Zed editor 0.179.2 has been released and introduced a new display mode for Edit Prediction, termed subtle. In this mode, predicted text remains hidden by default and becomes visible only when a modifier key is pressed.

Enhancements include support for word-based completions through the editor, the capability to filter the list of extensions by category, support for reading from anonymous file descriptors on macOS and Linux, a setting to utilize system prompts instead of default ones, fallback colors for version control theme properties, a SelectRepo action that opens the repository selector in a modal, a new git_hosting_providers setting for configuring custom Git hosting providers, improved placement of repository and branch picker popovers in the Git panel, consistency of colors related to Git status, synchronization of Git action buttons between the project diff and Git panel, and enhanced handling of multiple @ in connection strings.

The multi-buffer design has been enhanced, featuring reduced vertical space for excerpt boundaries and concealed expand up/down arrows. The performance of the scroll wheel and mouse interactions has been enhanced, along with improved support for extended keyboards on Mac. Keymap autocomplete feature.The enhancements to JSON have been implemented, and the save dialogues for new files now default to the current working directory rather than the project root.

AI functionalities such as Copilot now enable users to access Copilot through assistant settings without designating it as their edit prediction provider. The functionality to toggle display modes (eager or subtle) directly from the user interface through the status bar menu has been implemented.

Zed v0.179.2

We introduced a new display mode for Edit Prediction called subtle, which makes predicted text hidden by default and only visible when you're holding a modifier key. To turn it on, open the Edit Prediction status bar menu and select subtle. This can also be adjusted via your settings.json with: "edit_predictions": { "mode": "subtle" }. To read about this new mode, check  the blog post.

Enhancements

• Added support for word-based completions via editor: show word completions. ( #26410)
• Added the ability to filter the list of extensions by category. ( #27005)
• Added support for reading from anonymous file descriptors (e.g., created as part of process substitution) on macOS and Linux. ( #26744)
• Added a setting use_system_prompts. On macOS, you can set this to false to use Zed's in-window confirmation dialogs instead of the system ones. (On Linux, Zed's dialogs are always used). ( #26201; thanks  Hawkbawk)
• Added fallback colors for the version_control.<variant> theme properties. ( #27106)
• Git: Added a SelectRepo action that opens the repository selector in a modal. ( #26950)
• Git: Added a new git_hosting_providers setting for configuring custom Git hosting providers. ( #26879; thanks  khayyamsaleem)
• Git: Improved the placement of the repo and branch picker popovers in the git panel. ( #26950)
• Git: Improved consistency of colors relating to Git status. ( #26951; thanks  jakucermak)
• Git: Synced Git action buttons between the project diff and git panel. ( #26938)
• Git: Removed a behavior where staging the last hunk in the project diff would open the commit modal. ( #26939)
• SSH: Improved handling of multiple @ in connection strings: e.g., ssh jim.lv@es2@10.220.67.57@11.239.1.231 improving support of jump hosts running JumpServer. ( #25314; thanks  ColorFuzzy)
• Multi-buffer: Improved Expand Excerpt Down so the button stays in place, allowing rapid expansion without moving the mouse. ( #27058)
• Improved Multibuffer design. Multibuffers now use less vertical space for excerpt boundaries. Additionally, the expand up/down arrows are hidden at the start and end of the buffers. ( #24428)
• Improved performance when using the scroll wheel and some other mouse interactions. ( #25009; thanks  huacnlee)
• Improved support for extended keyboards on Mac (F20-F35). ( #26899; thanks  0x2CA)
• Improved autocomplete for keymap.json by treating :: like word characters when inside a string. ( #26574; thanks  KyleBarton)
• Improved save dialogues for new files to default to the directory you're currently working in instead of the project root. ( #22563; thanks  CharlesChen0823)
• Extended timeout used when connecting to remote instances. ( #27250)

Vim

• Added global marks '[A-Z]. ( #25702; thanks  AidanV)
• Added persistence for global (and local) marks. When re-opening the same workspace, your previous marks will be available. ( #25702; thanks  AidanV)
• Added sentence marks '( and '). ( #25702; thanks  AidanV)

AI

• Copilot: You can now sign into Copilot from assistant settings without making it your edit prediction provider. This is useful if you want to use Copilot chat while keeping a different provider, like Zed, for predictions. ( #26689)
• Copilot: Removed the copilot key from features in settings. Use edit_prediction_provider instead. ( #26689)
• Edit Prediction: Enabled toggling display modes (eager or subtle) directly from the UI via the status bar menu. ( #26680)

Bug Fixes

• Fixed buffer search keeping focus when pressing enter in vim mode. ( #26266; thanks  CharlesChen0823)
• Fixed an issue where navigating code from a preview tab with enable_preview_from_code_navigation set to true, "Go Back" from a newly opened tab could focus on the tab to the right instead of returning to the original preview tab. ( #26943)
• Fixed an issue where selecting the first line in the terminal would cause it to scroll. ( #26842)
• Fixed a bug where context for the terminal assistant would add line breaks in the presence of soft wrapped lines. ( #25415; thanks  0xRichardH)
• Fixed the interaction between auto_reveal, file_scan_inclusions, and .gitignore within the Project Panel. Files that are always included will now be auto-revealed in the Project Panel, even if those files are also gitignored. ( #26197; thanks  Hawkbawk)
• Fixed edit predictions appearing in read-only buffers. ( #26804; thanks  MrSubidubi)
• Fixed attributes in Rust being improperly highlighted. ( #26172; thanks  MrSubidubi)
• Fixed selection highlight appearing in input fields like the file picker, command palette, etc. ( #26805)
• Fixed auto-paired quotes being inserted when typing a quote immediately next to a word character. ( #26803)
• Fixed a rare case where languages had no associated icon in the language selector. ( #26376; thanks  MrSubidubi)
• Fixed an issue where file names with newlines and multi-byte characters could cause a crash in certain cases. ( #26791)
• Fixed an issue where Zed would show macOS native tabs when opening new fullscreen windows on macOS. ( #26774)
• Fixed a bug where editor's outline view wouldn't move the cursor on confirm action. ( #26761)
• Fixed an issue where autocomplete suggestions and diagnostics for languages and (icon) themes in settings would not update when the extension with which they were added was installed or uninstalled. ( #26633)
• Fixed an issue when using code actions as a format step where the edits made by the code actions would not be grouped with the other format edits in the undo history ( #27198)
• Fixed custom tasks not shown ( #27187)
• Linux: Fixed an issue where Zed would crash on AMD Linux systems when selecting long lines. ( #26890; thanks  not-my-profile)
• Git: Fixed git commit messages not being syntax-highlighted. ( #26988)
• Git: Fixed involuntary joining of lines when typing in the commit message editor. ( #26953)
• Git: Fixed being unable to type whitespace after a comment character at the start of a line in the commit message editor. ( #26953)
• SSH: Fixed an issue that prevented formatting from working when working with remote dev.
• Vim: Fixed space not handling non-ASCII characters. ( #27053; thanks  5brian)

v0.179.2