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README.md
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@ -103,6 +103,17 @@ Show supported language names with `--list-languages`.
See `flow --help` for the full list of command line options.
# Key bindings and commands
Press `F2` to switch the current keybinding mode. (flow, vim, emacs, etc.)
Press `ctrl+shift+p` or `alt+x` to show the command palette.
Press `ctrl+F2` to see a full list of all current keybindings and commands.
Run the `Edit keybindings` command to save the current keybinding mode to a
file and open it for editing. Save your customized keybinds under a new name
in the same directory to create an entirely new keybinding mode. Keybinding
changes will take effect on restart.
# Terminal configuration
Kitty, Ghostty and most other terminals have default keybindings that conflict
@ -124,6 +135,7 @@ For Ghostty each conflicting binding has to be reconfigured individually.
- first class mouse support (yes, even with a scrollbar that actually works properly!) (Windows included)
- vscode compatible keybindings (thanks to kitty keyboard protocol)
- vim compatible keybindings (the standard vimtutor bindings, more on request)
- user configurable keybindings
- excellent unicode support including 2027 mode
- hybrid rope/piece-table buffer for fast loading, saving and editing with hundreds of cursors
- theme support (compatible with vscode themes via the flow-themes project)

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## Searching
Press Ctrl-f to search this help file. Type a search term and press
Ctrl-n/Ctrl-p or F3/Shift-F3 to jump through the matches. Press Enter
Press ctrl+f to search this help file. Type a search term and press
ctrl+n/ctrl+p or f3/shift+f3 to jump through the matches. Press Enter
to exit find mode at the current match or Escape to return to your
starting point.
@ -28,10 +28,31 @@ Flow Control supports multiple input modes that may be changed
interactively at runtime. The current input mode (and some other
settings) is persisted in the configuration file automatically.
- F2 => Cycle major input modes (flow, vim, ...)
- f2 => Cycle major input modes (flow, vim, ...)
The current input mode is displayed in the at the left side of the statusbar.
- ctrl+shift+p or alt+x => Show the command palette
The command palette allows you to fuzzy search and select commands to run. It
also shows any available keybind that may be used to run the command without
opening the palette.
- ctrl+f2 => Show all available commands and keybinds
This shows all currently available commands. Including commands that are
normally only executed via a keybinding. Selecting a command in this view
will insert the command name into the current document instead of executing
it. This is very useful for editing keybinding definition files.
Run the `Edit keybindings` command to save the current keybinding mode to a
file in the configuration `keys` directory and open it for editing. Save your
customized keybinds under a new name in the same directory to create an
entirely new keybinding mode that can be selected with `f2`. Delete the
keybinding file from the configuration `keys` directory to revert the mode
to it's built-in definition (if there is one). Changes to keybinding files
will take effect on restart.
## Flow mode
The default input mode, called just flow, is based on common GUI
@ -40,253 +61,55 @@ also takes some inspiration from Emacs and others. This mode focuses
on powerful multi cursor support with a find -> select -> modify
cycle style of editing.
### Navigation Commands
See the `ctrl+f2` palette when flow mode is selected to see the full
list of keybindings for this mode.
- Up, Down, Left, Right =>
Move the cursor
## Vim mode
- Home, End =>
Move to the beginning/end of the line
The vim modes, shown as NORMAL, INSERT or VISUAL in the status bar,
follow the basic modal editing style of vim. The basics follow vim
closely, but more advanced vim functions (e.g. macrosand registers)
are not supported (yet). Keybindings from flow mode that do not conflict
with vim keybindings also work in vim mode.
- PageUp, PageDown =>
Move up/down one screen
(work in progress)
- Ctrl-Left, Ctrl-Right, Alt-b, Alt-f =>
Move the cursor word wise
### Mouse Commands
- Ctrl-Home, Ctrl-End =>
Move to the beginning/end of the file
Mouse commands are not rebindable and are not listed in the command palette.
