Advanced select and replace using multiple select
This shows how to use a select within a select which can do some of the things you would traditionally use a Regex group for.
When editing files in a project (typically OSS) where you are not the principal author, often you don’t want to auto-format on save. To disable this at run-time:
:set auto-format false
how do we make it permanent ?
nvim had this smart indention which deduced it smartly and did the needed.
I think you can add to your config.toml file:
[editor]
auto-format = false
It is neat how you can set these options easily in config or at runtime.
https://docs.helix-editor.com/configuration.html
One thing about Helix is the configuration and keymaps are still small enough that things are discoverable by reading the documentation which is all in one place. With nvim, it is endless Googling and plugins. It is similar to the difference between Yocto and Zephyr – with Zephyr, everything is in one place in one cohesive system. With Yocto, you need to figure out core, various layers, make them all work together, etc.
Here is another way to do this (from reddit):
Alt-;;a0 to prepend the 0 instead of the second select operation
I kind of like that Helix does not leave lock files lying around if the editor is killed for some reason …
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Handy Hotkey sheet - Helix Keyboard Shortcuts by HiddenMonkey - Download free from Cheatography - Cheatography.com: Cheat Sheets For Every Occasion
Helix 24.03 release:
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Downloaded the latest Helix release binaries to a NXP i.MX 8M Nano platform I’m working on – works great:
@khem what do you think of meta-helix-binary, or helix-binary.bb in meta-yoe?
Thinking a little more, it would be neat to add rg, fd, sd, yazi, etc. as well …
I think if we want to package up a developer tool suite which is binary utilities then perhaps we can create a single recipe for all of them and add or remove it but single recipe is ok too
I am open for it seems useful on debug and developer images
sd/fd/rg – is the new trifecta of powerful command line apps – I’m really starting to like them – so easy to use compared to the traditional sed/find/grep …
Agreed, fd, bat and ripgrep are already on finger tips sd not so much