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))