Configure alacritty

- add config file ~/.config/alacritty/alacritty.yml
  (not synced by mackup)
- make Gnome's <Super>t shortcut start a new alacritty instance
- fix minor mouse issue interacting with vim

.config/alacritty/alacritty.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+# Source: https://github.com/alacritty/alacritty/blob/master/alacritty.yml
+
+
+window:
+
+  # Blank space added around the window in pixels
+  padding:
+    x: 10
+    y: 10
+
+  # Spread additional padding evenly around the terminal content
+  dynamic_padding: true
+
+  # Neither borders nor title bar
+  decorations: none
+
+  # Background opacity (0.0 -> completely transparent; 1.0 -> opaque)
+  opacity: 0.95
+
+
+
+scrolling:
+
+  # Number of lines in the scrollback buffer (0 -> disable scrolling)
+  history: 9999
+
+  # Scrolling distance multiplier
+  multiplier: 10
+
+
+
+font:
+
+  normal:
+    family: FiraCode Nerd Font
+    style: Regular
+
+  bold:
+    family: FiraCode Nerd Font
+    style: Bold
+
+  italic:
+    family: FiraCode Nerd Font
+    style: Light
+
+  bold_italic:
+    family: FiraCode Nerd Font
+    style: Semibold
+
+  size: 12.0
+
+  offset:
+    x: 0  # letter spacing
+    y: 0  # line spacing
+
+
+
+draw_bold_text_with_bright_colors: true
+
+
+
+cursor:
+
+  style:
+    # ▇ (Block) vs. _ (Underline) vs. | (Beam)
+    shape: Block
+    blinking: On
+
+  blink_interval: 500  # in ms
+
+  unfocused_hollow: true  # when window not focused
+
+  thickness: 0.1  # between 0.0 and 1.0
+
+
+
+shell:
+
+  program: /usr/bin/zsh
+  args:
+    - -l  # --login
+
+
+
+key_bindings:
+
+  # Open a new terminal in the same folder
+  - { key: Return, mods: Control|Shift, action: SpawnNewInstance }

.config/gnome-settings/key-bindings.ini

@@ -97,13 +97,13 @@ name='Google Chrome'
 [org/gnome/settings-daemon/plugins/media-keys/custom-keybindings/custom5]
 # Mimic i3wm's default way to open terminals
 binding='<Super>Return'
-command='gnome-terminal'
+command='alacritty'
 name='Terminal (1)'
 
 [org/gnome/settings-daemon/plugins/media-keys/custom-keybindings/custom6]
 # Faster than the default <Primary><Alt>t
 binding='<Super>t'
-command='gnome-terminal'
+command='alacritty'
 name='Terminal (2)'
 
 [org/gnome/settings-daemon/plugins/media-keys/custom-keybindings/custom7]

.mackup.cfg

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ directory = mackup
 # Do not sync configuration files managed by
 # https://gitlab.webartifex.biz/alexander/dotfiles
 
+alacritty
 bash
 bat
 git

.vim/vimrc

@@ -130,6 +130,11 @@ nmap Q  <Nop>
 cnoremap w!!  w !sudo tee % >/dev/null
 
 
+" Fix mouse issues with Alacritty terminal
+" Source: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Alacritty#Mouse_not_working_properly_in_Vim
+set ttymouse=sgr
+
+
 " Enable the mouse for selections, including a toggle for this mode
 set mouse=a
 let g:mouse_enabled=1