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+cj feat: BREAKING make highlight_columns a list of integers
+cj feat: allow arrays of scalar values as config options
+cj feat: add limit_auto_save_file_types config option
+cj feat: save file if changed if auto save is enabled
+cj feat: save and restore enable_auto_save in editor state
+cj feat: add toggle_auto_save command
+cj feat: add enable_auto_save configuration option
+cj feat: save and restore enable_format_on_save in editor state
+cj feat: add toggle_format_on_save command
+cj feat: create parent directories if needed when saving new files
+cj feat: add support for configuring the file type syntax parser
+cj feat: merge configured and static file type lists
+cj feat: port file type palette to use configurable file types
+cj feat: port list_languages command to use configurable file types
+cj feat: make project_manager use configurable file types
+cj feat: port editor to use configurable file types
+cj feat: complete loading of configurable file types
+cj feat: add support for arrays of config values
+cj feat: update cbor to add support for allocating extraction of arrays
+cj feat: add command to edit file type configuration files
+cj feat: more improvements to panic handling
+cj feat: add support for arrays and hex color values in config files
+cj feat: add functions for converting colors to/from hex values
+pranavrk7 feat: add ctrl-c keybind to exit insert mode
+cj feat: smart delete leading whitespace to indent_size
+cj feat: add follow_cursor_on_buffer_switch option (default false)
+cj feat: install signal crash handler to reset terminal before dumping stack traces
+cj feat: add powershell language support
+cj feat: add hurl language support
+cj feat: add support for ~ expansion to open_file command and file_browser
+cj feat: add csharp formatter
+cj feat: add legacy input encoding compatible undo keybinding in emacs mode
+cj feat: add highlight_columns_enabled config option and store it on toggle_highlight_columns
+cj feat(completion): store received completions in a buffer
+cj feat(completion): forward completion entries to current editor
+cj feat: add home/end keybindings to palette
+cj feat: add flow mode keybind to insert full iso date and time
+cj feat: update flow-themes to add base16 theme collection
+cj feat: add vim mode command to reload_file (:e!)
+cj feat: add flow mode keybinding to reload_file
+cj feat: add initial basic visual block vim mode
+cj feat: add support for binding '<' and '>' in vim mode
+cj feat: add rpmspec support
+cj feat: add protobuf support
+cj feat: update tree-sitter for uxntal, rpmspec and protobuf support
+notchoc feat: support uxntal syntax
+dr.slate2 add vim bindings for swapping tabs
+dr.slate2 fix compile error
+dr.slate2 removed mark related code
+dr.slate2 added * command in vim mode
+dr.slate2 add vim bindings for setting and goto'ing global marks
+dr.slate2 begin supporting global marks
+dr.slate2 add bindings for the rest of the mark manipulation commands
+dr.slate2 began support vim mark system
+dr.slate2 added join line binding for vim
+dr.slate2 added cut_buffer_begin command and vim binding
+dr.slate2 added goto buffer begin/end keybinds for vim mode
+dr.slate2 added dG vim binding
+cj feat(flicker): avoid triggering initial render from branch widget
+cj feat: stop rendering on panic
+cj feat: add toggle_highlight_columns command (shift+f11)
+ Single line fix for palette crashing when its items's length is exceeded.
