From de4419675004a02983f0416fa2726c993cfb66a5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sarthak Jain <jsarthak@outlook.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Jul 2026 13:56:41 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] tmux configuration redesign

---
 tmux/.tmux.conf.local        | 117 ++++++++++++-----------------------
 tmux/config/keybindings.conf |  67 ++++++++++++++++++++
 tmux/config/settings.conf    |  49 +++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 154 insertions(+), 79 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 tmux/config/keybindings.conf
 create mode 100644 tmux/config/settings.conf

diff --git a/tmux/.tmux.conf.local b/tmux/.tmux.conf.local
index 64b72ac..4d52a6a 100644
--- a/tmux/.tmux.conf.local
+++ b/tmux/.tmux.conf.local
@@ -71,42 +71,49 @@ tmux_conf_24b_colour=auto
 #   - tmux_conf_theme_synchronized
 tmux_conf_theme=enabled
 
-# Carbonfox Color Palette
-color_bg="#161616"
-color_fg="#f2f4f8"
-color_black="#282828"
-color_gray="#353535"
-color_light_gray="#484848"
-color_red="#ee5396"
-color_green="#25be6a"
-color_teal="#3ddbd9"
-color_blue="#78a9ff"
-color_purple="#be95ff"
-color_cyan="#33b1ff"
-color_white="#dfdfe0"
+# Classic Monokai Color Palette
+color_bg="#272822"
+color_fg="#f8f8f2"
+color_black="#1e1f1c"
+color_gray="#3e3d32"
+color_light_gray="#75715e"
+color_red="#f92672"
+color_green="#a6e22e"     # Monokai Green (Session & Normal)
+color_teal="#a6e22e"      # Monokai Green
+color_blue="#66d9ef"      # Monokai Cyan/Blue
+color_purple="#ae81ff"    # Monokai Purple (Host & Visual)
+color_cyan="#66d9ef"      # Monokai Cyan (Active Window)
+color_yellow="#e6db74"    # Monokai Yellow (Date/Time)
+color_white="#f8f8f2"
 
-color_accent="$color_blue"
+color_accent="$color_cyan" # Active window is Monokai Cyan
 color_primary="default"
 color_secondary="$color_gray"
 color_fg_primary="$color_fg"
 color_fg_secondary="$color_white"
 
+# Curve variables bound to palette colors
+color_blue_curve="$color_purple"
+color_cyan_curve="$color_yellow"
+color_purple_curve="$color_purple"
+
 window_status_current_bg="default"
 window_status_current_fg="$color_accent"
 
 theme_mode_bg="$color_accent"
 theme_mode_fg="$color_bg"
 
-tmux_conf_theme_window_fg="$color_fg_primary"
+tmux_conf_theme_window_fg="#a5afc2"
 # window style
 tmux_conf_theme_window_bg="default"
 
 # highlight focused pane, possible values are:
 #   - true
 #   - false (default)
-tmux_conf_theme_highlight_focused_pane=false
+tmux_conf_theme_highlight_focused_pane=true
 
 # focused pane colours:
+tmux_conf_theme_focused_pane_fg="#f2f4f8"
 tmux_conf_theme_focused_pane_bg="default"
 
 # pane border style, possible values are:
@@ -174,7 +181,7 @@ tmux_conf_theme_window_status_attr="none"
 # tmux_conf_theme_window_status_format="#I #W#{?#{||:#{window_bell_flag},#{window_zoomed_flag}}, ,}#{?window_bell_flag,!,}#{?window_zoomed_flag,Z,}"
 #tmux_conf_theme_window_status_format="#{circled_window_index} #W#{?#{||:#{window_bell_flag},#{window_zoomed_flag}}, ,}#{?window_bell_flag,!,}#{?window_zoomed_flag,Z,}"
 # tmux_conf_theme_window_status_format=" #I: #(despell -e #W) #W #{?#{||:#{window_bell_flag},#{window_zoomed_flag}}, ,}#{?window_bell_flag,🔔,}#{?window_zoomed_flag,🔍,}"
-tmux_conf_theme_window_status_format="#[fg=$color_gray,bg=default]#[fg=$color_fg,bg=$color_gray]#I: #(bash /Users/jsarthak/dotfiles/tmux/tmux-window-name.sh '#W' '#{pane_current_path}')#{?#{||:#{window_bell_flag},#{window_zoomed_flag}}, ,}#{?window_bell_flag,🔔,}#{?window_zoomed_flag,🔍,}#[fg=$color_gray,bg=default]"
+tmux_conf_theme_window_status_format="#[fg=$color_light_gray,bg=default]#I: #(bash /Users/jsarthak/dotfiles/tmux/tmux-window-name.sh '#W' '#{pane_current_path}')#{?#{||:#{window_bell_flag},#{window_zoomed_flag}}, ,}#{?window_bell_flag,🔔,}#{?window_zoomed_flag,🔍,}"
 