- Alt-Left, Alt-Right, MouseBack, MouseForward =>
Jump to previous/next location in the location history
- Ctrl-f =>
Enter find mode
- Ctrl-g =>
Enter goto line mode
- Ctrl-t, Ctrl-b =>
Enter move to next/previous character mode
- Ctrl-n, Ctrl-p, F3, Shift-F3 =>
Goto next/previous match
- Ctrl-l =>
Scroll cursor to center of screen. Press again to cycle the cursor to
the top/bottom/center of the screen
- MouseLeft =>
- Left Click =>
Clear all cursors and selections and the place cursor at the mouse pointer
- MouseWheel =>
Scroll
- Ctrl-MouseWheel =>
Fast scroll
### Selection Commands
- Shift-Left, Shift-Right =>
Add next character to selection
- Ctrl-Shift-Left, Ctrl-Shift-Right =>
Add next word to selection
- Shift-Up, Shift-Down =>
Add next line to selection
- Ctrl-Shift-Up, Ctrl-Shift-Down =>
Add next line to selection and scroll
- Shift-Home, Shift-End =>
Add begging/end of line to selection
- Ctrl-Shift-Home, Ctrl-Shift-End =>
Add begging/end of file to selection
- Shift-PageUp, Shift-PageDown =>
Add next screen to selection
- Ctrl-a =>
Select entire file
- Ctrl-d =>
Select word under cursor, or add cursor at next match
(see Multi Cursor Commands)
- Ctrl-Shift-Space =>
Reverse selection direction
- Double-MouseLeft =>
- Double Left Click =>
Select word at mouse pointer
- Triple-MouseLeft =>
- Triple Left Click =>
Select line at mouse pointer
- Drag-MouseLeft =>
- Drag Left Click =>
Extend selection to mouse pointer
- MouseRight =>
Extend selection to mouse pointer
### Multi Cursor Commands
- Ctrl-d =>
Add cursor at next match (either find match, or auto match)
- Alt-Shift-Down, Alt-Shift-Up =>
Add cursor on the previous/next line
- Ctrl-Shift-l =>
Add cursors to all matches
- Shift-Alt-i =>
Add cursors to line ends
- Ctrl-MouseLeft =>
- Ctrl + Left Click =>
Add cursor at mouse click
- Ctrl-u =>
Remove last added cursor (pop)
- Ctrl-k -> Ctrl-d =>
Move primary cursor to next match (skip)
- Escape =>
Remove all cursors and selections
### Editing Commands
- Ctrl-Enter, Ctrl-Shift-Enter =>
Insert new line after/before current line
- Ctrl-Backspace, Ctrl-Delete =>
Delete word left/right
- Ctrl-k -> Ctrl-u =>
Delete to beginning of line
- Ctrl-k -> Ctrl-k =>
Delete to end of line
- Ctrl-Shift-d, Alt-Shift-d =>
Duplicate current line or selection down/up
- Alt-Down, Alt-Up =>
Pull current line or selection down/up
- Ctrl-c =>
Copy selected text
- Ctrl-x =>
Cut selected text, or line if there is no selection
- Ctrl-v =>
Paste previously copied/cut text
- Ctrl-z =>
Undo last change
- Ctrl-Shift-z, Ctrl-y =>
Redo last undone change
- Tab, Shift-Tab =>
Indent/Unindent line
- Ctrl-/ =>
Toggle comment prefix in line
- Alt-s =>
Sort file or selection
- Alt-Shift-f =>
Reformat file or selection
- Alt-u, Alt-l =>
Convert the selection or word at cursor to upper/lower case
### File Commands
- Ctrl-s =>
Save file
- Ctrl-Shift-s =>
Save file as
- Ctrl-o =>
Open file
- Ctrl-e =>
Open recent file. Repeat for quick select
- Ctrl-q =>
Exit
- Ctrl-Shift-q =>
Force exit without saving
- Ctrl-Shift-r =>
Restart Flow Control/reload file
### Configuration Commands
- F9 =>
Select previous theme
- F10 =>
Select next theme
- Ctrl-F10 =>
Toggle visible whitespace mode
- Alt-F10 =>
Change gutter mode
### Language Server Commands
- Alt-n, Alt-p
Goto the next/previous diagnostic, or if the matching files list is open,
goto the next/previous matching file position.
- F12 =>
Goto definition of symbol at cursor
- Alt-MouseLeft =>
- Alt + Left Click =>
Goto definition of symbol at click
- Ctrl-k -> Ctrl-i =>
Show information about the symbol at the cursor (hover)
- hold Alt =>
Enable jump/hover mouse mode
### Debugging Commands
- Right Click =>
Extend selection to mouse pointer
- F5, Ctrl-Shift-i =>
Toggle inspector view
- Back Button, Forward Button =>
Jump to previous/next location in the location history
- F6 =>
Dump buffer AST for current line to log view
- Scroll Wheel =>
Scroll
- F7 =>
Dump current line to log view
- F11, Ctrl-J =>
Toggle panel view (defaults to log view)
- Ctrl-Shift-/ =>
Dump current widget tree to log view
## Vim mode
The vim mode, called NOR or INS, follows the basic modal editing
style of vim. Normal and insert mode basics follow vim closely,
but more advanced vim functions (e.g. macros and registers) are
not supported yet. Keybindings from flow mode that do not
conflict with common vim keybindings also work in vim mode.
(work in progress)
- Ctrl + Scroll Wheel =>
Fast scroll
## Configuration
@ -301,10 +124,6 @@ Flow Control is started and looks similar to this:
"frame_rate": 60,
"theme": "default",
"input_mode": "flow",
"modestate_show": true,
"selectionstate_show": true,
"modstate_show": false,
"keystate_show": false,
"gutter_line_numbers": true,
"gutter_line_numbers_relative": false,
"enable_terminal_cursor": false,
@ -324,8 +143,6 @@ persisted when changed interactively with keybindings.
`frame_rate` can be tuned to control the maximum number
of frames rendered.
`*state_show` toggle various parts of the statusbar.
`animation_max_lag` controls the maximum amount of time allowed
for rendering scrolling animations. Set to 0 to disable scrolling
animation altogether.