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))