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diff --git a/docs/helix-keys.md b/docs/helix-keys.md index 2aff75cd..da969574 100644 --- a/docs/helix-keys.md +++ b/docs/helix-keys.md @@ -37,8 +37,10 @@ layer: gap offsets + ranges over the flat text). Differential harness: cursor when the selection is implicit motion residue. Mode is reported "select" ONLY while `v` extend mode is on (helix keeps mode normal for x/%/mi-created selections). -- **Columns are byte offsets** (`cur_col`). ASCII-only harness cases - sidestep this; real UTF-8 parity is out of scope. +- **Stored columns are UTF-8 byte offsets** (`cur_col`), but every modal + cursor/range endpoint is snapped to an extended-grapheme boundary. Rendering, + mouse input and vertical motion translate those offsets through terminal-cell + widths, so combining sequences and wide glyphs remain single cursor cells. - **Terminal panes: shell output is immutable.** Edit ops only ever drop/alter typed insertion runs. All "To implement" edit ops follow the same rule (motion/selection parts work on the full motion surface; the |