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Also, I fixed +`alt+shift+` keybindings, which were broken on windows (and no-one seems to have noticed!?). + + +## [Binary releases]($section.id("2024-12-19T22:55:00")) + +Flow Control get it's first binary release! πŸŽ‰πŸΎπŸ₯³ + +[neurocyte/flow/releases/tag/v0.2.0](https://github.com/neurocyte/flow/releases/tag/v0.2.0) + + +## [Auto UTF-8 sanitization]($section.id("2024-12-18T16:33:00")) + +Flow will now read non UTF-8 files with out crashing. It'll do a simplistic 8bit to UTF-8 +transcoding and display a warning in the status bar. Writing the file will save it as UTF-8 and +what you see is what you get. This is really simplistic, but at least for most western european +codepages it should pretty much do the right thing. + +[]($image.asset('2024-12-18.png')) + + +## [File type palette]($section.id("2024-12-10T20:27:00")) + +Another day, another feature. Today's feature-of-the-day is a new file type palette. You can now +change the current file type on the fly with the Change file type command. + +[]($video.asset('2024-12-10_20-22-46.mp4').controls(true)) + + +## [Keybind configuration]($section.id("2024-12-05T20:55:00")) + +Today I merged the configurable keybindings branch! You can now customize your keybindings with the +`Edit key bindings` command. This will open the keybindings json file in the configuration +directory for the mode you are using. If the file does not yet exist it will be created from the +built-in configuration. You can also save your keybinding configuration under a new file name to +create a whole new keybinding mode. + +To help with editing the keybindings there is a new command `insert_command_name` that will list +all available commands (not just those in the command palette) and insert the command name into the +current file. This is usually bound to `ctrl+f2`. Commands can take arguments which are hinted in +the `insert_command_name` list and may be added after the command name in the keybinding +declaration. For example: `["ctrl+f9", "set_theme", "1984"],` + +Thank you to `@Robert Burnett` for getting the ball rolling on this and writing the vim style +keybind parser! + +[]($video.asset('2024-12-05_20-40-45.mp4').controls(true)) + + +## [Expand/shrink selection]($section.id("2024-11-25T22:10:00")) + +Today I added implementations for the tree-sitter based expand/shrink selection commands. And also +select next/previous sibling commands. Now you can move your selection around based on the +tree-sitter syntax tree. These commands are bound to alt+shift+left/right and alt+home/end +respectively. (in flow mode) + + +## [Theme alpha channel support]($section.id("2024-11-04T23:29:00")) + +Today I added proper support for alpha blending of theme colors. This fixes a lot of issues with +themes, especially light themes and should improve the overall polish of flow quite a bit. + + +## [New themes, new comamnds and more]($section.id("2024-10-29T22:10:00")) + +Various minor features have been added over the past week. A new group of themes called Catppuccin. +Swift language syntax highlighting. A new command `Open previous file`, useful for toggling between +two files. And as always, many minor bug fixes and improvements. + +Today I pushed a major refactor of our tree-sitter incremental parsing support. Flow now uses a +diff algorithm (dizzy) to generate tree-sitter edits on each frame (if there are changes) instead +of directly translating individual edit operations into tree-sitter edits on every change. This +seems to get us much more predicatable and reliable results from tree-sitter. + +Major refactoring of the keybinding system is still underway. When that is complete we will be able +to move forward with support for dynamic keybindings. This will allow plugins to configure keybinds +at runtime. + + +## [Modal palettes]($section.id("2024-10-19T20:39:00")) + +Small quality of life UI fix today. Palettes are now properly modal and you can cancel them by +clicking outside of the palette. This brings Flow a little closer to common GUI UI patterns. Also, +just for fun, added a slight dimming effect to the modal background. + +[]($video.asset('Screencast_From_2024-10-19_20-36-37.webm').controls(true)) + +And a fade effect... + +Fade effects are controlled by the `animation_max_lag` configuration parameter. + + +## [New args parser]($section.id("2024-10-14T20:42:00")) + +Today flow's CLI got a nice revamp thanks to Joe Mckay and his flags zig library. This also brings +improved error messages on invalid parameters. Thanks Joe! + +[]($image.asset('2024-10-14.png')) + + +## [Toggle