TIL that to add #raku support to #HelixEditor, after updating the configuration you have to first run `hx -g fetch` to download the grammars, then go into the `~/.config/helix/runtime/grammars/sources/raku` directory and run `npx tree-sitter generate` *before* running `hx -g build` or it will […]
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hachyderm.io
September 23, 2026 at 3:15 AM
TIL that to add #raku support to #HelixEditor, after updating the configuration you have to first run `hx -g fetch` to download the grammars, then go into the `~/.config/helix/runtime/grammars/sources/raku` directory and run `npx tree-sitter generate` *before* running `hx -g build` or it will […]
Self-hosting a server on fish shell, helix, and FreeBSD ... still tinkering, a friend's doing 🖥️✨
#freebsd #fishshell #helixeditor #vim
#freebsd #fishshell #helixeditor #vim
September 9, 2026 at 6:44 AM
Self-hosting a server on fish shell, helix, and FreeBSD ... still tinkering, a friend's doing 🖥️✨
#freebsd #fishshell #helixeditor #vim
#freebsd #fishshell #helixeditor #vim
So after the (a?) #neovim maintainer rather loudly announced they're cool with fascism, I've started putting a toe in the #HelixEditor waters. Digging it so far, and got my #golang setup all working nicely, but vimotion is completely burned into my brain after ~20 years. Learning to navigate […]
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hachyderm.io
September 1, 2026 at 7:10 PM
So after the (a?) #neovim maintainer rather loudly announced they're cool with fascism, I've started putting a toe in the #HelixEditor waters. Digging it so far, and got my #golang setup all working nicely, but vimotion is completely burned into my brain after ~20 years. Learning to navigate […]
#til In the #HelixEditor you can configure different #lsp (s) on a per-project basis by having a `.helix/languages.toml` file starting at the root of your project.
December 26, 2025 at 9:30 PM
#til In the #HelixEditor you can configure different #lsp (s) on a per-project basis by having a `.helix/languages.toml` file starting at the root of your project.
For various reasons, I build #HelixEditor from source (at least weekly). This turned out to be the reason why I (confusingly) wasn’t seeing syntax highlighting in certain situations. When you put yourself in charge of building the editor, you will also often have to fetch and build all the […]
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hachyderm.io
December 23, 2025 at 1:59 PM
For various reasons, I build #HelixEditor from source (at least weekly). This turned out to be the reason why I (confusingly) wasn’t seeing syntax highlighting in certain situations. When you put yourself in charge of building the editor, you will also often have to fetch and build all the […]
This was going to be a question for the Fediverse: I use the #HelixEditor. I use a light-colored #theme (dark foreground text on a lighter background; yes, I know that puts me in a narrow group). Currently, I use #onelight, but with some tiny modifications ( […]
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hachyderm.io
October 24, 2025 at 11:54 AM
This was going to be a question for the Fediverse: I use the #HelixEditor. I use a light-colored #theme (dark foreground text on a lighter background; yes, I know that puts me in a narrow group). Currently, I use #onelight, but with some tiny modifications ( […]
@b0rk I am so glad you are giving the #HelixEditor a try. I used #vim (and later, #neovim) for decades and Helix is really making things better for me. I’m sure I’m just one of many who follow you and have posted recommendations for Helix. If I recall correctly, when I mentioned it, I did tell […]
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hachyderm.io
October 10, 2025 at 3:48 PM
@b0rk I am so glad you are giving the #HelixEditor a try. I used #vim (and later, #neovim) for decades and Helix is really making things better for me. I’m sure I’m just one of many who follow you and have posted recommendations for Helix. If I recall correctly, when I mentioned it, I did tell […]
Going all-in:
alias vi=hx
alias vim=hx
alias nvim=hx
export EDITOR=hx
helix-editor.com
#helixeditor #helix #nvim
alias vi=hx
alias vim=hx
alias nvim=hx
export EDITOR=hx
helix-editor.com
#helixeditor #helix #nvim
Helix
A post-modern modal text editor.
helix-editor.com
May 8, 2026 at 7:24 AM
Going all-in:
alias vi=hx
alias vim=hx
alias nvim=hx
export EDITOR=hx
helix-editor.com
#helixeditor #helix #nvim
alias vi=hx
alias vim=hx
alias nvim=hx
export EDITOR=hx
helix-editor.com
#helixeditor #helix #nvim
#Helix editor 25.01 has just been released bringing improvements to path and snippet completions, diagnostics (with support for inlining), tabular picker UI, macro keybindings, and commenting.
helix-editor.com/news/release...
#rust #rustlang #programming #helixeditor
helix-editor.com/news/release...
#rust #rustlang #programming #helixeditor
Helix
A post-modern modal text editor.
helix-editor.com
January 4, 2025 at 10:56 AM
#Helix editor 25.01 has just been released bringing improvements to path and snippet completions, diagnostics (with support for inlining), tabular picker UI, macro keybindings, and commenting.
helix-editor.com/news/release...
#rust #rustlang #programming #helixeditor
helix-editor.com/news/release...
#rust #rustlang #programming #helixeditor
Imagine a future where we are developing on a #System76 computer running #RedoxOS with #COSMICdesktop and either a #alacritty or a #wezterm terminal with #zellij as the multiplexer and #helixeditor as the development environment.
Running #rustlang from top to bottom on your computer.
#rust
Running #rustlang from top to bottom on your computer.
#rust
November 27, 2024 at 10:04 PM
Imagine a future where we are developing on a #System76 computer running #RedoxOS with #COSMICdesktop and either a #alacritty or a #wezterm terminal with #zellij as the multiplexer and #helixeditor as the development environment.
