Spot ([spot]) Layer

The [spot] layer controls the file information panel (also called the spot panel), which displays detailed metadata and preview content for the currently hovered file.

Actions

Action	Arguments/Options	Description
close	—	Close the spot panel
arrow	--up, --down, --left, --right	Scroll content one line in the given direction
swipe	--up, --down	Scroll by one page
copy	—	Copy the content of the currently highlighted cell
plugin	args	Run a plugin from the spot context
noop	—	No operation
help	—	Open help for the spot layer

Example Configuration

[spot]
prepend_keymap = [
  { on = "q",     run = "close",    desc = "Close spot" },
  { on = "<Esc>", run = "close",    desc = "Close spot" },
]
append_keymap = [
  { on = "j",  run = "arrow --down",  desc = "Scroll down" },
  { on = "k",  run = "arrow --up",    desc = "Scroll up" },
  { on = "h",  run = "arrow --left",  desc = "Scroll left" },
  { on = "l",  run = "arrow --right", desc = "Scroll right" },
  { on = "<C-d>", run = "swipe --down", desc = "Page down" },
  { on = "<C-u>", run = "swipe --up",   desc = "Page up" },
  { on = "y",  run = "copy",          desc = "Copy cell" },
]

tip

The copy action copies the currently focused cell's text to the system clipboard, which is useful for extracting file paths or checksums from the metadata panel.