Helix TIPS & TRICKS!

Here's some of the tips and tricks that I have learnt from using Helix for a while!

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[onoff]

Definitely the best Helix video presentation I have seen. Hope you have more!

[dominikheinz]

Great video. Please do more videos on helix, maybe about working efficiently with vertical/horizontal splits etc

[marcusbosten]

Great Video, thank you!
You have explained how to select e.g. user in order to create a multi cursor. This select works within the selected lines. One can select the lines with x ( maybe preponed with a number to select multiple lines). Often I want to select within a function. In this case I use m (Match Dialog) i (select inside object) f (function).
So with m i f s one can select within a functions body.
Also I like spacebar r to reanme an item. If you do so have in mind that - depending on what you rename - you mave have to use :write-all to persist all changes.
If you want to get used with helix, maybe the tutor (hx :tutor) is what you are looking for.

[interstellar]

Hey, nice video explaining the tips. How do you use terminal with it to run code, that's my only problem as a beginner to start using it to it write code. I've come across using tmux or zellij etc. but not sure. If possible please make a video explaining a basic overflow using hx to write and run code.
Thanks!

[RajasegarChandiran]

the keys you are showing are all in Uppercase, it is kind of misleading, for example for deleting lines it is `xd` not `XD`

[Lll_llllllLLLLllllll_llL]

how is your workflow when adding a new file in a directory?

[chocoblan]

Really useful video. How about multi line selections like in vscode?

[longpos]

Nice video. Could you guide me how to setup for auto suggest syntax or method and show type hint like vs code? Thanks

[knowledgedose]

how do you set up helix for html and jsx to be productive?

[someoneelse]

Thanks for the video! :)
Some of the tips were new to me.

BTW, just my humble opinion: you can say that something on the screen is changed, like:
press / and see how status bar (or bottom line) has changed
or
press space and see the help dialog in the bottom-right corner.

Maybe, it will save you some brain-cycles thinking how the video would appear to those, who watch it.
(also people who decided to use non-common software are usually no so dump : )

Wish you a good luck and lots of inspiration!

[Sashin]

holy fuck, you're using surreal db, that's so baseddd

[baronbeans]

c is for change not clear but otherwise great tips