This is a pretty major Zellij release that includes lots of goodies mostly geared toward advanced users.

Notable Changes

• All configuration has moved from YAML to KDL - see breaking change below
• Command panes: try zellij run --floating -- ls -l
• Send commands to Zellij through the CLI: see zellij action --help
• New layout system

For more details and examples, see: https://zellij.dev/news/config-command-layouts/

Documentation for the new features

• configuration
• layouts
• cli actions

Breaking Change

This release changes the entire configuration language of Zellij from YAML to KDL. For configuration, layouts and themes. When Zellij starts, it will prompt the user before converting the files automatically. The originals will not be modified.

This can also be done manually:

zellij convert-config /path/to/my/config.yaml > /path/to/my/config.kdl
zellij convert-layout /path/to/my/layout.yaml > /path/to/my/layout.kdl
zellij convert-theme /path/to/my/theme.yaml > /path/to/my/theme.kdl

All changes

• Feature: Better error handling/reporting by @har7an in https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/1670
• Don't send the server an exit signal when client crashes by @raphCode in https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/1731
• test: simplify tab integration tests by @tlinford in https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/1728
• Fix: issue 1734 by @har7an in https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/1749
• Add docs about error handling by @har7an in https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/1745
• build(deps): bump DeterminateSystems/update-flake-lock from 13 to 14 by @dependabot in https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/1762
• flake.lock: Update by @a-kenji in https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/1761
• zellij-server/src/screen: improve error handling by @arriven in https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/1770
• fix(nix) missing frameworks on darwin by @mdavezac in https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/1724
• Switch to kdl by @imsnif in https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/1759
• Server: Remove panics in tab module by @har7an in https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/1748
• zellij-server: improve thread_bus error handling by @arriven in https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/1775
• feat(ux): rerun command pane by @imsnif in https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/1787
• fix(converter): escape quotes by @imsnif in https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/1790
• fix(tab): frameless pane size wrong after closing other panes by @tlinford in https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/1776
• fix(layouts): error on mixed nodes by @imsnif in https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/1791
• fix(layouts): duplicate layout definition error by @imsnif in https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/1792
• fix(cli): use provided session-name by @imsnif in https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/1793
• zellij/commands: Prevent recursive sessions by @har7an in https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/1766
• fix(layouts): various kdl layout issues and features by @imsnif in https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/1797
• feat(layouts): global cwd by @imsnif in https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/1798
• feat(layouts): edit panes by @imsnif in https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/1799
• Log thread_bus IPC messages only in debug mode by @har7an in https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/1800
• feat(cli): zellij run improvements by @imsnif in https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/1804
• docs: Describe how to handle Options as errors by @har7an in https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/1805
• feat(panes): change floating window positions by @imsnif in https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/1810
• fix(editor): default to vi when no editor is set by @imsnif in https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/1811
• chore(deps): upgrade log4rs by @imsnif in https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/1814
• allow dump_screen() to only dump the viewport by @dannasman in https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/1794
• fix(terminal): reset scroll region when clearing screen by @imsnif in https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/1826
• feat(layouts): allow defining a tab cwd by @imsnif in https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/1828
• fix(command): better error when command not found by @imsnif in https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/1829
• errors: Don't panic in wasm_vm by @har7an in https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/1827
• fix(layouts): do not override explicitly set layout if it exists by @imsnif in https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/1830
• fix(layouts): various bugs and better errors by @imsnif in https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/1831
• improve error handling in route by @naosense in https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/1808
• rust-toolchain: Update by @a-kenji in https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/1834
• plugins: Improve error handling on plugin version mismatch by @har7an in https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/1838
• Add help for options of newly added actions by @jaeheonji in https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/1839
• fix(various): minor fixes before 32 by @imsnif in https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/1841

New Contributors

• @arriven made their first contribution in https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/1770
• @mdavezac made their first contribution in https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/1724
• @dannasman made their first contribution in https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/1794
• @naosense made their first contribution in https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/1808

Full Changelog: https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/compare/v0.31.4...v0.32.0