Running #rustlang from top to bottom on your computer.
#rust
Running #rustlang from top to bottom on your computer.
#rust
Update: it works in VSCode; as far as I can tell, #helixeditor doesn’t load .helix/languages.toml and tries to use system rust-analyzer which chokes like all heck on rustc
December 2, 2024 at 2:38 PM
Update: it works in VSCode; as far as I can tell, #helixeditor doesn’t load .helix/languages.toml and tries to use system rust-analyzer which chokes like all heck on rustc
Been using @zed.dev with #opencode but sometimes #helixeditor + @zellij-dev.bsky.social + #opencode also a good combo
July 3, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Been using @zed.dev with #opencode but sometimes #helixeditor + @zellij-dev.bsky.social + #opencode also a good combo
Odd. #HelixEditor has been loading .helix/languages.toml for me if, at least, my PWD is under the same root dir e.g., github.com/heaths/ordin.... Not sure without checking source if the PWD or files' directory matters, though. Have you tried the former?
December 2, 2024 at 8:08 PM
Odd. #HelixEditor has been loading .helix/languages.toml for me if, at least, my PWD is under the same root dir e.g., github.com/heaths/ordin.... Not sure without checking source if the PWD or files' directory matters, though. Have you tried the former?
some cool stuff is coming for #HelixEditor : color previews, statusline merged with cmdline, icons, markdown tables in lsp docs, & more
Color swatches ( 🟩 green 🟥 #ffaaaa ) by nik-rev · Pull Request #12308 · helix-editor/helix
This PR adds a feature where a colorful square appears next to colors
We're building on top of the existing LSP by Helix by adding support for the textDocument/documentColor language server pr...
github.com
February 17, 2025 at 2:23 AM
some cool stuff is coming for #HelixEditor : color previews, statusline merged with cmdline, icons, markdown tables in lsp docs, & more
But also why the hell would you even consider a lisp based syntax in 2026 for a plugin system? Why do you like this in today's world, are you asking only hardcore tribes to enter the ecosystem? 🤣
#HelixEditor
#HelixEditor
July 1, 2026 at 9:20 PM
But also why the hell would you even consider a lisp based syntax in 2026 for a plugin system? Why do you like this in today's world, are you asking only hardcore tribes to enter the ecosystem? 🤣
#HelixEditor
#HelixEditor
Are we finally getting helix IDE plugins? That's kinda wild how long its taking to decide on this. Back in the day you just do it and see where it goes 🤣
#editor #HelixEditor
#editor #HelixEditor
July 1, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Are we finally getting helix IDE plugins? That's kinda wild how long its taking to decide on this. Back in the day you just do it and see where it goes 🤣
#editor #HelixEditor
#editor #HelixEditor
"This is a patch release which lowers the GLIBC requirements of the release artifacts published to GitHub."
github.com/helix-editor...
Thank you Helix team for this patch.
#HelixEditor
github.com/helix-editor...
Thank you Helix team for this patch.
#HelixEditor
Release 25.07.1 · helix-editor/helix
This is a patch release which lowers the GLIBC requirements of the release artifacts published to GitHub.
github.com
August 7, 2025 at 12:06 AM
"This is a patch release which lowers the GLIBC requirements of the release artifacts published to GitHub."
github.com/helix-editor...
Thank you Helix team for this patch.
#HelixEditor
github.com/helix-editor...
Thank you Helix team for this patch.
#HelixEditor
Release 25.07 Highlights | Helix
A post-modern modal text editor.
helix-editor.com
July 16, 2025 at 5:53 PM
For future me and any other #helixeditor users who may appreciate it:
**U** Redo change _redo_
Especially helpful when the `:redo` command won't be completed.
**U** Redo change _redo_
Especially helpful when the `:redo` command won't be completed.
August 14, 2026 at 1:29 PM
For future me and any other #helixeditor users who may appreciate it:
**U** Redo change _redo_
Especially helpful when the `:redo` command won't be completed.
**U** Redo change _redo_
Especially helpful when the `:redo` command won't be completed.
**Note to self**
Always install #helixeditor first thing on a new server
Always install #helixeditor first thing on a new server
June 20, 2026 at 8:35 AM
**Note to self**
Always install #helixeditor first thing on a new server
Always install #helixeditor first thing on a new server
miw is why I love #helixeditor
if you're wondering what this command means, try typing it and you will be visually guided through every step:
match - inside - word
same for ^w (window) and space (picker)
if you're wondering what this command means, try typing it and you will be visually guided through every step:
match - inside - word
same for ^w (window) and space (picker)
February 12, 2026 at 4:30 PM
miw is why I love #helixeditor
if you're wondering what this command means, try typing it and you will be visually guided through every step:
match - inside - word
same for ^w (window) and space (picker)
if you're wondering what this command means, try typing it and you will be visually guided through every step:
match - inside - word
same for ^w (window) and space (picker)
The latest #HelixEditor release is packed with exciting new features! 🚀 Quite eager to try the new pickers and inline diagnostics; files completion is a must. I haven't tried it in over a year—maybe it's time for a second round? 🤔
👉 https://helix-editor.com/news/release-25-01-highlights/
👉 https://helix-editor.com/news/release-25-01-highlights/
January 10, 2025 at 7:50 PM
The latest #HelixEditor release is packed with exciting new features! 🚀 Quite eager to try the new pickers and inline diagnostics; files completion is a must. I haven't tried it in over a year—maybe it's time for a second round? 🤔
👉 https://helix-editor.com/news/release-25-01-highlights/
👉 https://helix-editor.com/news/release-25-01-highlights/