+cj feat: add restore_last_cursor_position config option (default true)
+ Fixed broken shifted keybinds for Helix mode
+cj feat: do a full reparse if tree-sitter reports syntax errors
+cj feat: add syntax.count_error_nodes function
+cj feat: add support for pre-generated tree-sitter error queries
+cj feat: display mini git status in branch widget
+cj feat: add status command to git client module
+cj feat: add support for init/deinit functions in Button context values
+cj feat: add branch widget to default config
+cj feat: add some whitespace to branch widget
+cj feat: load project file list from git if available
+cj feat: make logview include precision for small tdiff values
+cj feat: add git.workspace_ignored_files function
+cj feat: query project files via git (part 1)
+cj feat: add config option to enable jit-in-time debugging
+cj feat: check we have a git repo in the branch widget
+cj feat: add git.workspace_path function
+cj feat: add git branch widget
+cj feat: start git client module
+cj feat: enable hightlight columns by default
+cj feat: dynamically allocate highlight_columns
+cj feat: use solid alpha dimmed background color for highlight column
+cj feat: add copy_file_name command
+ivel.santos Helix: fixing c keymap behavior
+ivel.santos Helix: normal mode after delete
+ivel.santos Fix insert_line
+ivel.santos Fix pasting line
+ivel.santos Correcting selection after paste
+ivel.santos copy and paste improvs and inclusive selection correction
+cj feat: add reload_file command
+ivel.santos goto_line_vim: integer parameters
+ivel.santos Extend_line_below: integer parameter
+ivel.santos add helix mode keybindings for setting integer argument
+cj feat: add highlight_columns initial basic implementation
+ivel.santos feat: Vim mode: till_char (#224)
+ivel.santos fix: move_next_word_end (#225)
+ivel.santos feat: Helix mode: move_next_word_end (#223)
+cj feat: add vim mode keybindings for setting integer argument
+cj feat: add emacs mode keybindings for setting integer argument
+cj feat: add support for repeat integer arguments to many commands
+cj feat: add flow mode keybindings for setting integer argument
+cj feat: display pending integer argument in keybind widget
+cj feat: re-add support for integer command arguments
+ivel.santos feat: Helix & Vim mode: adding more commands (#218)
+cj feat: call pause/resume_undo_history on entering/exiting insert modes
+cj feat: add per input mode init_command and deinit_command support
+ivel.santos fix(helix): Making `d` and `c` work as expected in normal mode
+ivel.santos Helix mode: find_file
+ivel.santos Helix mode: move_cursor_word_left
+ivel.santos Helix mode: move_next_word
+ivel.santos Helix mode: move_to_char
+ivel.santos Helix mode: adding file_picker_in_current_directory
+ivel.santos Helix mode: adding extend_line_below
+cj feat: add `Customise theme` command
+cj feat: add debug build warning to home screen
+cj feat: add log as an extension for the conf file type
+cj feat: add support for string args in --exec separated by colons
+cj feat: add build version to home screen
+cj feat: close results pane if find_in_files mode is cancelled
+cj feat: add clock widget digit style parameter
+cj feat: add status bar widget parameter support with parameters for linenumber and spacer widgets
+cj feat: use explicit error handling for all startup errors
+cj feat: add command palette bindings to vim visual modes
+cj feat: queue messages to LSP while waiting for initialize response
+cj feat: make LSPs fully async
+cj feat: output total size of binary queries
+cj feat: use binary tree-sitter queries created at compile time
+cj feat: allow parallel loading of tree-sitter query cache entries
+cj feat: add caching of tree-sitter query objects
+cj feat: add some home screen customization
+cj feat: re-organize home screen
+cj feat: improve some command description strings
+cj feat: add find_file command as an alias for open_recent
+cj feat: add config options to disable scrollbars and/or file icons
+cj feat: also add extra new line and indent for () and []
+cj feat: indent and insert extra new line in smart_insert_line between braces
+cj feat: toggle inputview if showing in toggle_panel
+cj feat: add smart_delete_backward command for improved smart pair handling
+cj feat: improve smart_insert_pair and add smart_insert_pair_close
+cj feat: detect and auto open file links in selection in open_file command
+cj feat(version): add timestamp of last commit to version info
+cj feat: add save_file_with_formatting command
+gero.schwaericke feat: save file without formatting
+gero.schwaericke fix: open recent file ignoring page up/down
+cj feat(keybind): add keybind mode config setting to disable default bindings
+cj feat: add smart_insert_pair command
+cj feat: add hypersubatomic theme
+cj feat: make join_next_line collapse whitespace
+cj feat(keybind): add `inherits` keybind config option for multiple inheritance
+cj feat: make mru file position lookup synchronous
+cj feat: toggle gutter symbols along with inline diagnostics
+cj feat: improve shell_execute_stream_output to follow output tail only if cursor is at buffer end
+ingo.lohmar mv alt+R binding from project to normal
+ArianDehghani feat: allow .cmd along with .exe for Windows paths (#187)
+cj feat: let mini modes inherit gutter line number modes
+cj feat(vim): add N vim mode binding for goto_prev_match
+arianxdehghani Set php's default LSP to intelephense
+cj feat(vim): add f and F keybindings for move_to_char
