fix: route normal-mode cuts through clipboard pipeline

src/editor.rs

@@ -368,7 +368,6 @@ enum EditStart {
         target: char,
         selector: SelectionIntent,
     },
-    Delete,
     Join,
     Paste {
         after: bool,
@@ -8657,21 +8656,16 @@ impl Editor {
                 );
             }
             Action::Delete => {
+                if self.active.view.mode == Mode::Normal {
+                    self.edit_normal(action, 1);
+                    return None;
+                }
                 if self.active.view.mode == Mode::Insert && self.edit_snippet("", Some(action)) {
                     return None;
                 }
-                let before = (self.active.view.mode != Mode::Insert).then(|| self.snapshot());
                 let mask = self.deletion_mask(None);
                 self.delete_forward(&mask);
-                if let Some(before) = before {
-                    self.record_native(
-                        before,
-                        EditRecipe {
-                            start: EditStart::Delete,
-                            steps: Vec::new(),
-                        },
-                    );
-                } else if mask.iter().any(|active| *active) {
+                if mask.iter().any(|active| *active) {
                     self.push_insert_step(InsertStep::Delete(mask));
                 }
             }
@@ -10689,7 +10683,7 @@ impl Editor {
                     Action::DeleteWordBackward | Action::ChangeWordBackward => {
                         self.word_destination(cursor, Action::DeleteWordBackward, count)
                     }
-                    Action::SubstituteCharacter => Cursor {
+                    Action::Delete | Action::SubstituteCharacter => Cursor {
                         row: cursor.row,
                         column: cursor
                             .column
@@ -11537,10 +11531,6 @@ impl Editor {
                     self.normalize_targets();
                 }
             }
-            EditStart::Delete => {
-                self.active.view.mode = Mode::Normal;
-                self.delete_forward(&[true]);
-            }
             EditStart::Join => {
                 self.active.view.mode = Mode::Normal;
                 self.join_lines();

src/main.rs

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Files: Space o floating tree INSERT; Space e docked tree NORMAL (right by defaul
        i filters; Esc retains filter and returns NORMAL, then editor; Ctrl+u clears in either mode
        Ctrl+t view, Ctrl+w close, Ctrl+r refresh
 Normal: i/a insert, I/A insert at first nonblank/end, o/O new line
-        h/j/k/l move, 0/$ line ends, x delete, J join lines
+        h/j/k/l move, 0/$ line ends, x/Delete cut hovered graphemes, J join lines
         w/b/e word next/previous/end, W/B/E whitespace-delimited WORDs
         Normal/Visual: f<char>/F<char> seek next/previous on current line; 2fx seeks second x
         gf follows Markdown file links/reference links and heading fragments (no LSP)
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Normal: i/a insert, I/A insert at first nonblank/end, o/O new line
         Linewise p/P paste below/above the current row; characterwise p/P paste after/before the grapheme
         Normal/Visual: . repeats last native edit at current targets (one undo group)
         v characterwise select, V linewise select, p/P paste fragments, Ctrl+k/Ctrl+e clone above/below
-        y/d/c/p/P use the system clipboard by default; config.clipboard_mode = \"separate\" isolates it
+        y/d/x/c/p/P use the system clipboard by default; config.clipboard_mode = \"separate\" isolates it
         Esc keeps only the primary caret
 Visual: motions extend selections, y copy, d/x/Delete cut, c change, p/P replace selections
         : opens command input with the selection preserved; Esc returns to that selection