Helix

To set up language support for helix, there are two things that need to be done. First, you will need to install the LSP language server for your desired language. Second, configure the language server in the languages.toml file. The language file is stored in ~/.config/helix/languages.toml Along the way, I started getting a TOML warning in languages.toml that my file was not set up correctly. In the end, moving all the [[languages]] sections above all the [language-server] items cleared up the issue. ...

Just happened to check on Helix to see whether there was any news about an update. To my pleasant surprise, version 25.07 was out. News Release Notes Change Log Source Code Releases Page Trying out the .deb installation package instead of the AppImage this time. Now off to explore the enhancements and improvements.

I am learning helix and as a side effect, I’m becoming more familiar with vim. I write myself notes as I practice different things. So, instead of keeping my notes to myself, thought I’d publish them. One of the main things that makes helix distinct from vim is the selection-first editing concept. Basically, you select some text and then you apply an action to the selected text. Select Entire File % Select whole file ...