.tmux.conf

# tmux config

# General {{{

set -g prefix `

# Ring the bell if any background window rang a bell.
set -g bell-action any

# Default termtype. If the rcfile sets $TERM, that overrides this value.
set -g default-terminal screen-256color

# Status bar clock: month/day hour:minute
set -g status-right '%m/%d %H:%M'

# Watch for activity in background windows.
setw -g monitor-activity on

# ------------------------------------------------------------------------ }}}
# Colors {{{

# NOTE: these colors were chosen assuming Solarized Light in
# iTerm2. They might look horrible in other setups.

# Status messages and command input line
set -g message-bg blue
set -g message-fg white

# Set border colors for panes. This works fine for multiple panes, but has
# no useful effect in a 2-pane window.
set -g pane-border-bg default
set -g pane-border-fg white
set -g pane-active-border-bg default
set -g pane-active-border-fg green

# Status line color
set -g status-bg blue
set -g status-fg white

# Coloring for left-most status indicator
set -g status-left-bg brightgreen
set -g status-left-fg brightwhite

# For copy-mode and such I think. Look into this later.
#setw -g mode-bg red
#setw -g mode-fg brightwhite

# Highlight the current window in the status line
setw -g window-status-current-fg brightwhite
setw -g window-status-current-bg black

# Highlight windows with activity.
# Note, this seems to use inverse behavior, bg=fg, fg=bg...
# It must set inverse by default.
setw -g window-status-activity-fg white
setw -g window-status-activity-bg brightred

# ------------------------------------------------------------------------ }}}
# Mouse handling {{{

# Honor mouse clicks if they are passed through by the terminal.
# Select windows and panes, and drag-resize panes.
# This is great and all but it really messes with copying via e.g. iTerm.
# I'm doing this with iTerm key maps using hex codes.
# set -g mouse-select-pane on
# set -g mouse-select-window on
# set -g mouse-resize-pane on

# This has to do with tmux copy buffers and the mouse.
# Kind of screwy, need to evaluate some other month.
# setw -g mode-mouse on

# ------------------------------------------------------------------------ }}}
# Key bindings {{{

# Keep your finger on ctrl, or don't.
bind-key ^D detach-client

# Create splits and vertical splits
bind-key v split-window -h
bind-key ^V split-window -h
bind-key s split-window
bind-key ^S split-window

# Pane resize in all four directions using vi bindings.
# Can use these raw but I map them to ctrl-opt-<arrow> in iTerm.
bind-key J resize-pane -D
bind-key K resize-pane -U
bind-key H resize-pane -L
bind-key L resize-pane -R

# Use vi keybindings for tmux commandline input.
# Note that to get command mode you need to hit ESC twice.
set -g status-keys vi

# Use vi keybindings in copy and choice modes.
setw -g mode-keys vi

# ------------------------------------------------------------------------ }}}