I want to visualize vim status mode.

[yasainet]

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I am a newcomer who has switched from vim to zed.

My requests are as follows

• I want to change the vim status mode visibility to "bottom left" instead of "bottom right". Normally, when writing code, my line of sight is from the top left to the center of the screen. However, to check the mode, one needs to check the bottom right, which is the furthest away.
• Is it possible to display the vim status mode with some kind of coloring, even simple? For example, vimairlin, vim-powerline, etc.

Of course, I understand that zed is the best editor with the best design and UI at the moment, so the current design has to make some sense.

Please give me your opinions.

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[helgemahrt]

I'm working on this.

[helgemahrt]

I'm working on adding the color settings for the mode indicator, and it got me wondering whether it should be part of the theme or whether it should go into the settings, to be independent of the theme. (Personally, I'd like to use the same Vim mode colors, regardless of the theme I'm using)

[helgemahrt]

I'm working on adding the color settings for the mode indicator, and it got me wondering whether it should be part of the theme or whether it should go into the settings, to be independent of the theme. (Personally, I'd like to use the same Vim mode colors, regardless of the theme I'm using)

@danilo-leal what’s the preferred approach here?

[danilo-leal]

I wonder if using iconography, rather than color, wouldn't be better... I see that the mentioned plugins all use color, but I'm concerned about how much that'd bloat the app. Even though icons can also have this effect, we could be minimal and have custom-made icons for each mode, assuming they'd be as effective in helping quickly understand the active one.

[helgemahrt]

I only recently started using Vim motions, so I wonder how others with more experience / @yasainet feel about this. Personally, I think it's easier for me to get a visual cue from a strong color from the corner of my eye than having to focus on the vim mode indicator to identify a mode icon.