zed/assets/settings/default.json

{
    // The name of the Zed theme to use for the UI
    "theme": "One Dark",
    // The name of a font to use for rendering text in the editor
    "buffer_font_family": "Zed Mono",
    // The OpenType features to enable for text in the editor.
    "buffer_font_features": {
        "calt": true
    },
    // The default font size for text in the editor
    "buffer_font_size": 15,
    // The factor to grow the active pane by. Defaults to 1.0
    // which gives the same size as all other panes.
    "active_pane_magnification": 1.0,
    // Whether to enable vim modes and key bindings
    "vim_mode": false,
    // Whether to show the informational hover box when moving the mouse
    // over symbols in the editor.
    "hover_popover_enabled": true,
    // Whether to confirm before quitting Zed.
    "confirm_quit": false,
    // Whether the cursor blinks in the editor.
    "cursor_blink": true,
    // Whether to pop the completions menu while typing in an editor without
    // explicitly requesting it.
    "show_completions_on_input": true,
    // Whether the screen sharing icon is showed in the os status bar.
    "show_call_status_icon": true,
    // Whether to use language servers to provide code intelligence.
    "enable_language_server": true,
    // When to automatically save edited buffers. This setting can
    // take four values.
    //
    // 1. Never automatically save:
    //     "autosave": "off",
    // 2. Save when changing focus away from the Zed window:
    //     "autosave": "on_window_change",
    // 3. Save when changing focus away from a specific buffer:
    //     "autosave": "on_focus_change",
    // 4. Save when idle for a certain amount of time:
    //     "autosave": { "after_delay": {"milliseconds": 500} },
    "autosave": "off",
    // Where to place the dock by default. This setting can take three
    // values:
    //
    // 1. Position the dock attached to the bottom of the workspace
    //     "default_dock_anchor": "bottom"
    // 2. Position the dock to the right of the workspace like a side panel
    //     "default_dock_anchor": "right"
    // 3. Position the dock full screen over the entire workspace"
    //     "default_dock_anchor": "expanded"
    "default_dock_anchor": "bottom",
    // Whether or not to remove any trailing whitespace from lines of a buffer
    // before saving it.
    "remove_trailing_whitespace_on_save": true,
    // Whether or not to ensure there's a single newline at the end of a buffer
    // when saving it.
    "ensure_final_newline_on_save": true,
    // Whether or not to perform a buffer format before saving
    "format_on_save": "on",
    // How to perform a buffer format. This setting can take two values:
    //
    // 1. Format code using the current language server:
    //     "format_on_save": "language_server"
    // 2. Format code using an external command:
    //     "format_on_save": {
    //       "external": {
    //         "command": "prettier",
    //         "arguments": ["--stdin-filepath", "{buffer_path}"]
    //       }
    //     }
    "formatter": "language_server",
    // How to soft-wrap long lines of text. This setting can take
    // three values:
    //
    // 1. Do not soft wrap.
    //      "soft_wrap": "none",
    // 2. Soft wrap lines that overflow the editor:
    //      "soft_wrap": "editor_width",
    // 3. Soft wrap lines at the preferred line length
    //      "soft_wrap": "preferred_line_length",
    "soft_wrap": "none",
    // The column at which to soft-wrap lines, for buffers where soft-wrap
    // is enabled.
    "preferred_line_length": 80,
    // Whether to indent lines using tab characters, as opposed to multiple
    // spaces.
    "hard_tabs": false,
    // How many columns a tab should occupy.
    "tab_size": 4,
    // Control what info is collected by Zed.
    "telemetry": {
        // Send debug info like crash reports.
        "diagnostics": true,
        // Send anonymized usage data like what languages you're using Zed with.
        "metrics": true
    },
    // Automatically update Zed
    "auto_update": true,
    // Git gutter behavior configuration.
    "git": {
        // Control whether the git gutter is shown. May take 2 values:
        // 1. Show the gutter
        //      "git_gutter": "tracked_files"
        // 2. Hide the gutter
        //      "git_gutter": "hide"
        "git_gutter": "tracked_files"
    },
    // Settings specific to journaling
    "journal": {
        // The path of the directory where journal entries are stored
        "path": "~",
        // What format to display the hours in
        // May take 2 values:
        // 1. hour12
        // 2. hour24
        "hour_format": "hour12"
    },
    // Settings specific to the terminal
    "terminal": {
        // What shell to use when opening a terminal. May take 3 values:
        // 1. Use the system's default terminal configuration (e.g. $TERM).
