I can't seem to use explorer layout when I set a general layout config in the pickers config

[gaven140]

What I am trying to do is set general layout config for pickers, and let explorer use a different one.
The general config works as it should, however, the explorer is not using its specific layout config. instead it is using the general/common layout config. It should have been using its own layout config with the preset="sidebar"; instead it behaves as the other pickers. Am I doing something wrong here?

here is the general layout config

-- other picker options
layout = {
  layout = {
	preset = "default",
	layout = {
		box = "horizontal",
		width = 0.8,
		min_width = 120,
		height = 0.8,
		{
			box = "vertical",
			border = "rounded",
			title = "{title} {live} {flags}",
			{ win = "input", height = 1, border = "bottom" },
			{ win = "list", border = "none" },
		},
		{ win = "preview", title = "{preview}", border = "rounded", width = 0.6 },
	},
  },
}

Here is the explorer config

-- other explorer options
layout = {
  layout = { preset = "sidebar", preview = false, cycle = false },
}

[drowning-cat]

I'll give you a lazy answer. Try to find a proper structure here: https://github.com/drowning-cat/nvim/blob/main/lua/plugins/snacks.lua

[drowning-cat]

Use #1448 (reply in thread)

Ignore

picker = {
  enabled = true,
  layouts = {
    default = { -- Default layout
      layout = {
      }
    }
  },
  sources = {
    explorer = { -- Explorer layout
      layout = {
      }
    }
  }
}

[gaven140]

that is similar to what i already have, just broke stuff up for simplicity.

here is snacks config

local dashboard_opts = require("snacks_settings/dashboard")
local picker_opts = require("snacks_settings/picker_opts")
local snacks_keys = require("snacks_settings/keys")

return {
	"folke/snacks.nvim",
	priority = 1000,
	lazy = false,
	---@type snacks.Config
	opts = {
                -- other config
		explorer = {
			enabled = true,
			replace_netr = true,
		},
		picker = picker_opts,
	},
}

pickers config

local files_picker = require("snacks_settings.files_picker")
local explorer_picker = require("snacks_settings.explorer_picker")
local projects_picker = require("snacks_settings.projects_picker")

local picker_opts = {
	enabled = true,

	layout = {
		layout = {
			preset = "default",
			cycle = true,
			--- Use the default layout or vertical if the window is too narrow
			-- preset = function()
			-- 	return vim.o.columns >= 120 and "default" or "vertical"
			-- end,

			box = "horizontal",
			width = 0.8,
			min_width = 120,
			height = 0.8,
			{
				box = "vertical",
				border = "rounded",
				title = "{title} {live} {flags}",
				{ win = "input", height = 1, border = "bottom" },
				{ win = "list", border = "none" },
			},

			{ win = "preview", title = "{preview}", border = "rounded", width = 0.7 },
		},
	},

	sources = {
		projects = projects_picker,
		files = files_picker,
		explorer = explorer_picker,
	},
}

return picker_opts

explorer config

local explorer_picker = {
	layout = { preset = "sidebar", preview = false, cycle = false },
	finder = "explorer",
        -- other stuff
}

return explorer_picker

[drowning-cat]

I see, you want to use layout property specifically. Tbh, I don't use it that way.

[gaven140]

Alright, so my thinking is, set a default layout for all pickers in the pickers config. then if I want a specific picker to use a different layout, I set it up in that pickers config.

[drowning-cat]

Yes, layout modifies only "telescopy" sources. You need to set layouts.default first and then manually set preset = 'default' for every source with a non-standard layout, such as explorer, lines, search_history.

[gaven140]

I kinda don't understand. this what you mean??? coz I want explorer to be "sidebar"

picker opts:

local layouts = require("snacks.picker.config.layouts")


local picker_opts = {
	enabled = true,

	layout = {
		layout = {
			preset = layouts.default,
			cycle = true,
-- other stuff
}

explorer opts:

local explorer_picker = {
	layout = {
		preset = "default", -- ??
		preview = false,
		cycle = false,
	},

[gaven140]

Actually scratch everything I just wrote. I just want to increase the width of the preview window of 'telescope' layout. That is all I want. width = 0.7,. That is it.

I didn't think there were different layout defaults for different pickers (that is what I understood from your earlier reply). I thought if change the root default preview width, then I am set.

how to change telescope window preview from 0.5 to something else? Oh my god, I should have started with this. Apologize

[dpetka2001]

Try doing

opts.picker.layouts.telescope = {
            reverse = true,
            layout = {
              box = "horizontal",
              backdrop = false,
              width = 0.8,
              height = 0.9,
              border = "none",
              {
                box = "vertical",
                { win = "list", title = " Results ", title_pos = "center", border = "rounded" },
                {
                  win = "input",
                  height = 1,
                  border = "rounded",
                  title = "{title} {live} {flags}",
                  title_pos = "center",
                },
              },
              {
                win = "preview",
                title = "{preview:Preview}",
                width = 0.7,
                border = "rounded",
                title_pos = "center",
              },
            },
          },

[drowning-cat]

vim.env.LAZY_STDPATH = '.repro'
load(vim.fn.system 'curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/folke/lazy.nvim/main/bootstrap.lua')()

---@module 'snacks'

---@diagnostic disable-line: missing-fields
require('lazy.minit').repro {
  spec = {
    {
      'folke/snacks.nvim',
      ---@type snacks.Config
      opts = {
        picker = {
          enabled = true,
          layout = {
            -- The default layout for "telescopy" pickers, e.g. `files`, `commands`, ...
            preset = function()
              return vim.o.columns >= 120 and 'telescope' or 'vertical'
            end,
          },
          layouts = {
            telescope = {
	      -- Copy from https://github.com/folke/snacks.nvim/blob/main/docs/picker.md#telescope
              reverse = true,
              layout = {
                box = 'horizontal',
                backdrop = false,
                width = 0.8, -- Change the width
                height = 0.9,
                border = 'none',
                {
                  box = 'vertical',
                  { win = 'list', title = ' Results ', title_pos = 'center', border = 'rounded' },
                  { win = 'input', height = 1, border = 'rounded', title = '{title} {live} {flags}', title_pos = 'center' },
                },
                {
                  win = 'preview',
                  title = '{preview:Preview}',
                  width = 0.45,  -- Change the preview width
                  border = 'rounded',
                  title_pos = 'center',
                },
              },
            },
          },
          sources = {
            files = {
              -- It's now `telescope` layout instead of `default`
              -- The layout has been changed
            },
            explorer = {
              -- It's still the `sidebar`
              -- The layout has NOT been changed
            },
            lines = {
              -- It is also a non-standard layout
              -- The layout has NOT been changed
              -- Until we explicitly override it
              layout = {
                -- preset = 'telescope',
                -- You can move it to a separate function to prevent duplication
                preset = function()
                  return vim.o.columns >= 120 and 'telescope' or 'vertical'
                end,
              },
            },
          },
        },
      },
    },
  },
}

[gaven140]

got it. thankz.
layouts."the-layout" for configuring a layout in picker config; which will becomes the default config for that layout.

layout in each picker to configure that specific pickers layout, and override the default.

[drowning-cat]

I updated the code above for the last time (added a few comments). My original suggestion was different: I suggested overriding layouts.default and calling it a day—it would behave the same. Obviously, you were confused.

Even here, @dpetka2001 contributed to this code through another discussion.