feat: configuration settings

[Armando-CodeCafe]

Request to allow for some additional configuration of the plugin. things like being able to add color switching to the status bar so every mode has a different color, or change the name of the modes. also how the insert modes work. for example currently the insert mode and append keys both do the same thing and when exited will move one key stroke backwards.

[jasonwilliams]

Hey thanks, the color switching sounds reasonable. The mode changes I'm less understanding off, what would you have preferred to change them to?

Also would you be up for contributing this change? It should be straight forward.

[Armando-CodeCafe]

Hi, for example in the real helix config there is an option to change the wording for every mode. Forexample: Normal or NORMAL instead of NOR, and VISUAL instead of select or sel, etc.

Ive never worked on visual studio code extensions but i could give it a shot, what would be the process for modifying the statusbar and add a configuration for it?

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Hey thanks, the color switching sounds reasonable. The mode changes I'm less understanding off, what would you have preferred to change them to?

Also would you be up for contributing this change? It should be straight forward.

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[jasonwilliams]

Hey @Armando-CodeCafe most of the logic is here: https://github.com/jasonwilliams/vscode-helix/blob/main/src/statusBar.ts#L68-L95

Your best bet is:

• cloning this repo,
• running npm run watch
• hitting debug in VSCode (which will open a sub window)
• changing the colors here or adding configuration. You can see a sample extension which has configuration here

The colors were coming from here: https://code.visualstudio.com/api/references/theme-color

[Armando-CodeCafe]

Neat stuff, and how would i link that to a configuration option for the extension? One that the user can easily edit and view from the extensions window

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Hey @Armando-CodeCafehttps://github.com/Armando-CodeCafe most of the logic is here: https://github.com/jasonwilliams/vscode-helix/blob/main/src/statusBar.ts#L68-L95

Your best bet is cloning this repo, hitting debug in VSCode then setting breakpoints there and changing the colorshttps://github.com/jasonwilliams/vscode-helix/blob/main/src/statusBar.ts#L11.

The colors were coming from here: https://code.visualstudio.com/api/references/theme-color

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[jasonwilliams]

Sorry I don't understand your question, what do you mean link that to a configuration option?

Maybe start basic, try just adding a basic config to the extension and we can go from there

[Armando-CodeCafe]

Thats my question, how do i create a config for it and link the config values to the status bar for example

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Sorry I don't understand your question, what do you mean link that to a configuration option?

Maybe start basic, try just adding a basic config to the extension and we can go from there

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[jasonwilliams]

I see, have a look at this comment above, I link to an example project there where you can work it out https://github.com/jasonwilliams/vscode-helix/issues/26#issuecomment-2065244143

[tmpm697]

@jasonwilliams so currently no way to load external config file, i have config in ~/.config/helix but it seems not load it.

[jasonwilliams]

@jasonwilliams so currently no way to load external config file, i have config in ~/.config/helix but it seems not load it.

Sadly not, I have forked the Vim Extension which does support reading config files but it may take a while to migrate that over to Helix config. Any contributions would be appreciated