highlighting]($section.id("2024-10-12T20:34:00")) + +You can now toggle syntax highlighting with `S-F10` or the `Toggle syntax highlighting` command. +This is not persistent, it's just for the currently open file. Also, the `--no-syntax` command line +option will now leave LSP support and file type detection enabled and just disable syntax +highlighting globally for the current session. You can still then turn it back on with `Toggle +syntax highlighting`. + + +## [Improved whitespace rendering]($section.id("2024-10-10T23:30:00")) + +Today I made some improvements to whitespace rendering. Indent size and tab width are now +configurable and there is a third whitespace rendering mode that renders indent guides. + +Also, I added proper support for editing CRLF files and changing the line ending mode a couple of +weeks ago and forgot to mention it here before going on vacation. + + +## [Hover]($section.id("2024-09-10T22:04:00")) + +Today's feature is hover information support. Hold down Alt and hover with the mouse to fire off a +hover LSP request. You can also use the keybinding, in flow/vim mode and +in helix mode. Also, Alt-LeftClick is goto_definition, which complements hover mode nicely +(goto_definition is not new though). + +The information view is fairly simple. It does not render the markdown or allow clicking on links +in the content yet. + +[]($video.asset('Screencast_from_2024-09-10_21-56-03.webm').controls(true)) + + +## [Save as]($section.id("2024-08-30T21:16:00")) + +Feature of the day. Save As! The save as command uses the same file browser mini mode as open file, +so you can complete existing directory and file names. This can be used to copy, replace or create +new files. + +[]($video.asset('Screencast_from_2024-08-30_21-13-02.webm').controls(true)) + + +## [Improved open file completion]($section.id("2024-08-29T21:50:00")) + +Pressing tab at the open file now completes from with a simple prefix match just in the directory +instead of fuzzy matching across the entire project. This is much more like vim, emacs, vscode, +etc. and lays some ground work for adding a file browser later. + + +## [Format on save]($section.id("2024-08-27T22:55:00")) + +Flow can now automatically format on save. You can enable it in the configuration file with the +`enable_format_on_save` option. + + +## [Open file fuzzy completion]($section.id("2024-08-26T22:00:00")) + +Pressing tab at the open file prompt will now fuzzy complete the file name from the project MRU +file list. Pressing tab multiple time will cycle to the next best matching file. + + +## [Clock widget & beam cursor]($section.id("2024-08-26T21:09:00")) + +I've added a simple clock widget. You can add it to your bars wherever you want with the "clock" +tag. It is not enabled by default. + +[]($image.asset('2024-08-26.png')) + +Thanks to @rockorager vim & helix modes will now show a beam cursor in insert mode and an underline +cursor in visual/select mode if you have "enable_terminal_cursor" turned on in your config. Only on +the primary cursor though as terminals do not support more than one native cursor. + + +## [Status bar configuration]($section.id("2024-08-25T21:32:00")) + +Flow's statusbar is now much more configurable. Instead of individual config switches to +enable/disable each widget, you can now configure the position of each widget with a string. Also, +there is now an optional top bar too and a new expander widget to help centering or spacing out +widgets. Have fun! + +[]($video.asset('Screencast_from_2024-08-25_21-25-50.mp4').controls(true)) + + +## [Open recent project]($section.id("2024-08-19T23:28:00")) + +Today I finally implemented the open recent project command. Now you can quickly switch projects +with C-r. Switching projects will also change the current working directory in the terminal so that +new terminal splits and tabs will open at the correct location. + +[]($video.asset('2024-08-19_flow_open_recent_project.webm').controls(true)) + + +## [Cross file diagnostics]($section.id("2024-08-17T16:43:00")) + +Today's feature is diagnostics in other files. If your LSP returns diagnostics messages for a file +(or files) you are not currently editing, then flow will display them in the file list panel and +let you jump to the location with A-n or mouse click. + +You can also show diagnostics for the current file with C-S-m or by clicking on the diagnostics +summary in the status bar. + +[]($video.asset('2024-08-18_flow_diagnostics_file_list_view.webm').controls(true)) + + +## [Find all references]($section.id("2024-08-17T23:59:00")) + +Today I finished off the find all references