chiyume

helix

Installation

Linux

Update system with apt

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:maveonair/helix-editor -y
sudo apt install helix -y
sudo apt upgrade helix -y

Windows

WinGet

Install winget

winget install --id Helix.Helix
winget upgrade --id Helix.Helix

Chocolatey

Install chocolatey
Run powershell as admin

choco install helix -y
choco upgrade helix -y

Usage

# Open current directory with Helix
hx .

Preferences

Config

Location:

  • Linux : ~/.config/helix/config.toml
  • Windows : %AppData%\helix\config.toml
theme = "catppuccin_mocha_transparent"
 
[editor]
true-color = true
line-number = "relative"
cursorline = true
color-modes = true
 
[editor.cursor-shape]
insert = "bar"
normal = "block"
select = "underline"
 
[editor.indent-guides]
render = true
 
[editor.statusline]
left = ["mode", "spinner", "version-control"]
center = ["file-name"]
right = ["diagnostics", "file-type", "file-encoding", "file-line-ending"]
mode.normal = "NORMAL"
mode.insert = "INSERT"
mode.select = "SELECT"
 
[keys.normal]
A-x = "extend_to_line_bounds"
X = ["extend_line_up", "extend_to_line_bounds"]
 
[keys.select]
A-x = "extend_to_line_bounds"
X = ["extend_line_up", "extend_to_line_bounds"]

Location:

  • Linux : ~/.config/helix/themes/catppuccin_mocha_transparent.toml
  • Windows : %AppData%\helix\themes\catppuccin_mocha_transparent.toml
inherits = "catppuccin_mocha"
 
"ui.background" = { fg = "text" }
"ui.statusline.normal" = { fg = "base", bg = "lavender", modifiers = ["bold"] }
"ui.statusline.insert" = { fg = "base", bg = "green", modifiers = ["bold"]  }
"ui.statusline.select" = { fg = "base", bg = "flamingo", modifiers = ["bold"]  }

Notes

  • It is currently unable to theme the seperator based on editor mode.
    See GitHub Issue

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