moving to helm instead of ivy & co

config.org

@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ Exclude some dirs from spamming recentf
   :ID:       55c74ba9-7761-4545-8ddd-087d6ee33e4b
   :END:
 
-#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
++BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
 ;  (require 'ivy)
 (use-package ivy
   :ensure t
@@ -607,8 +607,33 @@ Exclude some dirs from spamming recentf
 
 (use-package ivy-hydra
   :ensure t)
-#+END_SRC
++END_SRC
 
+* Helm
+As an alternative to ivy/counsel/swiper?
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+(use-package helm
+  :ensure t
+  :hook
+  (helm-mode . helm-autoresize-mode)
+  :bind
+  (("M-x" . helm-M-x)
+   ("C-s" . helm-occur)
+   ("C-x C-f" . helm-find-files)
+   ("C-x C-b" . helm-buffers-list)
+   ("C-x b" . helm-buffers-list)
+   ("C-x C-r" . helm-recentf)
+   ("C-x C-i" . helm-imenu))
+  :config
+  (helm-mode)
+  :custom
+  (helm-split-window-inside-p t)  ;; open helm buffer inside current window
+  (helm-move-to-line-cycle-in-source t)
+  (helm-echo-input-in-header-line t)
+  (helm-autoresize-max-height 20)
+  (helm-autoresize-min-height 5)
+  )
+#+end_src
 * misc
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (use-package autorevert
@@ -1148,9 +1173,14 @@ Manage projects and jump quickly between its files
                 projectile-mode-line '(:eval (projectile-project-name))))
 
 ;; requires ripgrep on system for rg functions
-(use-package counsel-projectile
+;(use-package counsel-projectile
+;  :ensure t
+;  :config (counsel-projectile-mode))
+
+(use-package helm-projectile
   :ensure t
-  :config (counsel-projectile-mode))
+  :hook
+  (projectile-mode . helm-projectile))
 #+END_SRC
 
 ** smartparens