Create base-level comfortable tmux config

.config/tmux/tmux.conf

@@ -1,8 +1,15 @@
-# Status Bar Appearance customization
+# Layout of this conf file:
-#set -g status-bg black
+# 1. Global Settings
-#set -g status-fg white
+# 2. Keybinds
-set -g status-bg green
+# 3. Keybinds
-set -g window-status-current-bg blue
+# 4. Theme
+
+# For rapid change prototyping, disabled normally:
+# bind-key r source-file ~/.config/tmux/tmux.conf \; display-message "config reloaded."
+
+######################
+### 1. GLOBAL SETTINGS
+######################
 
 # show that activity happens but don't display a huge 'activity happening' notification
 setw -g monitor-activity on
@@ -11,68 +18,107 @@ set -g visual-activity off
 # Start counting windows and panes at 1
 set -g base-index 1
 setw -g pane-base-index 1
-
+set -g renumber-windows on
-# Custom modifier key
-set -g prefix C-a
-unbind-key C-b
-bind-key C-a send-prefix
 
 # Terminal improvements
 set -g terminal-overrides "xterm*:XT:smcup@:rmcup@"
 set-window-option -g automatic-rename on
-set -g renumber-windows on
 set-option -g set-titles on
 set -g mouse on
 set -g default-terminal screen-256color
 set -g status-keys vi
 set -g history-limit 10000
 
-# Clear scrollback buffer
+# Screen size is based on the smallest client looking at the current windows, not the smallest
-bind l clear-history
+# client connected to the overall session. If two clients are connected to the same session but not
-
+# looking at the same window, why would they care about each others screen size?
-# Custom key bindings to split the window
+setw -g aggressive-resize on
-# split it using modifier key + v or s
-#bind-key h split-window -h
-#bind-key v split-window -v
-# split it w/o modifier key using - or _
-#bind - split-window -v
-#bind _ split-window -h
 
 # No delay for escape key press
 set -sg escape-time 0
 
-# WINDOW SWITCHING
+# Set Cursor terminal override, so nvim can change cursor style when changing modes
-# Easier window navigation
+# more info see nvim, :help tui-cursor-shape
-bind -n C-Tab     next-window
+set -ga terminal-overrides '*:Ss=\E[%p1%d q:Se=\E[ q'
-bind -n C-S-Tab   previous-window
-#bind -n C-S-Left  previous-window
-#bind -n C-S-Right next-window
 
-# Copy to cygwin clipboard
+####################
-bind -n C-t run "tmux save-buffer - > /dev/clipboard"
+## 2. PLUGINS     ##
-
+####################
-# PANE & WINDOW DESTRUCTION
-# Kill tabs quicker
-bind-key x kill-pane
-bind-key C-x kill-window
 
 # Plugins -- TO INITALLY SET UP THE PLUGINS PRESS bind-key I (that is shift i)
 # -- a message will appear after a second saying succes
 #run-shell ~/.tmux-plugins/resurrect/resurrect.tmux
 set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tpm'
 set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tmux-sensible'
-set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tmux-pain-control'
+# Recently removed due to causing too many incompatibilities with how I want it set up
+#set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tmux-pain-control'
 set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tmux-yank'
 set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tmux-prefix-highlight'
 set -g @plugin 'Morantron/tmux-fingers'
 
 run -b "${TMUX_PLUGIN_MANAGER_PATH}/tpm/tpm"
 
-# Set Cursor terminal override, so nvim can change cursor style when changing modes
+#####################
-# more info see nvim, :help tui-cursor-shape
+## 3. KEYBINDINGS  ##
-set -ga terminal-overrides '*:Ss=\E[%p1%d q:Se=\E[ q'
+#####################
 
-## Begin theming > theme from github.com/jimeh/tmux-themepack, the powerline/default/blue theme. 
+# Unbind some defaults
+unbind '"'
+unbind %
+
+# Custom modifier key
+set -g prefix C-a
+unbind-key C-b
+bind-key -r C-a send-prefix
+
+# Pane Navigation - Vim Keys
+bind-key -n C-h select-pane -L
+bind-key -n C-j select-pane -D
+bind-key -n C-k select-pane -U
+bind-key -n C-l select-pane -R
+
+# Window Navigation - Prefix + Vim Keys
+bind-key -r C-h select-window -t :-
+bind-key -r C-l select-window -t :+
+
+# Resize Panes
+bind-key -r H resize-pane -L 3
+bind-key -r J resize-pane -D 1
+bind-key -r K resize-pane -U 1
+bind-key -r L resize-pane -R 3
+
+bind-key -r C-H resize-pane -L 10
+bind-key -r C-J resize-pane -D 5
+bind-key -r C-K resize-pane -U 5
+bind-key -r C-L resize-pane -R 10
+
+# Send Pane to a new window (but stay on current window), join it back into the current window
+bind-key B break-pane -d
+bind-key C-b command-prompt -p "join pane from: "  "join-pane -h -s '%%'"
+
+# Swap panes within the current window (swaps pane # entered with currently selected pane)
+bind-key b display-panes\; command-prompt -p "pane #: "  "swap-pane -t '%%'"
+
+# Kill tabs quicker
+bind-key x kill-pane
+bind-key C-x kill-window
+
+# Split Window into panes - automatically handled by plugin
+bind-key \ split-window -h -c '#{pane_current_path}'
+bind-key - split-window -v -c '#{pane_current_path}'
+
+# Open a sessions chooser
+bind C-j split-window -v "tmux list-sessions | sed -E 's/:.*$//' | grep -v \"^$(tmux display-message -p '#S')\$\" | fzf --reverse | xargs tmux switch-client -t"
+
+# Quick-View Panes
+bind-key h split-window -h 'top'
+bind-key t split-window -h 'vim ~/Documents/ROADMAP.md'
+
+#####################
+## 4. THEME        ##
+#####################
+
+## theme from github.com/jimeh/tmux-themepack, the powerline/default/blue theme.
 ## It is integrated with prefix highlight for this tmux conf
 
 # Status update interval