        //      "shell": "system"
        // 2. A program:
        //      "shell": {
        //        "program": "sh"
        //      }
        // 3. A program with arguments:
        //     "shell": {
        //         "with_arguments": {
        //           "program": "/bin/bash",
        //           "arguments": ["--login"]
        //         }
        //     }
        "shell": "system",
        // What working directory to use when launching the terminal.
        // May take 4 values:
        // 1. Use the current file's project directory.  Will Fallback to the
        //    first project directory strategy if unsuccessful
        //      "working_directory": "current_project_directory"
        // 2. Use the first project in this workspace's directory
        //      "working_directory": "first_project_directory"
        // 3. Always use this platform's home directory (if we can find it)
        //     "working_directory": "always_home"
        // 4. Always use a specific directory. This value will be shell expanded.
        //    If this path is not a valid directory the terminal will default to
        //    this platform's home directory  (if we can find it)
        //      "working_directory": {
        //        "always": {
        //          "directory": "~/zed/projects/"
        //        }
        //      }
        //
        //
        "working_directory": "current_project_directory",
        // Set the cursor blinking behavior in the terminal.
        // May take 4 values:
        //  1. Never blink the cursor, ignoring the terminal mode
        //         "blinking": "off",
        //  2. Default the cursor blink to off, but allow the terminal to
        //     set blinking
        //         "blinking": "terminal_controlled",
        //  3. Always blink the cursor, ignoring the terminal mode
        //         "blinking": "on",
        "blinking": "terminal_controlled",
        // Set whether Alternate Scroll mode (code: ?1007) is active by default.
        // Alternate Scroll mode converts mouse scroll events into up / down key
        // presses when in the alternate screen (e.g. when running applications
        // like vim or  less). The terminal can still set and unset this mode.
        // May take 2 values:
        //  1. Default alternate scroll mode to on
        //         "alternate_scroll": "on",
        //  2. Default alternate scroll mode to off
        //         "alternate_scroll": "off",
        "alternate_scroll": "off",
        // Set whether the option key behaves as the meta key.
        // May take 2 values:
        //  1. Rely on default platform handling of option key, on macOS
        //     this means generating certain unicode characters
        //         "option_to_meta": false,
        //  2. Make the option keys behave as a 'meta' key, e.g. for emacs
        //         "option_to_meta": true,
        "option_as_meta": false,
        // Whether or not selecting text in the terminal will automatically
        // copy to the system clipboard.
        "copy_on_select": false,
        // Any key-value pairs added to this list will be added to the terminal's
        // enviroment. Use `:` to seperate multiple values.
        "env": {
            // "KEY": "value1:value2"
        }
        // Set the terminal's font size. If this option is not included,
        // the terminal will default to matching the buffer's font size.
        // "font_size": "15"
        // Set the terminal's font family. If this option is not included,
        // the terminal will default to matching the buffer's font family.
        // "font_family": "Zed Mono"
    },
    // Different settings for specific languages.
    "languages": {
        "Plain Text": {
            "soft_wrap": "preferred_line_length"
        },
        "Elixir": {
            "tab_size": 2
        },
        "Go": {
            "tab_size": 4,
            "hard_tabs": true
        },
        "Markdown": {
            "soft_wrap": "preferred_line_length"
        },
        "JavaScript": {
            "tab_size": 2
        },
        "TypeScript": {
            "tab_size": 2
        },
        "TSX": {
            "tab_size": 2
        },
        "YAML": {
            "tab_size": 2
        }
    },
    // LSP Specific settings.
    "lsp": {
        // Specify the LSP name as a key here.
        // As of 8/10/22, supported LSPs are:
        // pyright
        // gopls
        // rust-analyzer
        // typescript-language-server
        // vscode-json-languageserver
        // "rust-analyzer": {
        //     //These initialization options are merged into Zed's defaults
        //     "initialization_options": {
        //         "checkOnSave": {
        //             "command": "clippy"
        //         }
        //     }
        // }
    }
}