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+# change prefix
+unbind C-b
+set -g prefix C-f
+bind C-f send-prefix
+
+# reload
+bind r source-file $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/tmux/tmux.conf \; display "Config Reloaded"
+
+# window creation
+bind n new-window
+bind | split-window -v
+bind - split-window -h
+
+# window navigation
+bind Tab next-window
+bind BTab previous-window
+
+# pane navigation
+bind -n M-l select-pane -R
+bind -n M-h select-pane -L
+bind -n M-k select-pane -U
+bind -n M-j select-pane -D
+bind -n M-o last-pane
+
+# pane resizing
+bind -r C-l resize-pane -R 2
+bind -r C-h resize-pane -L 2
+bind -r C-k resize-pane -U
+bind -r C-j resize-pane -D
+
+# pane selection (mouse)
+# set -g mouse utf8 on
+set -g mouse on
+
+# copy-mode
+bind C-c copy-mode
+
+# nested sessions
+#Variables
+color_status_text="color245"
+color_window_off_status_bg="color238"
+color_light="white" #color015
+color_dark="color232" # black= color232
+color_window_off_status_current_bg="color254"
+
+# window-status-current-format and window-status-current-style control how the
+# status bar looks and the window label in it
+# "root" is the default key table, and "key-table" (the variable) is set to
+# "off" which is a different table
+# the if statement send the cancel command to exit copy mode if we are in
+# copy mode
+# set prefix to None to "turn off" the root keymap
+bind -T root F12  \
+  set prefix None \;\
+  set key-table off \;\
+  set status-style "fg=$color_status_text,bg=$color_window_off_status_bg" \;\
+  set window-status-current-format "#[fg=$color_window_off_status_bg,bg=$color_window_off_status_current_bg]$separator_powerline_right#[default] #I:#W# #[fg=$color_window_off_status_current_bg,bg=$color_window_off_status_bg]$separator_powerline_right#[default]" \;\
+  set window-status-current-style "fg=$color_dark,bold,bg=$color_window_off_status_current_bg" \;\
+  if -F '#{pane_in_mode}' 'send-keys -X cancel' \;\
+  refresh-client -S \;\
+
+# in the "off" map, pressing F12 unsets all the stuff from above
+bind -T off F12 \
+  set -u prefix \;\
+  set -u key-table \;\
+  set -u status-style \;\
+  set -u window-status-current-style \;\
+  set -u window-status-current-format \;\
+  refresh-client -S
+  
+# a string that shows the keymap is "off"
+wg_is_keys_off="#[fg=$color_light,bg=$color_window_off_indicator]#([ $(tmux show-option -qv key-table) = 'off' ] && echo 'OFF')#[default]"
+
+# a status indicator to the right (which shows nothing, and idk if I really care about)
+# the sysstat stuff comes from a plugin (https://github.com/samoshkin/tmux-plugin-sysstat)
+set -g status-right "$wg_is_keys_off #{sysstat_cpu} | #{sysstat_mem} | #{sysstat_loadavg} | $wg_user_host"
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