From 2b2732b5a2bc64963386ec6054b8a9facdf76d7b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nils Walther <mail@nils-walther.de>
Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2026 13:08:25 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] alacritty vi mode + keybinds

---
 home/alacritty.nix | 84 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 79 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/home/alacritty.nix b/home/alacritty.nix
index 70d91b3..9c9a198 100644
--- a/home/alacritty.nix
+++ b/home/alacritty.nix
@@ -6,16 +6,90 @@
     settings = {
       general.import = [ "${config.home.homeDirectory}/.config/alacritty/colors.toml" ];
 
-      env.TERM = "xterm-256color";
-      window = {
-        opacity = 0.9;
-        padding = { x = 10; y = 10; };
+      env = {
+        TERM = "xterm-256color";
+        WINIT_X11_SCALE_FACTOR = "1";
       };
-      font.size = 12;
+
+      window = {
+        dynamic_padding = true;
+        decorations = "full";
+        title = "Alacritty@nixos";
+        opacity = 0.8;
+        decorations_theme_variant = "Dark";
+        dimensions = {
+          columns = 100;
+          lines = 30;
+        };
+        class = {
+          instance = "Alacritty";
+          general = "Alacritty";
+        };
+      };
+
+      scrolling = {
+        history = 10000;
+        multiplier = 3;
+      };
+
+      font = {
+        size = 12;
+        normal = { family = "monospace"; style = "Regular"; };
+        bold = { family = "monospace"; style = "Bold"; };
+        italic = { family = "monospace"; style = "Italic"; };
+        bold_italic = { family = "monospace"; style = "Bold Italic"; };
+      };
+
+      selection = {
+        semantic_escape_chars = ",│`|:\"' ()[]{}<>\t";
+        save_to_clipboard = true;
+      };
+
+      cursor = {
+        style = {
+          shape = "Beam";
+          blinking = "Always";
+        };
+        vi_mode_style = {
+          shape = "Block";
+        };
+        unfocused_hollow = true;
+        thickness = 0.15;
+      };
+
+      mouse = {
+        hide_when_typing = true;
+        bindings = [
+          { mouse = "Middle"; action = "PasteSelection"; }
+        ];
+      };
+
+      keyboard.bindings = [
+        { key = "Paste"; action = "Paste"; }
+        { key = "Copy"; action = "Copy"; }
+        { key = "L"; mods = "Control"; action = "ClearLogNotice"; }
+        { key = "L"; mods = "Control"; mode = "~Vi"; chars = "\f"; }
+        { key = "PageUp"; mods = "Shift"; mode = "~Alt"; action = "ScrollPageUp"; }
+        { key = "PageDown"; mods = "Shift"; mode = "~Alt"; action = "ScrollPageDown"; }
+        { key = "Home"; mods = "Shift"; mode = "~Alt"; action = "ScrollToTop"; }
+        { key = "End"; mods = "Shift"; mode = "~Alt"; action = "ScrollToBottom"; }
+        { key = "V"; mods = "Control|Shift"; action = "Paste"; }
+        { key = "C"; mods = "Control|Shift"; action = "Copy"; }
+        { key = "F"; mods = "Control|Shift"; action = "SearchForward"; }
+        { key = "B"; mods = "Control|Shift"; action = "SearchBackward"; }
+        { key = "C"; mods = "Control|Shift"; mode = "Vi"; action = "ClearSelection"; }
+        { key = "Key0"; mods = "Control"; action = "ResetFontSize"; }
+      ];
+
+      general = {
+        live_config_reload = true;
+        working_directory = "None";
 
       # terminal.shell = {
       #   program = "${pkgs.zellij}/bin/zellij";
       # };
+      };
     };
   };
 }
+