Word wrap configuration?

[VANADAIN]

Hi,
I installed fresh version of helix recently and can't find info how to set word wrap of text-width functionality (like limitation in N columns for editor space). Is this configuration option possible?

[the-mikedavis]

This is not yet implemented, see #136

[lynnpepin]

My understanding is that this has now been merged, but it's unclear to me how to activate it. Searching for it simply brings up this discussion and other issues.

I ended up finding it here: https://helix-editor.com/news/release-23-03-highlights/ so I wanted to add it to this discussion

# ~/.config/helix/config.toml
[editor.soft-wrap]
enable = true

[zenlor]

Another little note, to enable it at runtime:

:set-option soft-wrap.enable true

[peterjc]

There isn't a way to set this by language, is there?

e.g. Line wrapping on in Markdown and LaTeX, but off by default.

Or, line wrapping off in Python and R, but on by default.

[the-mikedavis]

You can override the editor-level soft-wrap config in languages.toml for a language: https://docs.helix-editor.com/master/languages.html#language-configuration

[lmmx]

That didn't work for me with a [[language]] and name = "markdown" for some reason (but no matter, I'm fine setting it globally!)

[sicher]

I have this in my languages.toml:

[[language]]
name = "markdown"
text-width = 80
soft-wrap = { enable = true, wrap-at-text-width = true, max-wrap = 25, wrap-indicator = "" }

[lmmx]

oh that is much nicer, you don't get the little down-right hook arrows with the "" wrap-indicator, smart. Thanks for sharing!