
- Apply `ui.gutter` theming to empty gutter spans ([#2032](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2032))
- Use checkboxes in `hx --health` output ([#1947](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/1947))
- Pass unmapped keys through prompt regardless of modifiers ([764adbd](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/764adbd))
- LSP: pull formatting options from config ([c18de0e](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/c18de0e))
- LSP: provide `rootPath` ([84e799f](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/84e799f))
- Send active diagnostic to LSP when requesting code actions ([#2005](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2005))
- Prevent panic when parsing malformed LSP `PublishDiagnostic` ([#2160](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2160))
- Restore document state on completion cancel ([#2096](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2096))
- Only merge top-level array when merging `languages.toml` ([#2145](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2145), [#2215](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2215))
- Fix open on multiline selection ([#2161](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2161))
- Allow re-binding `0` if it is not used in a count ([#2174](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2174))
- Fix `ctrl-u` behavior in insert mode ([#1957](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/1957))
- Check LSP rename capabilities before sending rename action ([#2203](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2203))
- Register the `publish_diagnostics` LSP capability ([#2241](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2241))
- Fix paste direction for typed paste commands ([#2288](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2288))
- Improve handling of buffer-close ([#1397](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/1397))
- Extend the tutor file ([#2133](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2133))
- Treat slashes as word separators in prompts ([#2315](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2315))
- Auto-complete directory members ([#1682](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/1682))
- Allow disabling format-on-save as a global editor setting ([#2321](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2321))
- Wrap command palette in overlay ([#2378](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2378))
- Prevent selections from collapsing when inserting newlines ([#2414](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2414))
- Allow configuration of LSP request timeout ([#2405](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2405))
- Use debug console on Windows for DAP terminal ([#2294](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2294))
- Exclude cursor when deleting with `C-w` in insert mode ([#2431](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2431))
- Prevent panics from LSP parsing errors ([7ae6cad](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/7ae6cad))
- Prevent panics from LSP responses without requests ([#2475](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2475))
- Fix scroll rate for documentation popups ([#2497](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2497))
- Support inserting into prompts from registers ([#2458](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2458))
- Separate theme scopes for diagnostic types ([#2437](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2437))
- Use `ui.menu` instead of `ui.statusline` for command completion menu theming ([82fb217](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/82fb217))
- Panic when reloading a shrunk file ([#2506](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2506))
- Add theme key for picker separator ([#2523](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2523))
Themes:
- Remove `ui.text` background from dark_plus ([#1950](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/1950))
- Refactor of the tree-sitter grammar system ([#1659](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/1659))
- All submodules have been removed
- New `hx --grammar {fetch|build}` flags for fetching and building tree-sitter grammars
- A custom grammar selection may now be declared with the `use-grammars` key in `languages.toml`
Commands:
-`:cquit!` - quit forcefully with a non-zero exit-code ([#1414](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/1414))
-`shrink_selection` - shrink the selection to a child tree-sitter node (`Alt-j`, [#1340](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/1340))
-`:tree-sitter-subtree` - show the tree-sitter subtree under the primary selection ([#1453](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/1453), [#1524](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/1524))
- Add `Alt-Backspace`, `Alt-<`, `Alt->`, and `Ctrl-j` to insert mode ([#1441](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/1441))
-`select_next_sibling`, `select_prev_sibling` - select next and previous tree-sitter nodes (`Alt-l` and `Alt-h`, [#1495](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/1495))
-`:buffer-close-all`, `:buffer-close-all!`, `:buffer-close-others`, and `:buffer-close-others!` ([#1677](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/1677))
-`:vsplit-new` and `:hsplit-new` - open vertical and horizontal splits with new scratch buffers ([#1763](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/1763))
-`:open-config` to open the config file and `:refresh-config` to refresh config after changes ([#1771](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/1771), [#1803](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/1803))
Usability improvements and fixes:
- Prevent `:cquit` from ignoring unsaved changes ([#1414](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/1414))
- Only use shellwords parsing on unix platforms ([`7767703`](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/7767703))
- Fix slash in search selector status message ([#1449](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/1449))
- Use `std::path::MAIN_SEPARATOR` to determine completion ([`3e4f815`](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/3e4f815))
- Expand to current node with `expand_selection` when the node has no children ([#1454](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/1454))