+kekwm8 fix(vim): Remove 'jk' keybinding again and make select_line_vim work on multiple cursors
+cj feat: add --new-file command line parameter
+cj feat: add --scratch command line parameter
+cj feat: don't ask for file type in create_new_file if we have a language override
+cj feat: allow calling create_scratch_buffer with no parameters
+kekwm8 fix(vim): Removed unnecessary cancel commands in vim mode cut functions
+kekwm8 feat(vim): Add word movement for visual mode, and complete vim mode cut to end of line
+lunalght8 fix: remove 'jk' keybinding in insert mode
+kekwm8 feat(vim): implement cut to end of line functionality in vim mode
+kekwm8 feat(vim): enhance cut and delete commands in vim mode (still missing cut functionality in delete to end)
+kekwm8 feat(vim): Add VISUAL line mode to vim mode, fix vertical movement behaviour
+cj feat: add configuration and command to toggle display of inline diagnostics
+cj feat: add line number styles
+cj feat(tui): add explicit width support
+cj feat(home): add build version info to home screen
+
+cj fix: restoring of last_find_query from editor state
+cj fix: bitrot in syntax.FileType.guess_static
+cj fix: make keybind module respect command.suppressed_errors list
+cj fix: allow font names longer than 31 characters in win32
+cj fix: add parser parameters to prettier formatters
+cj fix: don't try to call thespian debugger signal handler on macos
+cj fix: update thespian to fix windows builds
+cj fix: don't error loop if the configured file type parser is not found
+cj fix: file_type_config should not use syntax.FileType.get_all()
+cj fix: incorrect string encoding of color config values
+cj fix: allow editing the current editor's file type
+cj fix: panic on extra long plane names
+cj fix: panic in color.to_string
+cj fix: don't stop unindenting on blank or full unindented lines
+cj fix: add back missing windows check for crash handler
+cj fix: make sure to show_home if no files are opened via command line
+cj fix: add workaround for LSPs sending junk null messages (omnisharp)
+cj fix: don't truncate scratch buffer names in tabs and terminal title
+cj fix: prevent unexpected message errors on missing LSP binary
+cj fix: replace std.unicode.utf8Decode with safe function that cannot panic on invalid UTF-8 input
+cj fix: nudge_delete should handle cursor moving to same line as delete
+cj fix: minor home screen fixes
+cj fix: remove multithreaded buffer access in background async differ
+cj fix: remove multithreaded buffer access in project_manager
+cj fix: word/line wise dragging should keep the original word/line selected
+cj fix: remove prefix from paths in ripgrep results
+cj fix: use iso date format for default date instert keybind
+cj fix: workaround broken dir.statFile on WSL1
+cj fix: left an right movements jump to selection boundary
+cj fix: prefer targetSelectionRange over targeRange if both are provided by LSP
+cj fix(flicker): home screen should not load if we have a file to open
+cj fix: update thespian to fix subprocess file descriptor race
+cj fix: force ripgrep to never try search stdin
+cj fix: add missing bin_path module
+cj fix: re-render on branch widget update
+cj fix: bracketed paste should check for ctrl+j and insert \n
+cj fix: render control codes in mini buffer input with unicode control code symbols
+cj fix: date keybinding should instert
+cj fix: proactive close subprocesses on early exit in shell module
+cj fix: remove git.current_branch_cache
+cj fix: add missing logger clean-up in shell module
+cj fix: paste in goto mode
+cj fix: check target
+cj fix: side scrolling of highlight_columns
+cj fix: insert right char on move failure in smart_insert_pair_close
+cj fix: merge build failure in helix.move_next_word_end and add repeat support
+cj fix: call configured init_commands for all mode types
+cj fix: don't match against legacy unshifted keys when we have extended input text
+cj fix: pause_/resume_undo_history should correctly store/restore an undo point
+cj fix: win32 build
+cj fix: remove blocking project manager call on startup
+cj fix: never double free LSP init queue
+cj fix: ts_bin_query_gen should be built for host for cross-compiling
+cj fix: destroy QueryCache.CacheEntry objects on clean-up
+cj fix: remove arbitrary limit to command buffer size
+cj fix: don't reverse insert pairs when selection is reversed
+cj fix: do not parse tree-sitter queries twice
+cj fix: remove ctrl+p command palette binding
+cj fix: merge build failure
+cj fix: stop after removing widget in Widget.remove (fixes ReleaseFast crash)
+cj fix: potention dangling pointer in mainview on view list realloc
+cj fix: add Meta declarations post-merge
+cj fix: mru position should not override line numbers on command line
+cj fix: don't restore editor view rows and cols
+cj fix: add missing Meta types
+cj fix(tasks): prevent task palette from being too short to show palette label
+cj fix(tabs): refresh hover on tab changes
+cj fix: add workaround for conpty ul color escape sequence parser bug
+cj fix: get_mru_position should not hang if file not found in project
+cj fix: row & column in get_mru_position
+cj fix: remove initial empty frame render on startup
+cj fix: make move_cursor_up/_down fallback to move_begin/_end
+cj fix: add missing Meta declarations pulled in by last master merge
+cj fix: don't get stuck in an overlay mode if it is triggered from the command line
+cj fix(editor): update cursor target column after nudge_insert/_delete
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