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+title = "Release 22.08 Highlights"
+date = 2022-08-30T13:00:00Z
+type = "post"
+description = "Highlights of the 22.08 release."
+in_search_index = true
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+
+Helix is a modal text editor with built-in support for multiple selections,
+Language Server Protocol (LSP), tree-sitter, and experimental support for Debug
+Adapter Protocol (DAP).
+
+Today marks the 22.08 release, a release with plenty of fixes and new features.
+A big _thank you_ to our contributors! This release had 91 contributors. 🎉
+
+Let's check out the highlighted features for 22.08.
+
+## Indent guides
+
+{{ asciinema(id="indent-guides", width="94", height="25") }}
+
+Indent guides provide a visual representation for the current indentation
+level. Enable indent guides with the `editor.indent-guide.render` key.
+The character used as a guide is also customizable.
+
+## Cursorline
+
+{{ asciinema(id="cursorline", width="94", height="25") }}
+
+The cursorline is a horizontal highlighted bar that follows your cursor.
+Cursorlines may be themed for the primary and all secondary cursors and
+can be enabled or disabled separate from theming with the `editor.cursorline`
+option.
+
+## Mode colors
+
+{{ asciinema(id="color-modes", width="94", height="25") }}
+
+The mode indicator in the statusline may now be styled based on the current
+mode. This feature may be enabled with the `editor.color-modes` option and
+colors may be configured using `ui.cursorline.{insert,normal,select}` keys
+in themes.
+
+## Configurable statusline
+
+{{ asciinema(id="configurable-statusline", width="94", height="25") }}
+
+The statusline may now be configured in the `editor.statusline` section
+of the config. Elements may be placed on the left, center or right of
+the statusline with a configurable separator and spacers. Two new elements
+may now also be added to your statusline: `file-line-ending` and
+`position-percentage`.
+
+## LSP signature help
+
+<img src="/signature-help.gif" style="max-width: 80%; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto"/>
+
+Signature help provides documentation as you type the arguments to a function
+call and tracks which function parameter is currently being entered. Signature
+help is enabled by default.
+
+## LSP document highlight
+
+{{ asciinema(id="document-highlight", width="94", height="25") }}
+
+The document highlight request (`Space-h`) creates a selection for all
+instances of the symbol under the primary cursor. Helix has robust support for
+multiple selections, so you may edit all selections simultaneously (for
+example with `c`) or cycle between selections (`(`/`)`).
+
+## LSP diagnostics pickers
+
+{{ asciinema(id="diagnostic-picker", width="94", height="25") }}
+
+The new buffer and workspace diagnostics pickers may be used to jump to
+Language Server diagnostics like warnings and errors. Use `Space-g` to
+open the picker with diagnostics for the current buffer and `Space-G`
+to view all diagnostics in a workspace.
+
+## Jumplist picker
+
+{{ asciinema(id="jumplist-picker", width="94", height="25") }}
+
+The jumplist saves a history of selections. Save selections with `C-s` and jump
+forward with `C-i` and backward with `C-o`. The jumplist is a powerful tool,
+especially when working with Language Server goto-definition or global search
+which both save to the jumplist automatically.
+
+22.08 adds a new picker that can be used to jump across entries in the jumplist.
+The preview pane shows the line of the saved primary selection. Bring up the
+jumplist picker with `Space-j`.
+
+## External formatters
+
+{{ asciinema(id="external-formatter", width="94", height="25") }}
+
+Many Language Servers provide format-on-save capabilities. For languages
+without Language Servers or for Language Servers that do not implement
+formatting, an external formatter binary may now be configured. The document
+is passed through the formatter's stdin and replaced with the formatted output
+from stdout.
+
+An external formatter may also be used when you prefer the formatting from an
+external tool over formatting provided by a Language Server. For example if you
+configure `black` for formatting Python, formatting will be accomplished with
+`black` rather than `pylsp`.
+
+## Bracketed paste
+
+{{ asciinema(id="bracketed-paste", width="94", height="25") }}
+
+Bracketed paste is terminal emulator feature that allows terminal programs to
+recognize paste sequences and handle the pasted text. Without bracketed paste
+support, text pasted with operating-system level paste (`C-v`) looked to Helix
+like text that was entered very quickly which lead to some odd side-effects
+like awkward indentation or mysteriously appearing auto-pair characters.
+
+22.08 adds support for bracketed paste, so now all pastes into Helix from
+terminal emulators that support bracketed paste work as if you had pressed
+`Space-p` in normal mode. In the above cast, the entire text of _Moby-Dick_
+is pasted with `C-v` in insert mode instantly.
+
+## Wrapping up
+
+These changes are just the highlights. Check out the full [changelog] to see
+all that's changed since 22.05. Release binaries can be found on the [release
+page].
+
+Be ready for more exciting changes in Helix 22.10 expected in October!
+Contribute and follow along with development in the
+[Helix GitHub repository][helix-git] and be sure to join in on discussions in
+the [Matrix channel][matrix].
+
+<script src="/asciinema-player.js"></script>
+[changelog]: https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#2208-2022-08-30
+[helix-git]: https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/
+[matrix]: https://matrix.to/#/#helix-community:matrix.org
+[release page]: https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/releases/tag/22.08