command. Enjoy! + +[]($video.asset('Screencast_from_2024-08-17_23-53-42.mp4').controls(true)) + + +## [Non-tree-sitter build support]($section.id("2024-08-16T22:59:00")) + +You can now build Flow entirely without tree-sitter with zig build -Duse_tree_sitter=false. This +will give you a tiny executable that is much more suitable for really small devices. Add it to all +your docker containers and never use nano ever again! (ok, it's not quite that small) + +Also, you can now start the regular build of flow with --no-syntax if for some reason you don't +want syntax highlighting. + +Also, 32 bit arm builds should now work. (with -Duse_tree_sitter=false) + + +## [Find all refs prep work]($section.id("2024-08-16T00:13:00")) + +Started work on the find all references command (S-f12). It is working already, but I still need to +add more detail to the results list. Also, you have to manually clear the list at the moment (C-j). +Navigation of the results works the same as with find in files. + + +## [Theme panel]($section.id("2024-08-14T21:33:00")) + +Feature of the day today is a new way to select themes. The list is getting long, so now there is a +palette just for selecting themes. This also brings easily reusable palettes, so adding other +features that need a palette type interface is now easy. + +[]($video.asset('Screencast_from_2024-08-14_21-30-26.webm').controls(true)) + + +## [Panel views mouse control]($section.id("2024-08-13T19:48:00")) + +Flow's panel views can now be resized with the mouse! + +[]($video.asset('2024-08-13_flow_panel_resize.webm').controls(true)) + + +## [File list view keybinds and terminal background]($section.id("2024-08-12T23:28:00")) + +Today I added up/down/enter keybindings to find in files mode so it is possible to browse the match +list via keyboard before jumping to a specific match. + +Also, flow now sets the terminal background color to match the selected theme. This makes borders a +little less ugly if your terminal does not resize in grid steps. It also reduces resizing flicker +on some terminals and enables transparency effects on others. + + +## [File list view update]($section.id("2024-08-11T22:42:00")) + +Today I finished off the file list view. It is now scrollable with keyboard, mouse wheel and +scrollbar. Also made it a little prettier. I fixed a few minor issues with the command palette too. + +[]($video.asset('2024-08-11_flow_filelist_view.mp4').controls(true)) + +Oops, I forgot to record the mouse cursor. πŸ˜‚ You all get the idea though I hope. + + +## [Windows TLC]($section.id("2024-08-08T22:53:00")) + +I gave the windows version some TLC today. Subprocess stdin input now works correctly and the +project manager encodes and decodes LSP URLs with windows file paths. + +This means that language server and language formatter support in Windows is now on par with Linux +and MacOS. πŸŽ‰ + +Pasting on windows now uses the internal clipboard by default as Windows doesn't support bracketed +paste. You can still paste from the system clipboard with C-S-v. + + +## [Fixing]($section.id("2024-08-07T21:58:00")) + +Mostly bug fixing today. In-band resize support is properly reset on exit now which eliminates the +junk at your prompt if you resize your terminal after exiting flow. Also, find_in_files will no +longer cause an integer overflow error if it matches the beginning of a line. + + +## [Extra large file support]($section.id("2024-08-05T22:13:00")) + +Support for loading very very large files is now merged. I've tested files up to around 270 million +lines large at around 4GB. File size should now be limited only by the available memory. Required +RAM is around 8 times the file size. On my machine loads files at around 8 seconds per GB, which I +think is fairly acceptable. + + +## [CLI list languages and execute commands]($section.id("2024-07-30T22:21:00")) + +Today I added some CLI arguments: +``` + --list-languages + Show available languages. + + -e, --exec ... + Excute a command on startup. +``` + +`--exec` allows you to execute mini scripts on flow startup. + +For example to change flow's whitespace setting: + +``` +flow --exec toggle_whitespace --exec quit +``` + +Or open and move to the end of a file: + +``` +flow src/main.zig --exec move_buffer_end +``` + + +## [Performance tuning]($section.id("2024-07-29T22:12:00")) + +Two major performance enhancements today. One to make tree-sitter re-parsing not require a +re-serialization of the entire buffer on every edit. And the second dramatically reduces the number +of egc_length calls (aka, graphemeIterator) needed to create tree-sitter edit updates. Editing +very, very large files (Sema.zig