config.toml

# Configuration goals: 
# - change modes as little as possible
# - decrease the amount of shortcuts you need to master
# - everyday use-cases have priority

# suggested themes: 
# - ayu_mirage
# - catppuccin_macchiato
# - gruvbox_light
# - hex_toxic
# - material_deep_ocean
# - material_palenight
# - monokai_pro_octagon
# - new_moon
# - nightfox
# - serika-dark
# - yellowed

theme = "nightfox"

[editor]
true-color = true
bufferline = "always"
line-number = "relative"
rulers = [120]
scroll-lines = 1
gutters = ["diagnostics", "spacer", "line-numbers", "spacer", "diff"]

[editor.whitespace.characters]
tabpad = "·"

[editor.cursor-shape]
insert = "block"
normal = "block"
select = "underline"

[editor.statusline]
left = ["mode", "spinner", "file-name", "read-only-indicator", "file-modification-indicator"]
center = ["diagnostics"]
right = ["selections", "register", "position", "file-encoding"]

[keys.normal] # do not sort!
esc = ["collapse_selection", "keep_primary_selection"] # deselect all; keep primary cursor only
tab = "goto_next_function" # select and jump to the next function via Treesitter
S-tab = "goto_prev_function" # select and jump to the previous function via Treesitter 
end = "goto_line_end_newline" # stop at linebreak; this is more useful
C-end = "goto_line_end" # stop at last character
del = ["move_next_word_end", "move_prev_word_end", "move_next_word_end", "delete_selection_noyank"] # delete current word
C-del = "toggle_comments" # kind of delete, but not really =D
# C-backspace cannot be mapped
backspace = ["delete_char_backward"] # counterpart for `d`
A-backspace = ["move_prev_word_start", "delete_selection"] # delete word barckwards

j = "save_selection" # add to jumplist; a waste to not use `j` to save jump positions
k = "jump_backward" # prev jump item
l = "jump_forward" # next jump item

p = "paste_before" # switched with P
P = "paste_after" # switched with p

C-left = ["move_prev_word_start", "collapse_selection"] # move cursor one word left
C-right = ["move_next_word_end", "collapse_selection"] # move cursor one word right
A-down = ["extend_to_line_bounds", "delete_selection", "paste_after"] # move line down; like vscode
A-up = ["extend_to_line_bounds", "delete_selection", "move_line_up", "paste_before"] # moves line up; like vscode

# C-w changes mode; we leave it alone
w = ["move_next_word_end", "move_prev_word_start", "move_next_word_end"] # select word under cursor
W = ["move_next_long_word_end", "move_prev_long_word_start", "move_next_long_word_end"] # select WORD under cursor

o = ["open_above", "normal_mode"] # do not leave normal mode
O = ["open_below", "normal_mode"] # do not leave normal mode
C-s = ":w" # save
D = ["ensure_selections_forward", "extend_to_line_end", "delete_selection"] # delete from current position until EOL
X = "extend_line_above" # select line; if selected, select above line
C-x = ["ensure_selections_forward", "extend_to_line_end"] # select from current to EOL
C-q = ":q" # quit
A-q = ":q!" # force quit

a = "switch_to_lowercase" # `
A = "switch_to_uppercase" # A-`
C-a = "switch_case"
C = ["move_next_word_end", "delete_selection", "insert_mode"] # replace word
C-v = "paste_clipboard_before" # paste from clipboard
C-c = "yank_to_clipboard" # copy to clipboard

# space mode mapping
space.p = "paste_clipboard_before" # switched with P
space.P = "paste_clipboard_after" # switched with p

[keys.insert]
A-e = ["move_next_long_word_start"] # move to next WORD 
A-q = [":q!"]
A-u = ["redo"]
A-w = ["move_next_long_word_end", "move_prev_long_word_start", "move_next_long_word_end"] # select WORD under cursor
A-x = ["extend_line_above"] # map:x
C-c = "yank_to_clipboard" # copy to clipboard
C-d = ["delete_selection"] # delete selection
C-del = ["move_next_word_start", "delete_selection"] # delete next word
C-e = ["move_next_word_start"] # move to next word
C-o = ["open_above"] # in-place, new line
C-p = ["paste_before"] # map:P
C-q = [":q"]
C-s = ["normal_mode",":w"] # save file
C-space = ["completion"]
C-u = ["undo"]
C-v = ["paste_clipboard_before"]
C-w = ["move_next_word_end", "move_prev_word_end", "move_next_word_end"] # select word under cursor
C-x = ["extend_line_below"] # map:X
C-y = ["yank"] # yank selection to register

# moving the cursor with arrows, remove selection
left = ["collapse_selection", "move_char_left"]
right = ["collapse_selection", "move_char_right"]
up = ["collapse_selection", "move_line_up"]
down = ["collapse_selection", "move_line_down"]

C-left = ["move_prev_word_start"] # jump and select word left
C-right = ["move_next_word_end"] # jump and select word right
A-up = ["extend_to_line_bounds", "delete_selection", "move_line_up", "paste_before", "move_line_up"] # moves line up; like vscode
A-down = ["extend_to_line_bounds", "delete_selection", "paste_after", "move_line_down"] # move line down; like vscode

[keys.select]
esc = ["collapse_selection", "keep_primary_selection", "normal_mode"] # go to the simplest scenario!