 # window current status style
 #   - built-in variables are:
@@ -189,7 +196,7 @@ tmux_conf_theme_window_status_format="#[fg=$color_gray,bg=default]#[fg=$color
 # tmux_conf_theme_window_status_current_format="#I #W#{?#{||:#{window_bell_flag},#{window_zoomed_flag}}, ,}#{?window_bell_flag,!,}#{?window_zoomed_flag,Z,}"
 #tmux_conf_theme_window_status_current_format="#{circled_window_index} #W#{?#{||:#{window_bell_flag},#{window_zoomed_flag}}, ,}#{?window_bell_flag,!,}#{?window_zoomed_flag,Z,}"
 # tmux_conf_theme_window_status_current_format="#I: #(despell -e #W) #[fg=$tmux_conf_theme_window_status_current_fg]#W*#{?#{||:#{window_bell_flag},#{window_zoomed_flag}}, ,}#{?window_bell_flag,🔔,}#{?window_zoomed_flag,🔍,}"
-tmux_conf_theme_window_status_current_format="#[fg=$color_accent,bg=default]#[fg=$color_bg,bg=$color_accent,bold]#I: #(bash /Users/jsarthak/dotfiles/tmux/tmux-window-name.sh '#W' '#{pane_current_path}')#{?#{||:#{window_bell_flag},#{window_zoomed_flag}}, ,}#{?window_bell_flag,🔔,}#{?window_zoomed_flag,🔍,}#[fg=$color_accent,bg=default]"
+tmux_conf_theme_window_status_current_format="#[fg=$color_accent,bg=default,bold]#I: #(bash /Users/jsarthak/dotfiles/tmux/tmux-window-name.sh '#W' '#{pane_current_path}')#{?#{||:#{window_bell_flag},#{window_zoomed_flag}}, ,}#{?window_bell_flag,🔔,}#{?window_zoomed_flag,🔍,}"
 
 tmux_conf_theme_window_status_current_fg="$window_status_current_fg"
 tmux_conf_theme_window_status_current_bg="$window_status_current_bg"
@@ -249,18 +256,19 @@ tmux_conf_theme_right_separator_sub=""
 #     - #{username}
 #     - #{username_ssh}
 
-tmux_conf_theme_status_left=" ❐ #S #[fg=$color_accent,bg=default,none]"
-tmux_conf_theme_status_right=" #{prefix}#{mouse}#{pairing}#{synchronized} |#[fg=default,bg=default] #[fg=$color_secondary,bg=default,none]#[fg=$color_fg,bg=$color_secondary,none]󰔚 #{?uptime_d,#{uptime_d}d,}#{?uptime_h,#{uptime_h}h,}#{?uptime_m,#{uptime_m}m,}#[fg=$color_secondary,bg=default,none] |#[fg=default,bg=default] #[fg=$color_purple,bg=default,none]#[fg=$color_bg,bg=$color_purple,bold]󰊪 #{username}#{root}@#{hostname}#[fg=$color_purple,bg=default,none] "
+tmux_conf_theme_status_left=" #[fg=$color_teal,bg=default,bold]❐ #S #[fg=$color_gray,bg=default,none]│"
 
 # status left style
-tmux_conf_theme_status_left_fg="$color_bg"
-tmux_conf_theme_status_left_bg="$color_accent"
-tmux_conf_theme_status_left_attr="bold"
+tmux_conf_theme_status_left_fg="default"
+tmux_conf_theme_status_left_bg="default"
+tmux_conf_theme_status_left_attr="none"
+
+tmux_conf_theme_status_right=" #{prefix}#{mouse}#{pairing}#{synchronized}#{?pane_in_mode,#{?selection_active,#[fg=$color_blue,bg=default,bold] VISUAL,#[fg=$color_green,bg=default,bold] NORMAL},} | #[fg=$color_fg,bg=default,none]󰔚 #{?uptime_d,#{uptime_d}d,}#{?uptime_h,#{uptime_h}h,}#{?uptime_m,#{uptime_m}m,} #[fg=$color_gray]│ #[fg=$color_cyan,bg=default,bold]󱑒 %d %b %H:%M #[fg=$color_gray]│ #[fg=$color_purple,bg=default,bold]󰊪 #{username}#{root}@#{hostname}"
 
