Enable color-modes by default

Author: hamrik

book/src/configuration.md

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Its settings will be merged with the configuration directory `config.toml` and t
 | `undercurl` | Set to `true` to override automatic detection of terminal undercurl support in the event of a false negative | `false` |
 | `rulers` | List of column positions at which to display the rulers. Can be overridden by language specific `rulers` in `languages.toml` file | `[]` |
 | `bufferline` | Renders a line at the top of the editor displaying open buffers. Can be `always`, `never` or `multiple` (only shown if more than one buffer is in use) | `never` |
-| `color-modes` | Whether to color the mode indicator with different colors depending on the mode itself | `false` |
+| `color-modes` | Whether to color the mode indicator with different colors depending on the mode itself | `true` |
 | `text-width` | Maximum line length. Used for the `:reflow` command and soft-wrapping if `soft-wrap.wrap-at-text-width` is set | `80` |
 | `workspace-lsp-roots` | Directories relative to the workspace root that are treated as LSP roots. Should only be set in `.helix/config.toml` | `[]` |
 | `default-line-ending` | The line ending to use for new documents. Can be `native`, `lf`, `crlf`, `ff`, `cr` or `nel`. `native` uses the platform's native line ending (`crlf` on Windows, otherwise `lf`). | `native` |
@@ -90,13 +90,13 @@ The `[editor.statusline]` key takes the following sub-keys:
 
 | Key           | Description | Default |
 | ---           | ---         | ---     |
-| `left`        | A list of elements aligned to the left of the statusline | `["spacer", "mode", "spinner", "file-name", "read-only-indicator", "file-modification-indicator"]` |
+| `left`        | A list of elements aligned to the left of the statusline | `["mode", "spinner", "file-name", "read-only-indicator", "file-modification-indicator"]` |
 | `center`      | A list of elements aligned to the middle of the statusline | `[]` |
 | `right`       | A list of elements aligned to the right of the statusline | `["diagnostics", "selections", "register", "position", "file-encoding", "spacer"]` |
 | `separator`   | The character used to separate elements in the statusline | `"│"` |
-| `mode.normal` | The text shown in the `mode` element for normal mode | `"NOR"` |
-| `mode.insert` | The text shown in the `mode` element for insert mode | `"INS"` |
-| `mode.select` | The text shown in the `mode` element for select mode | `"SEL"` |
+| `mode.normal` | The text shown in the `mode` element for normal mode | `" NOR "` |
+| `mode.insert` | The text shown in the `mode` element for insert mode | `" INS "` |
+| `mode.select` | The text shown in the `mode` element for select mode | `" SEL "` |
 
 The following statusline elements can be configured:
 

helix-view/src/editor.rs

@@ -420,7 +420,6 @@ impl Default for StatusLineConfig {
 
         Self {
             left: vec![
-                E::Spacer,
                 E::Mode,
                 E::Spinner,
                 E::FileName,
@@ -453,9 +452,9 @@ pub struct ModeConfig {
 impl Default for ModeConfig {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self {
-            normal: String::from("NOR"),
-            insert: String::from("INS"),
-            select: String::from("SEL"),
+            normal: String::from(" NOR "),
+            insert: String::from(" INS "),
+            select: String::from(" SEL "),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -837,7 +836,7 @@ impl Default for Config {
             whitespace: WhitespaceConfig::default(),
             bufferline: BufferLine::default(),
             indent_guides: IndentGuidesConfig::default(),
-            color_modes: false,
+            color_modes: true,
             soft_wrap: SoftWrap {
                 enable: Some(false),
                 ..SoftWrap::default()