anyone?) should now be lag free again, at least for one cursor, +and editing with multiple cursors should scale much better. + + +## [File list jump commands]($section.id("2024-07-28T22:51:00")) + +Today I've added commands and keybindings (A-n/p) for jumping through the file list view. These are +the same keybindings as next/previous diagnostic, but they are only active if the file list is +visible. + +[]($video.asset('Screencast_from_2024-07-28_22-47-40.mp4').controls(true)) + + +## [Find in files results]($section.id("2024-07-28T00:06:00")) + +Today I did some more work on a results list for the find in files command. It's not quite complete +yet, but already quite usable. + +[]($video.asset('2024-07-28_00-04-01.mp4').controls(true)) + + +## [Recent files & superhtml]($section.id("2024-07-22T23:46:00")) + +I'm back from vacation and development work will now continue. Today brings some minor improvements +to the rendering of the open recent file list and superhtml support (shtml). + + +## [New language support]($section.id("2024-07-10T22:03:00")) + +Added yaml syntax highlighting today. Previously also added nim, nimble and kdl. + + +## [Colored undercurls]($section.id("2024-07-09T23:46:00")) + +Flow now has colored undercurls for diagnostics. + +[]($image.asset('2024-07-09.png')) + +(if the terminal supports them) + + +## [Just fixing]($section.id("2024-07-09T15:38:00")) + +Sorry that the dev-log is so quiet. I haven't stopped working on flow or anything, but it's been +all fixes and tweaks for the last week or so. I only report on new user visible features here. And +then only if they're not discussed in any of the other channels. + + +## [Windows fixes]($section.id("2024-06-27T22:28:00")) + +Lot of fixes for flow on windows today. Fuzzy find, window size, some integer overflows and +subprocess calls. Just LSP URIs left to fix. + +Also, the inspector view is now working again (everywhere). + + +## [CLI project support]($section.id("2024-06-23T21:41:00")) + +You can now open directories (aka projects) on the command line. Only one is allowed. All other +files on the same command line will be opened relative to this project. + + +## [Command palette MRU persistence]($section.id("2024-06-23T19:31:00")) + +Last used times are now persisted in `~/.local/state/flow/commands` + + +## [State moved]($section.id("2024-06-23T15:53:00")) + +Flow now stores it's state files in `~/.cache/flow` instead of `~/.local/state/flow` + +This better matches the XDG Base Directory Specification. + +Move your existing state files with `mv ~/.cache/flow ~/.local/state` if you want to keep them. + + +## [Command palette MRU ordered]($section.id("2024-06-22T22:00:00")) + +The command palette is now sorted by last used time. This helps a lot with repeating commands. 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This is very +useful for grabbing something to use for setting a breakpoint, or for pasting into a bookmarks +file. It's bound to `shift+alt+c` for file name and line, column position and `ctrl+k alt+c` for +just the file name. Also, if there are multiple cursors it will copy multiple entries on a line +each. Nice for creating jump lists. + + +## [Column highlight]($section.id("2025-04-08T23:14:00")) + +Today brings a new configuration option: `highlight_columns`. This string contains a list of space +separated columns numbers where flow should draw a border. This can help with manual wrapping of +text as as visual indicator of how long the current line is. + + +## [Integer command arguments]($section.id("2025-04-08T18:04:00")) + +Integer arguments are back! Now you can once again use integer prefixes for many commands. Most +commands use the integer prefix as a repeat count, but the exact meaning is dependant on the +command being executed. The current value of the prefix is displayed in the `keybind` widget in the +status bar. Prefix digits are bound to `alt+0` through `alt+9` in flow and emacs mode and just +the plain digit keys in vim and helix modes. + + +## [Atomic updates for vim & helix insert modes]($section.id("2025-04-07T21:08:00")) + +I added `init_command` and `deinit_command` support for keybinding modes that allow us to now +call `pause_undo_history` and `resume_undo_history` when entering/exiting insert modes. This means +that insert modes will now create just one single undo step for the entire input made while in the +mode. + + +## [Customizable themes]($section.id("2025-03-26T23:05:00")) + +You can now customise the current theme in your local configuration directory without modifying +flow itself. Just run the `Customize theme` command and flow