 # status right style
-tmux_conf_theme_status_right_fg="$color_red,$color_fg,$color_bg"
-tmux_conf_theme_status_right_bg="default,$color_secondary,$color_purple"
-tmux_conf_theme_status_right_attr="bold,none,bold"
+tmux_conf_theme_status_right_fg="$color_red,$color_fg"
+tmux_conf_theme_status_right_bg="default,default"
+tmux_conf_theme_status_right_attr="bold,none"
 
 # pairing indicator
 tmux_conf_theme_pairing="⚇"                 # U+2687
@@ -352,38 +360,11 @@ tmux_conf_urlscan_options="--compact --dedupe"
 
 # -- user customizations -------------------------------------------------------
 
-# this is the place to override or undo settings
-set-option -g detach-on-destroy off
+# Source modular configurations
+source-file "/Users/jsarthak/dotfiles/tmux/config/settings.conf"
+source-file "/Users/jsarthak/dotfiles/tmux/config/keybindings.conf"
 
-# increase history size
-set -g history-limit 99999999
-set status-bg default
-
-# start with mouse mode enabled
-set -g mouse on
-
-# Allow tmux to understand and pass through color queries
-set -as terminal-overrides ",xterm*:Tc"
-set -as terminal-overrides ",xterm*:RGB"
-
-# force Vi mode
-#   really you should export VISUAL or EDITOR environment variable, see manual
-set -g status-keys vi
-set -g mode-keys vi
-
-# replace C-b by C-a instead of using both prefixes
-set -gu prefix2
-unbind C-a
-unbind C-b
-set -g prefix C-a
-bind C-a send-prefix
-
-unbind -T copy-mode-vi MouseDragEnd1Pane
-# if you don't want Oh my tmux! to alter a binding, use #!important
-# bind c new-window -c '#{pane_current_path}' #!important
-
-# move status line to top
-set -g status-position bottom
+setw -g window-status-separator " #[fg=#484848]• " #!important
 
 # -- tpm -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -427,28 +408,6 @@ set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tmux-resurrect'
 #set -g @continuum-restore 'on'
 set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tmux-logging'
 
-# switch windows alt+number
-bind-key -n M-1 select-window -t 1
-bind-key -n M-2 select-window -t 2
-bind-key -n M-3 select-window -t 3
-bind-key -n M-4 select-window -t 4
-bind-key -n M-5 select-window -t 5
-bind-key -n M-6 select-window -t 6
-bind-key -n M-7 select-window -t 7
-bind-key -n M-8 select-window -t 8
-bind-key -n M-9 select-window -t 9
-# Toggle popup window with Ctrl+ 
-bind-key -n -N 'Toggle popup window' M-p if-shell -F '#{==:#{session_name},popup}' {
-    detach-client
-} {
-    display-popup -d "#{pane_current_path}" -xC -yC -w 70% -h 65% -E 'tmux attach-session -t popup || tmux new-session -s popup'
-}
-bind-key -n M-f "tmux-sessionizer\n"
-
-# Set alignment
-set -g status-justify left
-# set -g status-style fg=default,bg=default
-# set mode-style "fg=black,bg=default"
 # -- custom variables ----------------------------------------------------------
 
