which key is good for a user leader key

[tkkcc]

I used to use , as a leader key for shorten typing.

,e : :e<cr>
,x : :x<cr>
,q : :q!<cr>
,w : :w<cr>
,d : duplicate current line or selection
,D : duplicate current line or selection and comment out the previous one
...

then i found , and ; already have meaningful mappings. while space is more like a community/official leader key, i don't want to mess with it.

i believe a user leader key should be free(no existing mapping use it) and easy to type(one key)

is there any suggestion?

[pascalkuthe]

Basically the entire keymap is taken at this point. If you want to add a new submode then you need to move some default binding.

Adding new things to the space menu night a better idea tough

[markstos]

It seems useful to have one key that reserved as a user-leader key.

I'm going to try combining the idea of using the "space" menu with the popular comma leader from Vim and use "space-comma" as a leader. Hopefully that will remain non-conflicting even as the space menu continues to evolve over time.

In config.toml, that means adding a section like this:

[keys.normal.space.","]

[gyreas]

Try C-, it's not bound on my setup, probably the same for yours. (It's also (maybe) convenient if you have Ctrl on Capslock)

[markstos]

It seems that semicolon: ";" is also available. It's bound in selection mode to collapse_selection, but does not appear bound in normal mode.

[the-mikedavis]

; is set in normal mode as well:

helix/helix-term/src/keymap/default.rs

Line 86 in 9c479e6

";" => collapse_selection,

[quantonganh]

; is set in normal mode as well:

helix/helix-term/src/keymap/default.rs

Line 86 in 9c479e6

";" => collapse_selection,

What does collapse_selection really do in the normal mode?

[the-mikedavis]

It's the same behavior as in select mode - it takes any selection larger than a cursor and reduces it down to just a cursor.

[gyreas]

That's actually right. There's "-" too. So, you a number of options to explore. Prefix keys are truly awesome, they're like another keyboard layer

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