Quan Tong
nnn: wcswidth returns different values for same Unicode code point between macOS and Linux
2023-08-09
When attempting to integrate nnn with Helix, I encountered an interesting issue that resulted in duplicate first characters in the filename:
What’s interesting is that this issue doesn’t occur on Linux:
I’ve spent several days troubleshooting this problem but haven’t been able to identify the root cause. The only solution I could come up with is a workaround, and I must admit, I’m still not entirely satisfied with it.
File tree workaround for Helix
2023-08-02
Many people have expressed that the absence of a file tree is what prevents them from using Helix.
If, for some reasons, you cannot use the PR #5768, here’s a workaround to create a file tree using WezTerm and nnn
The idea here is to implement a custom opener in nnn.
When navigating to a file, it will be opened using hx in the right pane.
When opening another file, it checks if there is a running instance of hx in the right pane and sends the :open $1\r command to that pane.