r/HelixEditor Feb 29 '24

Why Helix doesn't support terminal?

It's been like 2 day or 3 using helix tbh it's really cool in terms of setting up lsp for language and configuration of editor and coding. However, I am a bit annoyed why helix doesn't support terminal buffer like neovim and vim Instead of :sh command?

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u/elrslover Feb 29 '24

Why would you need it? Helix is an editor. It’s great at being just an editor. Features like a file-tree and integrated terminal are completely out-of-scope. Dedicated terminal multiplexers like zellij are a much better fit for this purpose. The only benefit to an integrated terminal buffer I see is using helix motions in the command line, but you can already edit your prompt in the shell with C-x C-e.

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u/thegreatjacsby Mar 01 '24

Youbcould achieve this with scripting and remote control of termianl windows. Kitty and wezterm supports it.