tmux: make active pane clearly visible with high-contrast border

tmux/tmux.conf

@@ -37,8 +37,9 @@ set -g renumber-windows on
 # Increase scrollback buffer size
 set -g history-limit 10000
 
-# Don't rename windows automatically
+# Enable automatic renaming for nerd font icons
-set-option -g allow-rename off
+set-option -g allow-rename on
+set-option -g automatic-rename on
 
 # Reduce escape time for neovim
 set -sg escape-time 0
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ bind c new-window -c "#{pane_current_path}"
 
 # Quick pane cycling
 bind -r C-h select-window -t :-
-bind -r C-l select-window -t :+
+# bind -r C-l select-window -t :+
 
 # Kill pane without confirmation
 bind x kill-pane
@@ -110,8 +111,11 @@ bind X kill-window
 # Toggle zoom
 bind z resize-pane -Z
 
-# Synchronize panes
+# Flash currently active pane border (helpful when visually lost)
-bind y set-window-option synchronize-panes
+bind Space display-message "Active pane: #P (#{pane_current_command})"
+
+# Synchronize panes with status message
+bind y set-window-option synchronize-panes \; display-message "Synchronize panes #{?synchronize-panes,ON,OFF}"
 
 # Quick session switching
 bind S choose-tree -sZ -O name
@@ -128,6 +132,18 @@ set -g mouse on
 # Don't jump to bottom when mouse selecting
 unbind -T copy-mode-vi MouseDragEnd1Pane
 
+# URL handling - enable clickable URLs
+set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tpm'
+set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tmux-urlview'
+
+# Nerd font window name plugin
+set -g @plugin 'joshmedeski/tmux-nerd-font-window-name'
+
+# Mouse click behavior - simple pane selection without copy-mode
+bind-key -T copy-mode-vi MouseDown1Pane select-pane
+bind-key -T copy-mode MouseDown1Pane select-pane
+bind-key -n MouseDown1Pane select-pane -t =
+
 # ============================================
 # GRUVBOX STYLING
 # ============================================
@@ -140,9 +156,13 @@ set -g status-style "bg=#3c3836,fg=#ebdbb2"
 set -g status-left-length 100
 set -g status-right-length 100
 
-# Pane borders
+# Pane borders (strong active contrast)
 set -g pane-border-style "fg=#3c3836"
-set -g pane-active-border-style "fg=#d79921"
+set -g pane-active-border-style "fg=#fabd2f,bold"
+
+# Show pane labels on borders for easier focus tracking
+set -g pane-border-status top
+set -g pane-border-format "#{?pane_active,#[fg=#282828,bg=#fabd2f,bold] ACTIVE #[default],#[fg=#928374] pane #[default]}#[fg=#ebdbb2] #P #[fg=#928374]| #[fg=#83a598]#{pane_current_command} #[fg=#928374]| #[fg=#bdae93]#{pane_current_path}"
 
 # Message styling
 set -g message-style "bg=#d79921,fg=#282828,bold"
@@ -154,8 +174,8 @@ set -g mode-style "bg=#d79921,fg=#282828,bold"
 # Colorful window status styling
 set -g window-status-style "fg=#a89984,bg=#3c3836"
 
-# Different colors for different windows
+# Different colors for different windows (15+ colors)
-setw -g window-status-format "#[fg=#282828,bg=#{?#{==:#{window_index},0},#98971a,#{?#{==:#{window_index},1},#458588,#{?#{==:#{window_index},2},#b16286,#{?#{==:#{window_index},3},#689d6a,#{?#{==:#{window_index},4},#d65d0e,#cc241d}}}}}] #I #[fg=#ebdbb2,bg=#3c3836] #W "
+setw -g window-status-format "#[fg=#282828,bg=#{?#{==:#{window_index},0},#98971a,#{?#{==:#{window_index},1},#458588,#{?#{==:#{window_index},2},#b16286,#{?#{==:#{window_index},3},#689d6a,#{?#{==:#{window_index},4},#d65d0e,#{?#{==:#{window_index},5},#cc241d,#{?#{==:#{window_index},6},#a89984,#{?#{==:#{window_index},7},#83a598,#{?#{==:#{window_index},8},#d3869b,#{?#{==:#{window_index},9},#8ec07c,#{?#{==:#{window_index},10},#fe8019,#{?#{==:#{window_index},11},#fb4934,#{?#{==:#{window_index},12},#bdae93,#{?#{==:#{window_index},13},#7c6f64,#{?#{==:#{window_index},14},#665c54,#504945}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}] #I #[fg=#ebdbb2,bg=#3c3836] #W "
 
 # Current window status - bright yellow
 set -g window-status-current-style "fg=#282828,bg=#d79921,bold"
@@ -184,6 +204,9 @@ set -g bell-action any
 set -g clock-mode-colour "#d79921"
 set -g clock-mode-style 24
 
+# Optionally also dim inactive windows further
+set -g window-status-style "fg=#928374,bg=#3c3836"
+
 # ============================================
 # TRANSPARENCY SETTINGS
 # ============================================
@@ -197,4 +220,7 @@ set -g window-active-style "bg=default"
 # ============================================
 
 # Reload config file with message
-bind r source-file ~/.config/tmux/tmux.conf \; display-message "󰑓 Config reloaded!"
+bind r source-file ~/.config/tmux/tmux.conf \; display-message "󰑓 Config reloaded!"
+
+# Initialize TMUX plugin manager (keep this line at the very bottom)
+run '~/.config/tmux/plugins/tpm/tpm'