- Add vertical and horizontal splits to the buffer picker ([#1502](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/1502))
- Use the correct language ID for JavaScript & TypeScript LSP ([#1466](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/1466))
- Run format command for all buffers being written ([#1444](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/1444))
- Fix panics during resizing ([#1408](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/1408))
- Fix auto-pairs with CRLF ([#1470](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/1470))
- Fix picker scrolling when the bottom is reached ([#1567](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/1567))
- Use markup themes for the markdown component ([#1363](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/1363))
- Automatically commit changes to history if not in insert mode ([`2a7ae96`](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/2a7ae96))
- Render code-actions as a menu and add padding to popup ([`094a0aa`](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/094a0aa))
- Only render menu scrollbar if the menu doesn't fit ([`f10a06f`](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/f10a06f), [`36b975c`](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/36b975c))
- Parse git revision instead of tag for version ([`d3221b0`](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/d3221b0), [#1674](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/1674))
- Fix incorrect last modified buffer ([#1621](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/1621))
- Add `PageUp`, `PageDown`, `Ctrl-u`, `Ctrl-d`, `Home`, `End` bindings to the file picker ([#1612](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/1612))
- Display buffer IDs in the buffer picker ([#1134](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/1134))
- Fallback to broader scopes if a theme scope is not found ([#1714](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/1714))
- Add arrow-keys bindings for tree-sitter sibling selection commands ([#1724](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/1724))
- Fix a bug in LSP when creating a file in a folder that does not exist ([#1775](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/1775))
- Use `^` and `$` regex location assertions for search ([#1793](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/1793))
- Fix register names in `insert_register` command ([#1751](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/1751))
- Perform extend line for all selections ([#1804](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/1804))
- Prevent panic when moving in an empty picker ([#1786](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/1786))
- Fix line number calculations for non CR/CRLF line breaks ([`b4a282f`](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/b4a282f), [`0b96201`](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/0b96201))
- Deploy documentation for `master` builds separately from release docs ([#1783](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/1783))
- Git commit performance has been improved on large verbose commits ([#1838](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/1838))
Packaging:
- The submodules system has been replaced with command-line flags for fetching and building tree-sitter grammars ([#1659](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/1659))
- Flake outputs are pushed to Cachix on each push to `master` ([#1721](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/1721))
- Update flake's `nix-cargo-integration` to depend on `dream2nix` ([#1758](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/1758))
- Some configuration options moved from a `[terminal]` section to `[editor]`. [Consult the documentation for more information.](https://docs.helix-editor.com/configuration.html)
- The user `languages.toml` is now merged into defaults, no longer need to copy the entire file ([`dc57f8dc`](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/dc57f8dc))
-`v` in select mode now switches back to normal mode ([#660](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/660))
- View mode can now be triggered as a "sticky" mode ([#719](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/719))
-`f`/`t` and object selection motions can now be repeated via `Alt-.` ([#891](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/891))
- Statusline now displays total selection count and diagnostics counts for both errors and warnings ([#916](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/916))
- Selection rotation via `(` and `)` ([`66a90130`](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/66a90130a5f99d769e9f6034025297f78ecaa3ec))
- Selection contents rotation via `Alt-(` and `Alt-)` ([`02cba2a`](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/02cba2a7f403f48eccb18100fb751f7b42373dba))
- File pickers (including goto) now provide a preview! ([#534](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/534))
- Injection query support. Rust macro calls and embedded languages are now properly highlighted ([#430](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/430))
- Formatting is now asynchronous, and the async job infrastructure has been improved ([#285](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/285))
- Grammars are now compiled as separate shared libraries and loaded on-demand at runtime ([#432](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/432))
- Code action support ([#478](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/478))
- Mouse support ([#509](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/509), [#548](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/548))
- Native Windows clipboard support ([#373](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/373))
- Themes can now use color palettes ([#393](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/393))
- Theme can now be configured and changed at runtime. ([Please feel free to contribute more themes!](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/tree/master/runtime/themes)) ([#267](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/267))
- Fix a test failure occurring only on `test --release` ([`4f108ab1`](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/4f108ab1b2197809506bd7305ad903a3525eabfa))
