Multiple Bugs on Linux (Arch)

[chiragmRoado]

Environment

• OS: CachyOS (Linux 7.0.3-1-cachyos-bore-lto)
• Desktop Environment: KDE Plasma 6.6 (Wayland)
• Athas Version: 0.6.0

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Bug 1 — Syntax Highlighting Not Working

Description

When opening a project folder, the language servers start successfully and appear to function correctly, but syntax highlighting does not work inside the editor.

Observed Behavior

• LSP features are active
• Syntax highlighting is missing entirely

Expected Behavior

Syntax highlighting should initialize properly when opening files/projects.

Screenshot

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Bug 2 — Ctrl + W Closes Entire Editor

Description

Using the Ctrl + W shortcut closes the entire editor window instead of only closing the active tab/pane/file.

Observed Behavior

• Entire application exits

Expected Behavior

• Only the currently active tab/pane/file should close

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Bug 3 — Crash When Enabling Native Menu Bar

Description

Enabling the following setting causes Athas to crash on startup:

Settings -> Appearance -> Layout -> Native Menu Bar

After enabling it, the editor crashes immediately and becomes unable to launch again.

Recovery Steps

To make Athas usable again, I had to manually delete the settings/configuration files under:

~/.local/share/athas

Expected Behavior

Enabling Native Menu Bar should not crash the editor or corrupt startup state.

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Bug 4 — Slow Session Restore on Startup

Description

On startup, previously opened files are restored very slowly.

Observed Behavior

• Each file reopens sequentially
• Roughly ~600ms–1s delay per file
• Files visibly appear one by one

Expected Behavior

• Session restoration should be significantly faster
• Files should ideally restore in parallel or near-instantly

Let me know if any logs are required here, or I can look into sending patches as well if required.