From dc8156c52c53924bf845eb01345017cb92c6fbf6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Abdulrahman Sheikho <abdulrahman.j.sheikho@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:52:09 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] setup: add icons

additionally set `which-key` to have `helix` look.
---
 lua/core/globals.lua      | 72 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 lua/core/lazy-nvim.lua    | 16 +--------
 lua/plugins/blink.lua     |  1 +
 lua/plugins/telescope.lua |  4 +--
 lua/plugins/which-key.lua |  4 ++-
 5 files changed, 78 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lua/core/globals.lua b/lua/core/globals.lua
index f412c3f6..0f617e74 100644
--- a/lua/core/globals.lua
+++ b/lua/core/globals.lua
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ vim.g.mapleader = ' '
 vim.g.maplocalleader = ' '
 
 -- Set to true if you have a Nerd Font installed and selected in the terminal
-vim.g.have_nerd_font = false
+vim.g.have_nerd_font = true
 
 -- Configs for Programming Languages
 -- like LSPs, Tree-sitters, Linters, Fromatters, Debuggers, etc.
@@ -82,3 +82,73 @@ Langs = {
     },
   },
 }
+
+-- My set of defined icons, I still don't know if its inclusive or not.
+-- I named it Glyphs to avoid misinterpreting it with something else.
+Glyphs = {
+  ui = {
+    prompt = '',
+  },
+  lazy = {
+    cmd = ' ',
+    config = '',
+    debug = '● ',
+    event = ' ',
+    favorite = ' ',
+    ft = ' ',
+    init = ' ',
+    import = ' ',
+    keys = ' ',
+    lazy = '󰒲 ',
+    loaded = '●',
+    not_loaded = '○',
+    plugin = ' ',
+    runtime = ' ',
+    require = ' ',
+    source = ' ',
+    start = ' ',
+    task = ' ',
+    list = { '●', '○', '◆', '◇' },
+  },
+  kinds = {
+    -- taken from:
+    --     - [Completion.Kind (LSP APIs)](https://bits.netbeans.org/29/javadoc/org-netbeans-api-lsp/org/netbeans/api/lsp/Completion.Kind.html)
+    --     - [StructureElement.Kind (LSP APIs)](https://bits.netbeans.org/29/javadoc/org-netbeans-api-lsp/org/netbeans/api/lsp/StructureElement.Kind.html)
+    Array = '',
+    Boolean = '',
+    Class = '󰒕',
+    Color = '󰏘',
+    Constant = '󰏿',
+    Constructor = '󱌣',
+    Copilot = '', -- for AI indication
+    Enum = '', -- or   
+    EnumMember = '', -- or   
+    Event = '',
+    Field = '󰿨',
+    File = '󰈙',
+    Folder = '󰉋',
+    Function = '󰊕',
+    Interface = '󰩦', -- or 󱖡
+    Key = '',
+    Keyword = '',
+    Method = 'ɱ', -- or ꬺ, I can't decide
+    Module = '󰅩',
+    Namespace = '󰦮',
+    Null = '∅',
+    Number = '󰎠',
+    Object = '󰮄', --  would more appropriate
+    Operator = '',
+    Package = '󰏗',
+    Property = '󰆦',
+    Reference = '󰬲',
+    Snippet = '󱄽',
+    String = '󱀍', -- or   󰀬
+    Struct = '󰓸', -- or 󰙅  󰆩
+    Text = '󰉿',
+    TypeParameter = '',
+    Unit = '󰑭',
+    Unknown = '', -- for Unknown values
+    Value = '󰼢',
+    Variable = '󰀫',
+  },
+}
diff --git a/lua/core/lazy-nvim.lua b/lua/core/lazy-nvim.lua
index b28bec11..7d55d7c0 100644
--- a/lua/core/lazy-nvim.lua
+++ b/lua/core/lazy-nvim.lua
@@ -85,20 +85,6 @@ require('lazy').setup({
   ui = {
     -- If you are using a Nerd Font: set icons to an empty table which will use the
     -- default lazy.nvim defined Nerd Font icons, otherwise define a unicode icons table
-    icons = vim.g.have_nerd_font and {} or {
-      cmd = '⌘',
-      config = '🛠',
-      event = '📅',
-      ft = '📂',
-      init = '⚙',
-      keys = '🗝',
-      plugin = '🔌',
-      runtime = '💻',
-      require = '🌙',
-      source = '📄',
-      start = '🚀',
-      task = '📌',
-      lazy = '💤 ',
-    },
+    icons = Glyphs.lazy,
   },
 })
diff --git a/lua/plugins/blink.lua b/lua/plugins/blink.lua
index d4161b79..d6e0bb11 100644
--- a/lua/plugins/blink.lua
+++ b/lua/plugins/blink.lua
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ return {
       -- 'mono' (default) for 'Nerd Font Mono' or 'normal' for 'Nerd Font'
       -- Adjusts spacing to ensure icons are aligned
       nerd_font_variant = 'mono',
+      kind_icons = Glyphs.kinds,
     },
 
     completion = {
diff --git a/lua/plugins/telescope.lua b/lua/plugins/telescope.lua
index 6407a6ef..6072e36e 100644
--- a/lua/plugins/telescope.lua
+++ b/lua/plugins/telescope.lua
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ return {
       --  All the info you're looking for is in `:help telescope.setup()`
       --
       defaults = {
-        prompt_prefix = ' ',
-        selection_caret = ' ',
+        prompt_prefix = Glyphs.ui.prompt .. ' ',
+        selection_caret = Glyphs.ui.prompt .. ' ',
         sorting_strategy = 'ascending',
         layout_strategy = 'flex',
         layout_config = {
diff --git a/lua/plugins/which-key.lua b/lua/plugins/which-key.lua
index 809d7137..4a096e85 100644
--- a/lua/plugins/which-key.lua
+++ b/lua/plugins/which-key.lua
@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@ return {
   ---@type wk.Opts
   ---@diagnostic disable-next-line: missing-fields
   opts = {
+    -- set which-key layout to look like 'helix'
+    preset = 'helix',
     -- delay between pressing a key and opening which-key (milliseconds)
     delay = 0,
-    icons = { mappings = vim.g.have_nerd_font },
+    icons = { mappings = false },
 
     -- Document existing key chains
     spec = {