Release / 18 May 2023

Helix 23.05

Get highlighting inside embedded code identified by its file extension or shebang.

What changed in 23.05

Languages can be injected by file extension and shebang; a config option excludes the declaration from LSP references; the buffer picker sorts by most recent use.

23.05.

Fixed and improved

Embedded code is highlighted based on its file extension or shebang.

ImprovedHighlight code and select or move by syntax nodes using tree-sitter grammars.

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The buffer picker lists the most recently used buffers first, and picker previews highlight asynchronously.

ImprovedOpen files, buffers and symbols, and search the workspace, from fuzzy pickers.

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An option excludes the declaration from find-references results.

ImprovedGet completion, diagnostics, go to definition, hover and rename from language servers without installing plugins.

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Seeded by @iluxav with Claude Code (canido), from the release's public sources. Each change links to its evidence.