Add configureable statusline mode names

book/src/configuration.md

@@ -67,13 +67,27 @@ left = ["mode", "spinner"]
 center = ["file-name"]
 right = ["diagnostics", "selections", "position", "file-encoding", "file-line-ending", "file-type"]
 separator = "│"
+mode.normal = "NORMAL"
+mode.insert = "INSERT"
+mode.select = "SELECT"
 ```
+The `[editor.statusline]` key takes the following sub-keys
 
-The following elements can be configured:
+| Key           | Description | Default |
+| ---           | ---         | ---     |
+| `left`        | A list of elements aligned to the left of the statusline | `["mode", "spinner", "file-name"]` |
+| `center`      | A list of elements aligned to the middle of the statusline | `[]` |
+| `right`       | A list of elements aligned to the right of the statusline | `["diagnostics", "selections", "position", "file-encoding"]` |
+| `separator`   | The character used to separate elements in the statusline | `"|"` |
+| `mode.normal` | The text shown in the `mode` element for normal mode | `"NOR"` |
+| `mode.insert` | The text shown in the `mode` element for insert mode | `"INS"` |
+| `mode.select` | The text shown in the `mode` element for select mode | `"SEL"` |
+
+The following statusline elements can be configured as follows:
 
 | Key    | Description |
 | ------ | ----------- |
-| `mode` | The current editor mode (`NOR`/`INS`/`SEL`) |
+| `mode` | The current editor mode (`mode.normal`/`mode.insert`/`mode.select`) |
 | `spinner` | A progress spinner indicating LSP activity |
 | `file-name` | The path/name of the opened file |
 | `file-encoding` | The encoding of the opened file if it differs from UTF-8 |
@@ -83,7 +97,6 @@ The following elements can be configured:
 | `selections` | The number of active selections |
 | `position` | The cursor position |
 | `position-percentage` | The cursor position as a percentage of the total number of lines |
-| `separator` | The string defined in `editor.statusline.separator` (defaults to `"│"`) |
 | `spacer` | Inserts a space between elements (multiple/contiguous spacers may be specified) |
 
 ### `[editor.lsp]` Section

helix-term/src/ui/statusline.rs

@@ -154,16 +154,16 @@ where
     F: Fn(&mut RenderContext, String, Option<Style>) + Copy,
 {
     let visible = context.focused;
-
+    let modenames = &context.editor.config().statusline.mode;
     write(
         context,
         format!(
             " {} ",
             if visible {
                 match context.doc.mode() {
-                    Mode::Insert => "INS",
-                    Mode::Select => "SEL",
-                    Mode::Normal => "NOR",
+                    Mode::Insert => &modenames.insert,
+                    Mode::Select => &modenames.select,
+                    Mode::Normal => &modenames.normal,
                 }
             } else {
                 // If not focused, explicitly leave an empty space instead of returning None.

helix-view/src/editor.rs

@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ pub struct StatusLineConfig {
     pub center: Vec<StatusLineElement>,
     pub right: Vec<StatusLineElement>,
     pub separator: String,
+    pub mode: ModeConfig,
 }
 
 impl Default for StatusLineConfig {
@@ -215,6 +216,25 @@ impl Default for StatusLineConfig {
             center: vec![],
             right: vec![E::Diagnostics, E::Selections, E::Position, E::FileEncoding],
             separator: String::from("│"),
+            mode: ModeConfig::default(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "kebab-case", default, deny_unknown_fields)]
+pub struct ModeConfig {
+    pub normal: String,
+    pub insert: String,
+    pub select: String,
+}
+
+impl Default for ModeConfig {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            normal: String::from("NOR"),
+            insert: String::from("INS"),
+            select: String::from("SEL"),
         }
     }
 }