Evil Helix theme not loading?

[jbwinn]

Summary

I have an issue with installing evil helix. I'm unsure if this repo will install helix with a config that will make it look like the screenshot in the README. However, when I install the editor, the theme seems to mirror vanilla helix.

Reproduction Steps

I have installed helix with Homebrew as well as curling the release. I'm running MacOS.

I will then open helix with:

1. hx

I expected to open into an editor that looks similar to the screenshot in the README.

However, when I open the editor, the theme is purple. The keybindings seem to work as expected, but I have fully tested this. I also do see that SEL mode is showing as VIS. Really I'm just unsure about the theme setup.

Helix log

~/.cache/helix/helix.log

please provide a copy of `~/.cache/helix/helix.log` here if possible, you may need to redact some of the lines

I did not have any information in my helix log file.

Platform

macOS

Terminal Emulator

Ghostty

Installation Method

Source / brew

Helix Version

evil-helix (8d82e9c, helix 25.1)

[usagi-flow]

Thank you for filing this issue. It's a bit confusing. :)

At the moment, the default upstream theme still loads. That's due to a known issue: #8

The screenshot in the readme, on the other hand, shows the "Catppuccin Macchiato" theme, slightly modified to enable transparency.

Finally, the terminal is wezterm, which takes care of the terminal transparency and blur.

These are the relevant dotfiles for that setup:

~/.config/helix/themes/catppuccin_macchiato_transparent.toml (create this directory/file):

inherits = "catppuccin_macchiato"
"ui.background" = {}

~/.config/helix/config.toml:

theme = "catppuccin_macchiato_transparent"
# Rest of your configuration ...

~/.config/wezterm/wezterm.lua

return {
    -- Rest of your configuration...
    window_background_opacity = 0.6,
    macos_window_background_blur = 128
}