From 72e69441ff4dd26c0144cde3de6004df2500b383 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Isaac Corbrey <isaac@isaaccorbrey.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2026 14:20:09 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] zellij: Add rename, submode, and tuicr binds to normal mode

---
 modules/home/zellij/config.kdl | 15 +++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/modules/home/zellij/config.kdl b/modules/home/zellij/config.kdl
index 9ea524d..96a35b9 100644
--- a/modules/home/zellij/config.kdl
+++ b/modules/home/zellij/config.kdl
@@ -25,12 +25,23 @@ keybinds clear-defaults=true {
         bind "Alt 3" { GoToTab 3; }
         bind "Alt 4" { GoToTab 4; }
         bind "Alt 5" { GoToTab 5; }
+        bind "Alt c" { SwitchToMode "RenamePane"; PaneNameInput 0; }
+        bind "Alt Shift c" { SwitchToMode "RenameTab"; TabNameInput 0; }
+
+        // External tools.
+        bind "Alt v" { Run "tuicr" "-w"; }
 
         // Resize/layout, still flat.
         bind "Alt =" "Alt +" { Resize "Increase"; }
         bind "Alt -" { Resize "Decrease"; }
         bind "Alt [" { PreviousSwapLayout; }
         bind "Alt ]" { NextSwapLayout; }
+
+        // Submode entry -- mirrors each mode's own Alt-key exit bind.
+        bind "Alt r" { SwitchToMode "Resize"; }
+        bind "Alt m" { SwitchToMode "Move"; }
+        bind "Alt s" { SwitchToMode "Scroll"; }
+        bind "Alt o" { SwitchToMode "Session"; }
     }
 
     locked {
@@ -90,11 +101,11 @@ keybinds clear-defaults=true {
     }
     renamepane {
         bind "Enter" { SwitchToMode "Normal"; }
-        bind "Esc" { UndoRenamePane; SwitchToMode "Pane"; }
+        bind "Esc" { UndoRenamePane; SwitchToMode "Normal"; }
     }
     renametab {
         bind "Enter" { SwitchToMode "Normal"; }
-        bind "Esc" { UndoRenameTab; SwitchToMode "Tab"; }
+        bind "Esc" { UndoRenameTab; SwitchToMode "Normal"; }
     }
 
     shared_except "locked" {
-- 
knotmirror 0.0.1