 # to define a custom #{foo} variable, define a POSIX shell function between the
diff --git a/tmux/config/keybindings.conf b/tmux/config/keybindings.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..80d8d3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tmux/config/keybindings.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+# ==============================================================================
+# TMUX KEYBINDINGS
+# ==============================================================================
+
+# Prefix key override: change from C-b to C-a
+set -gu prefix2
+unbind C-a
+unbind C-b
+set -g prefix C-a
+bind C-a send-prefix
+
+# Fast window switching with Alt + Number
+bind-key -n M-1 select-window -t 1
+bind-key -n M-2 select-window -t 2
+bind-key -n M-3 select-window -t 3
+bind-key -n M-4 select-window -t 4
+bind-key -n M-5 select-window -t 5
+bind-key -n M-6 select-window -t 6
+bind-key -n M-7 select-window -t 7
+bind-key -n M-8 select-window -t 8
+bind-key -n M-9 select-window -t 9
+
+# Toggle centered popup scratch terminal with Alt + p
+bind-key -n -N 'Toggle popup window' M-p if-shell -F '#{==:#{session_name},popup}' {
+    detach-client
+} {
+    display-popup -d "#{pane_current_path}" -xC -yC -w 70% -h 65% -E 'tmux attach-session -t popup || tmux new-session -s popup'
+}
+
+# Run tmux-sessionizer with Alt + f
+bind-key -n M-f send-keys "tmux-sessionizer\n"
+
+# Sleek centered FZF popup search overlays (requires fzf)
+# Alt-s: Fuzzy search and switch sessions in popup
+bind-key -n M-s display-popup -w 65% -h 50% -E "tmux list-sessions | fzf --reverse --header='Jump to Session' | cut -d: -f1 | xargs tmux switch-client -t"
+
+# Alt-w: Fuzzy search and switch windows in popup
+bind-key -n M-w display-popup -w 75% -h 60% -E "tmux list-windows -a -F '#{session_name}:#{window_index} - #{window_name}' | fzf --reverse --header='Jump to Window' | cut -d' ' -f1 | xargs tmux select-window -t"
+
+# ==============================================================================
+# COPY MODE (VI MODE) & INSTANT STATUS REDRAW
+# ==============================================================================
+
+# Force immediate status redraw when entering copy mode
+bind-key [ copy-mode \; refresh-client -S
+
+# vi-copy navigation and selection bindings with instant status bar update
+bind-key -T copy-mode-vi v send-keys -X begin-selection \; refresh-client -S
+bind-key -T copy-mode-vi V send-keys -X select-line \; refresh-client -S
+bind-key -T copy-mode-vi C-v send-keys -X rectangle-toggle \; refresh-client -S
+bind-key -T copy-mode-vi q send-keys -X cancel \; refresh-client -S
+bind-key -T copy-mode-vi Escape send-keys -X cancel \; refresh-client -S
+bind-key -T copy-mode-vi y send-keys -X copy-selection-and-cancel \; refresh-client -S
+
+# Mouse Drag Selection: copy to clipboard and redraw instantly without leaving copy-mode
+unbind -T copy-mode-vi MouseDragEnd1Pane
+bind-key -T copy-mode-vi MouseDragEnd1Pane send-keys -X copy-selection-and-cancel \; refresh-client -S
+
+# ==============================================================================
+# PANE NAVIGATION & RESIZING OVERRIDES (NO PREFIX)
+# ==============================================================================
+
+# Resize panes using Shift + Arrow keys
+bind -n S-Left resize-pane -L 2
+bind -n S-Right resize-pane -R 2
+bind -n S-Up resize-pane -U 2
+bind -n S-Down resize-pane -D 2
diff --git a/tmux/config/settings.conf b/tmux/config/settings.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a0554b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tmux/config/settings.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+# ==============================================================================
+# TMUX GENERAL SETTINGS
+# ==============================================================================
+
+# Detach behavior: keep tmux alive when closing the last window/pane in a session
+set-option -g detach-on-destroy off
+
+# Increase scrollback history limit
+set -g history-limit 99999999
+
+# Enable mouse mode (scrolling, selecting, pane resizing)
+set -g mouse on
+
+# Terminal colors and overrides: pass through truecolor support
+set -as terminal-overrides ",xterm*:Tc"
+set -as terminal-overrides ",xterm*:RGB"
+set -as terminal-overrides ",alacritty:Tc"
+set -as terminal-overrides ",kitty:Tc"
+set -as terminal-overrides ",wezterm:Tc"
+
+# Force VI mode for command status line and pane navigation/copy mode
+set -g status-keys vi
+set -g mode-keys vi
+
+# Keep the status line positioned at the bottom
+set -g status-position bottom
+
+# Left-justify the window list and set a subtle dot separator between windows
+set -g status-justify left
+setw -g window-status-separator " #[fg=#484848]• "
+
+# ==============================================================================
+# PANE STYLING & BORDER STATUS LINE
+# ==============================================================================
+
+# Custom pane border colors
+set -g pane-border-style "fg=#353535,bg=default"
+set -g pane-active-border-style "fg=#78a9ff,bg=default"
+
+# Disable status line on the pane borders
+set -g pane-border-status off
+
+# ==============================================================================
+# POPUP WINDOW STYLING
+# ==============================================================================
+
+# Make popups transparent
+set -g popup-style "bg=default"
+set -g popup-border-style "fg=#353535,bg=default"