Auto save doesn't trigger when switching helix windows

[iyegoroff]

I have enabled auto-save = true in my config.toml and all changes has been saved when switching tmux windows or WM desktops. However, it doesn't save changes when switching helix windows with Ctrl-w + w. Am I missing something or this behavior is not supported?

Platform: Linux
Terminal: alacritty 0.13.1
Installation: xbps-install
Helix: 23.10 (f6021dd)

[the-mikedavis]

This is the intended behavior - auto-save triggers when the terminal loses focus, or in tmux's case, when the terminal split containing Helix loses focus

[iyegoroff]

Ok. Then could you extend auto-saving behavior to trigger on helix window change too?

For example, in VSCode auto-save is defined as a union of string values:

onWindowChange triggers saving only when switching from VSCode to another app (like in helix right now)
onFocusChange also triggers saving when changing active editor tab inside VSCode itself

Another possible solution: Adding a command for window mode, so Ctrl-w could be remapped to [":w", "window_mode"].

[the-mikedavis]

See #3451, #3178, #5303

I think adding additional ways to save automatically would be a nice improvement. In the meantime you could rebind the window switching keys under C-w to save and then switch windows.