alacritty config improvements

.config/alacritty/alacritty.toml

@@ -1,29 +1,28 @@
-import = ["~/.config/alacritty/themes/themes/solarized_dark.toml"]
+# man 5 alacritty 
 
+import = ["~/.config/alacritty/themes/themes/solarized_dark.toml"]
 
-# [font.normal]
-# # family = "MesloLGS NF"
-# family = "MesloLGS Nerd Font Mono"
-#
+# list fonts on mac, part of font-config installed by brew
+# $ fc-list
+# $ fc-list | grep 'family:' | less
 
 [font]
-normal.family = "MesloLGS Nerd Font Mono"
-bold.family = "MesloLGS Nerd Font Mono"
-italic.family = "MesloLGS Nerd Font Mono"
-bold_italic.family = "MesloLGS Nerd Font Mono"
+## MesloLGS font
+# normal.family = "MesloLGS Nerd Font Mono"
+# bold.family = "MesloLGS Nerd Font Mono"
+# italic.family = "MesloLGS Nerd Font Mono"
+# bold_italic.family = "MesloLGS Nerd Font Mono"
+# size = 18
+# offset.x = 1
+
+# JetBrains Nerd font
+normal.family     = "JetBrainsMono NF"
+bold.family        = "JetBrainsMono NF SemiBold"
+italic.family      = "JetBrainsMono NFM Thin"
+bold_italic.family = "JetBrainsMono NFM"
 size = 18
 offset.x = 1
 
-
-# [window]
-# decorations = "none"
-
-# [window.padding]
-# x = 5
-# y = 3
-
-# window.dynamic_padding = true
-
 [window]
 dynamic_padding = true
 padding.x = 5
@@ -32,13 +31,16 @@ dimensions.columns = 89
 dimensions.lines = 41
 # trick for alt not displaying special characters
 # https://github.com/alacritty/alacritty/issues/93#issuecomment-1428462339
-option_as_alt = "Both"
+option_as_alt = "OnlyLeft"
 
 # decorations = "buttonless"
 # decorations = "full"
 # decorations = "transparent"
+# decorations = "none"
 startup_mode = "Windowed"
 
+dynamic_title = true
+
 [scrolling]
 history = 20000
 
@@ -52,24 +54,27 @@ history = 20000
 [keyboard]
 bindings = [
 	# tmux bindings
-	# option 1 => ^A 1
-	{ key = "1" , mods = "Option", chars = "\u0001\u0031" },
-	{ key = "2" , mods = "Option", chars = "\u0001\u0032" },
-	{ key = "3" , mods = "Option", chars = "\u0001\u0033" },
-	{ key = "4" , mods = "Option", chars = "\u0001\u0034" },
-	{ key = "5" , mods = "Option", chars = "\u0001\u0035" },
-	{ key = "6" , mods = "Option", chars = "\u0001\u0036" },
-	{ key = "7" , mods = "Option", chars = "\u0001\u0037" },
-	{ key = "8" , mods = "Option", chars = "\u0001\u0038" },
-	{ key = "9" , mods = "Option", chars = "\u0001\u0039" },
-	{ key = "h" , mods = "Option", chars = "\u0001\u0068" },
-	{ key = "j" , mods = "Option", chars = "\u0001\u006a" },
-	{ key = "k" , mods = "Option", chars = "\u0001\u006b" },
-	{ key = "l" , mods = "Option", chars = "\u0001\u006c" },
-	{ key = "h" , mods = "Option|command", chars = "\u0001\u0068" },
-	{ key = "j" , mods = "Option|command", chars = "\u0001\u006a" },
-	{ key = "k" , mods = "Option|command", chars = "\u0001\u006b" },
-	{ key = "l" , mods = "Option|command", chars = "\u0001\u006c" },
+	# alt + <number> switches to window <number>
+	{ key = "1" , mods = "Option", chars = "\u0001\u0031" }, # C-a 1
+	{ key = "2" , mods = "Option", chars = "\u0001\u0032" }, # C-a 2
+	{ key = "3" , mods = "Option", chars = "\u0001\u0033" }, # C-a 3
+	{ key = "4" , mods = "Option", chars = "\u0001\u0034" }, # C-a 4
+	{ key = "5" , mods = "Option", chars = "\u0001\u0035" }, # C-a 5
+	{ key = "6" , mods = "Option", chars = "\u0001\u0036" }, # C-a 6
+	{ key = "7" , mods = "Option", chars = "\u0001\u0037" }, # C-a 7
+	{ key = "8" , mods = "Option", chars = "\u0001\u0038" }, # C-a 8
+	{ key = "9" , mods = "Option", chars = "\u0001\u0039" }, # C-a 9
+	{ key = "h" , mods = "Option", chars = "\u0001\u0068" }, # C-a left
+	{ key = "j" , mods = "Option", chars = "\u0001\u006a" }, # C-a down
+	{ key = "k" , mods = "Option", chars = "\u0001\u006b" }, # C-a up
+	{ key = "l" , mods = "Option", chars = "\u0001\u006c" }, # C-a right
+
+	# for tmux resizing
+	# option + command + <hjkl> for resizing
+	{ key = "k" , mods = "Option|command", chars = "\u0001\u001b\u005b\u0031\u003b\u0035\u0041" }, # C-a C-up
+	{ key = "j" , mods = "Option|command", chars = "\u0001\u001b\u005b\u0031\u003b\u0035\u0042" }, # C-a C-down
+	{ key = "l" , mods = "Option|command", chars = "\u0001\u001b\u005b\u0031\u003b\u0035\u0043" }, # C-a C-right
+	{ key = "h" , mods = "Option|command", chars = "\u0001\u001b\u005b\u0031\u003b\u0035\u0044" }, # C-a C-left
 
 	{ key = "n" , mods = "Alt", chars = "\u0001\u006e" }, # alt+n -> C-a n
 	{ key = "p" , mods = "Alt", chars = "\u0001\u0070" }, # alt+p -> C-a p
@@ -78,3 +83,11 @@ bindings = [
 	{ key = "ArrowRight", mods = "Command|Shift", action = "SelectNextTab"  },
 
 ]
+
+[cursor]
+style.shape = "Block"
+style.blinking = "Off"
+
+[mouse]
+# hide_when_typing = true
+