Fix Ctrl-W/Y in xonsh

TODO.org

@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/actions/#action-toggle-layout
 ** Easier shortcuts to resize panes
 ctrl+shift+arrows
 * Xonsh
-** Fix Ctrl-y
-** Make ctrl-w delete path components
 ** Make interpolation cheatsheet
 * Nix
 ** Replace dotfiles deploy script with home-manager on Nix systems

xonsh/bindings.xsh

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+from prompt_toolkit.key_binding.bindings.named_commands import get_by_name
+from prompt_toolkit.keys import Keys
+
+@events.on_ptk_create
+def custom_keybindings(bindings, **kw):
+    @bindings.add(Keys.ControlW)
+    def delete_word(event):
+        get_by_name("backward-kill-word").call(event)
+
+    @bindings.add(Keys.ControlX, Keys.ControlA)
+    def select_all(event):
+        buffer = event.current_buffer
+        buffer.cursor_position = 0
+        buffer.start_selection()
+        buffer.selection_state.enter_shift_mode()
+        buffer.cursor_position = len(buffer.text)

xonsh/rc.xsh

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ $XONSH_HISTORY_BACKEND = "sqlite"
 $HISTCONTROL = "ignoredups"
 $MULTILINE_PROMPT = " "
 $UPDATE_PROMPT_ON_KEYPRESS = False
+$XONSH_COPY_ON_DELETE = True
 
 $AUTO_CD = True
 
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ $ALTERNATE_EDITOR = "vim"
 $TERMINAL = "kitty"
 
 config_dir = p"~/.dotfiles/xonsh"
-xsh_modules = ["prompt", "path", "alias", "java", "linux", "python", "local", "docker", "kitty", "nix"]
+xsh_modules = ["prompt", "bindings", "path", "alias", "java", "linux", "python", "local", "docker", "kitty", "nix"]
 
 for module in xsh_modules:
     _p = config_dir / f"{module}.xsh"