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HeitorAugustoLN/showkeys.hx

A Helix plugin to display pressed keys on screen
Source code at GitHub https://github.com/HeitorAugustoLN/showkeys.hx
HeitorAugustoLN/showkeys.hx.json
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showkeys.hx

Section titled “showkeys.hx”

A Helix plugin to display pressed keys on screen.

showkeys.webm

Usage

Section titled “Usage”

:showkeys-toggle to enable/disable.

Installation

Section titled “Installation”

Follow the instructions here to install Helix on the plugin branch.

Then, install the plugin with:

Terminal window
forge pkg install --git https://github.com/HeitorAugustoLN/showkeys.hx.git

Once installed, you can add the following to init.scm in your Helix config directory:

(require "showkeys/showkeys.scm")

Limitations

Section titled “Limitations”

Due to the way the Helix plugin system handles events, this plugin does not capture or display keys pressed while in command mode (e.g., after pressing :). It works correctly in other modes like normal and insert mode.