will copy the current theme to your +configuration directory and open it for you to edit. + + +## [Debug build warning]($section.id("2025-03-26T19:22:00")) + +There is now a small warning on the home screen when you run a debug build. Debug builds are +significantly slower than ReleaseFast builds. The build type is also now mentioned in the version +information. + + +## [Widget parameters]($section.id("2025-03-25T21:19:00")) + +Mini feature today. You can now add parameters to (some of) the status bar widgets by separating +them from the widget name with a colon. + +- `linenumber` widgets may have (up to) three parameters: pad width (int), pad value (space/zero) and +digit style (ascii/digital/subscript/superscript). + +For example: `linenumber:4,zero,digital`. + +- `spacer` widgets may have one parameter: width (int) + +- `clock` widgets may have one parameter: digit style (ascii/digital/subscript/superscript) + +[]($image.asset('2025-03-25.png')) + + +## [Binary queries & fully async LSP]($section.id("2025-03-25T10:26:00")) + +A few major behind the scene updates in the last week. Nothing directly user facing, but still +worth mentioning here. + +- Flow now uses pre-loaded binary versions of the tree-sitter queries. The scheme query text is + loaded at compile time and serialized to binary which is then loaded at runtime. The tree-sitter + query parser is incredibly slow and the binary loader is close to instant, so this saves around + 20-30ms when loading files. Every frame counts! + +- Flow's LSP backend is now 100% async. It used to be able to block the project manager in some + cases, potentially leading to pauses when listing project files and occationally timeouts when + loading the first file of a file type. These issues can no longer occur. LSP pauses can now only + effect LSP things, like diagnostics or goto_* requests. + + +## [zig-0.14 released]($section.id("2025-03-05T15:31:00")) + +Nightly builds are now on the freshly released `zig-0.14`. + + +## [Smart pairs and smarter open file]($section.id("2025-03-04T21:11:00")) + +Today we have a couple of useful quality of life features. + +A much improved `smart_insert_pair` command, and to go along with it, new commands +`smart_insert_pair_close` and `smart_delete_backwards`. This pretty much completes smart pair +handling as far as I am concerned and flow should generally do-the-right-thing when inserting or +deleting paired characters like `()`, `{}`, `[]`, `""`, etc. + +Automatic file link parsing in selections when using the `open_file` command. What this means is +that flow will automatically open files (if they actually exist) if you select the file path before +pressing `ctrl+o`, including parsing for line number and column indexes. This is especially useful +for command output buffer and means that you can easily jump to files in compiler errors or grep +matches. Tip: use the `expand_selection` command to select a whole file path in a command output +buffer. + +[]($video.asset('2025-03-04_20-59-15.mp4').controls(true)) + +[]($video.asset('2025-03-04_20-51-02.mp4').controls(true)) + + + +## [Zig-0.14 issues]($section.id("2025-02-06T21:46:00")) + +Wierd issues on macos with `zig-0.14` today, so I have reverted the `master` branch to `zig-0.13` +with a force push and cherry-picked all the new features since the `zig-0.14` update. There is now +a `zig-0.14` branch pointing to the `zig-0.14` changes (where `master` used to be). I also added +the build mode and zig version to the version info. + + +## [Bling!]($section.id("2025-02-05T22:40:00")) + +Todays feature of the day is a little bit of bliiiiing. You can now select from four different +digit styles for the line number gutter! + +[]($video.asset('2025-02-05_22-35-31.mp4').controls(true)) + + +## [Switched to zig master]($section.id("2025-02-04T23:12:00")) + +Flow Control is now on zig master once again! πŸŽ‰ + +``` +41 files changed, 648 insertions(+), 623 deletions(-) +``` + +By far the most painful zig update in flow's history! + + +## [Ephemeral buffers]($section.id("2025-01-27T20:11:00")) + +Today's update brings better support for ephemeral buffers. These buffers are used for task output, +new files and the help buffer. They can only be saved by giving them a new name first with the +`save_as` command and do not store undo info when closed unless first given a name. Also added is +the new create_new_file command, bound by default to `ctrl+shift+n`. + + +## [Tasks]($section.id("2025-01-26T22:11:00")) + +Today's feature is a task runner. You can now run commands inside flow and have their output placed +in a buffer. Tasks are remembered per project. The default keybinding for the task palette is +`alt+!