.tmux.conf improved

with the help of Gemini
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## make tmux display things in 256 colors #########################################
## Getting italics working correctly in tmux # Basic Settings and Prefix
## https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/745718 #########################################
set -g default-terminal "tmux-256color"
## set scrollback history to 10000 (10k) set-option -g prefix C-a # Set Ctrl-a as the prefix key
set -g history-limit 10000 unbind C-b # Unbind the default Ctrl-b prefix
## set Ctrl-a as the default prefix key combination set -sg escape-time 1 # Shorten command delay for faster responsiveness
## and unbind C-b to free it up
set -g prefix C-a
unbind C-b
## reload ~/.tmux.conf using PREFIX r #########################################
# Terminal and Display
#########################################
set-option -g default-terminal "tmux-256color" # Force tmux to use 256 colors if supported by the terminal
#########################################
# History and Indexing
#########################################
set-option -g history-limit 10000 # Set the scrollback history limit to 10,000 lines
set-option -g base-index 1 # Start window indexing at 1 (instead of 0)
set-option -g pane-base-index 1 # Start pane indexing at 1 (instead of 0)
#########################################
# Key Bindings
#########################################
# Reload tmux configuration
bind r source-file ~/.tmux.conf \; display "Reloaded!" bind r source-file ~/.tmux.conf \; display "Reloaded!"
## map Vi movement keys as pane movement keys # Window Management
bind h select-pane -L bind Tab next-window # Cycle to the next window
bind j select-pane -D bind , command-prompt "rename-window '%%'" # Open a prompt to rename the current window
bind k select-pane -U
bind l select-pane -R
# resize panes using PREFIX H, J, K, L # Pane Management
bind -r H resize-pane -L 2 bind | split-window -h # Split the current window horizontally
bind -r J resize-pane -D 2 bind - split-window -v # Split the current window vertically
bind -r K resize-pane -U 2
bind -r L resize-pane -R 2
## PREFIX | to split horizontally # Pane Selection (Vi-style movement)
## PREFIX - to split vertically bind h select-pane -L # Select the pane to the left
bind | split-window -h bind j select-pane -D # Select the pane below
bind - split-window -v bind k select-pane -U # Select the pane above
bind l select-pane -R # Select the pane to the right
## shorten command delay # Pane Resizing
set -sg escape-time 1 bind -r H resize-pane -L 2 # Resize the current pane 2 cells to the left (repeatable with -r)
bind -r J resize-pane -D 2 # Resize the current pane 2 cells down (repeatable with -r)
bind -r K resize-pane -U 2 # Resize the current pane 2 cells up (repeatable with -r)
bind -r L resize-pane -R 2 # Resize the current pane 2 cells to the right (repeatable with -r)
## Tab through active windows #########################################
bind Tab next-window # Visual Notifications
#########################################
## Rename window set-option -g monitor-activity on # Enable monitoring of activity in other windows
bind , command-prompt "rename-window '%%'" set-option -g visual-activity on # Enable visual notification of activity in other windows
## ---------------------- #########################################
## Status Bar # Status Bar
## ----------------------- #########################################
set -g status on # turn the status bar on
set -g status-interval 5 # set update frequencey (default 15 seconds)
set -g status-justify centre # center window list for clarity
## ---------------------- set-option -g status on # Turn the status bar on
## set some pretty colors set-option -g status-interval 5 # Set the status bar update frequency to 5 seconds
## ---------------------- set-option -g status-justify centre # Justify the window list to the left
## set pane colors - hilight the active pane
set -g pane-border-style bg=colour0,fg=colour8
set -g pane-active-border-style bg=colour0,fg=colour2
## colorize messages in the command line # Left side of the status bar
set-option -g message-style bg=colour0,fg=colour13 set-option -g status-left-length 70 # Set the maximum length of the left side of the status bar
set-option -g status-left "#h ◆" # Display the hostname on the left, followed by some visual separators
## set window list colors # Right side of the status bar
setw -g window-status-style fg=colour8,bg=colour0 set-option -g status-right-length 60 # Set the maximum length of the right side of the status bar
setw -g window-status-current-style fg=colour2,bg=colour0,bright set-option -g status-right "S:#S W:#I P:#P | %Y-%m-%d %H:%M" # Display session name, window index, pane index, and the date/time on the right
## Titles # Status bar style
set -g set-titles on #set-option -g status-style bg=colour0,fg=colour8,bright # Set the background, foreground color, and brightness of the status bar
set -g set-titles-string '#H:#S.#I.#P #W #T' # window number,program name, active(or not) set-option -g status-style bg=default,fg=colour8,bright # Set the background to default (transparent), foreground color, and brightness
#########################################
# Pane Appearance
#########################################
#set inactive/active window styles set-option -g pane-border-style bg=colour0,fg=colour8 # Style for inactive pane borders
# set -g window-style fg=colour0,bg=colour0 set-option -g pane-active-border-style bg=colour0,fg=colour2 # Style for the active pane border
# set -g window-active-style fg=colour7,bg=colour0
# -- or --
# These make tmux transparent again
set -g window-style bg=default
set -g window-active-style bg=default
## Status Bar: color #########################################
set-option -g status-style bg=colour0,fg=colour8,bright # Message Appearance
#########################################
## Status Bar: Left - hostname set-option -g message-style bg=colour0,fg=colour13 # Style for messages displayed in the tmux command line
set -g status-left-length 70
set -g status-left "#h"
## Status Bar: Right - Session name, Window & Pane, Date & Time #########################################
set -g status-right-length 60 # Window Appearance
set -g status-right "S:#S W:#I P:#P | %Y-%m-%d %H:%M" #########################################
# set window and pane index to 1 (0 by default) set-option -g window-style bg=default # Default background color for windows
set -g base-index 1 set-option -g window-active-style bg=default # Background color for the active window
setw -g pane-base-index 1
## visual notification of activity in other windows #########################################
setw -g monitor-activity on # Window List Appearance
set -g visual-activity on #########################################
# ---------------------------------- set-option -g window-status-style fg=colour8,bg=default # Style for inactive windows in the window list
set-option -g window-status-current-style fg=colour2,bg=default,bright # Style for the active window in the window list
# ## use send-prefix to pass C-a through to application set-option -g window-status-format "#[fg=colour8,bg=default] #I:#W#[fg=colour8,bg=default] " # Format for inactive windows in the window list
# #bind C-a send-prefix set-option -g window-status-current-format "#[fg=colour2,bg=default,bright]● #I:#W ●#[fg=colour2,bg=default,nobold]" # Format for the active window in the window list
#
# ## Make the current window the first window #########################################
# bind T swap-window -t 1 # Window Titles
# #########################################
# set-option -g display-panes-active-colour colour2
# set-option -g display-panes-colour colour1 set-option -g set-titles on # Enable automatic window titles
# set-option -g set-titles-string '#H:#S.#I.#P #W #T' # Format string for window titles (hostname:session.window_index.pane_index window_number window_name)