Helixitty

Helix + Alacritty = Helixitty, or Alacritty as a UI shell for Helix editor.

This repository contains:

• Git submodules for
  • a fork of Alacritty, based on v0.13.1, with small modifications to make it work as a shell for Helix editor (diff)
  • a fork of Helix editor, based on 23.10, with Japanese specific modifications (diff)
• A build script to build both of them, and to create an application bundle for macOS

Build

$ git clone --recursive https://github.com/0x6b/helixitty
$ cargo run -- --release

Please note that the --release flag is an option for the build script, src/main.rs, not for cargo run.

Usage

$ ./target/bin/helixitty [ALACRITTY_OPTIONS] [-- HELIX_OPTIONS] [FILES]
$ # or double-click ./target/app/Helixitty.app

For macOS, the build process will create an application bundle Helixitty.app in the target/app directory, which you can use as a standalone application.

Limitations

• The application bundle is not signed, so you will need to allow it to run in the security settings.
• Drag and drop won't do what you expect; dragging files from Finder.app to the Helixitty.app will pass the file names to the editor, but the editor will not open them.
• No additional menu items.

License

Alacritty and Helix are licensed under their own licenses. Other files are licensed under MIT. See LICENSE.