`. + +[]($video.asset('2025-01-26_flow_task_runner.mp4').controls(true)) + + +## [Tabs widget]($section.id("2025-01-24T23:47:00")) + +Today's quality flow time brings a new `tabs` widget. Add it to your topbar config option to get a +tab bar that you can use to switch buffers with the mouse or a keybinding to +`next_tab`/`previous_tab`. You can close a tab with middle mouse click. + +[]($video.asset('2025-01-24_flow_tabs_widget.mp4').controls(true)) + + +## [Delete buffer command]($section.id("2025-01-22T22:56:00")) + +There is now a `delete_buffer` command that is bound to the `delete` key when in the buffer +selector palette. Deleting a buffer will remove it from the buffers list and free it's undo +history. + + +## [Multi-buffer]($section.id("2025-01-21T23:10:00")) + +Today's feature of the day is **multi-buffer support**. Thanks to a new buffer manager module you +can now switch buffers without first saving them. The recent files list has gained a dirty +indicator so you can see which files need to be saved and there is a new command `switch_buffer` +that will bring up a list of currently open buffers. The home screen now also has a `save_all` +command for those times you just want to exit without saving each file individually first. + +[]($video.asset('2025-01-21_flow_buffer_switcher.mp4').controls(true)) + + +## [Lots and lots]($section.id("2025-01-19T15:09:00")) + +A lot has happened over the last two weeks. Sorry about the lack of posts here in the devlog. Due +to the huge uptick in community contributions I have been concentrating on getting PRs reviewed and +merged. Here's a list of highlights of whats new (in no particular order): + +- **Beam cursor mode mouse select** - Selecting with the mouse when you have a beam cursor active now + gives selection behaviour like a GUI editor. ie. the position of the selection is calculated + gap to gap instead of char to char. + +- **Flow select mode** - Press `ctrl+space` in flow input mode to enter a select mode that lets you + extend your selection with regular movement keys. + +- **Emacs bindings greatly improved** - Emacs input mode keybindings are now much more fleshed out and + include all the emacs basic movement commands. Emacs input mode now also has a selection mode + (also `ctrl+space`). Thanks to `@marler8997` for this work. + +- **Win32 GUI** - Yes, flow can now render itself in a win32 GUI window for all those terminal + impaired windows users (with full GPU acceleration!). The GUI binary can be built with `zig + build -Dgui --release=safe` and is called `flow-gui.exe`. Functionality in this GUI version of + flow is identical to the TUI version, although as of this writing there are some minor renderer + features still missing such as curly underlines, mouse cursors and double wide characters. + Thanks to `@marler8997` for the huge amount of work he put into this. + +- **Multi cursor changes** - Adding cursors is now `alt+click` (it was `ctrl+click`). This is to + fall inline with common practice in other editors (zed and vscode). Also, you can now remove + cursors by `alt+click`ing on them. + +- **Gutter symbols** - There is a new config option to disable gutter symbols and reduce the size + of the line number gutter if you so desire. + +- **Verilog support** - Thanks to `@edwloef` we now support syntax highlighting and formatting for + verlog files. + +- **LSP: Rename symbol command** - Thanks to `@Travis` we now have LSP `rename_symbol` support. + This is done a little differently in flow to most other editors. When running the + `rename_symbol` command we add cursors at all the symbol references and let you rename them + interactively. Cross file renames are not yet supported, but will show up in the references + list for you to jump directly to them and perform the rename yourself if you so desire. + +Oh, and one more thing: + +- **Shell command bindings** - You can now bind shell commands to keys and have the output inserted + into the current buffer, a new buffer, or the log. The commands are `shell_execute_insert` and + `shell_execute_log`. See `src/keybind/builtin/flow.json` for some examples. + + +## [Whitespace revamp]($section.id("2025-01-02T18:44:00")) + +Today's feature of the day: Much improved whitespace rendering. Flow now uses a map of the rendered +view to process whitespace rendering after finishing the main render pass. This fixes a few minor +whitespace rendering bugs, and more importantly, allows easy and fast rendering of more whitespace +related features. 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