Fix: alpha window closing. Patches to open files with telescope and neotree on the same window as alpha. Autocmds to load global and local settigs to every window after opening from telescope/neovim from alpha window.

init.lua

@@ -343,6 +343,9 @@ vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd('TextYankPost', {
 	pattern = '*',
 })
 
+-- Auto-apply settings to all normal buffers
+require('settings_autoload_after_alpha').setup()
+
 -- Theme
 require('kanagawa').setup { transparent = true }
 vim.cmd [[colorscheme kanagawa]]

lua/plugins/custom/alpha.lua

@@ -15,13 +15,61 @@ return {
 		-- Setup buttons
 		dashboard.section.buttons.val = {
 			-- New file
-			dashboard.button('i', '  New File', '<Cmd>ene <Bar> startinsert<CR>'),
+			dashboard.button('i', '  New File', function()
+				local alpha_buf = vim.api.nvim_get_current_buf()
+				vim.api.nvim_buf_delete(alpha_buf, { force = true })
+				vim.cmd 'enew'
+				vim.cmd 'startinsert'
+			end),
 			-- Open Neo-tree in starting directory
 			dashboard.button('<leader>n', '  Open Neo-tree', '<Cmd>cd ' .. vim.fn.fnameescape(start_dir) .. ' | Neotree toggle float<CR>'),
-			-- Quit Neovim using custom function
-			dashboard.button('<leader>qa', '  Quit', '<Cmd>lua close_nvim_with_prompt()<CR>'),
+			-- Close Alpha window
+			dashboard.button('<leader>q', '  Close this window', function()
+				local current_buf = vim.api.nvim_get_current_buf()
+				-- Count listed buffers
+				local listed_count = 0
+				for _, buf in ipairs(vim.api.nvim_list_bufs()) do
+					if vim.api.nvim_buf_get_option(buf, 'buflisted') then
+						listed_count = listed_count + 1
+					end
+				end
+				-- If only 1 listed buffer left, force quit Neovim
+				if listed_count == 1 then
+					vim.cmd 'qa!'
+				else
+					-- Delete current buffer
+					if vim.api.nvim_buf_is_valid(current_buf) then
+						vim.api.nvim_buf_delete(current_buf, { force = true })
+					end
+					-- Delete one listed, unmodified, no-name buffer
+					for _, buf in ipairs(vim.api.nvim_list_bufs()) do
+						if vim.api.nvim_buf_is_valid(buf) then
+							local listed = vim.api.nvim_buf_get_option(buf, 'buflisted')
+							local modified = vim.api.nvim_buf_get_option(buf, 'modified')
+							local name = vim.api.nvim_buf_get_name(buf)
+							-- target buffers that are listed, have no modifications, and no name
+							if listed and not modified and name == '' then
+								vim.api.nvim_buf_delete(buf, { force = true })
+								break -- delete only one buffer
+							end
+						end
+					end
+				end
+			end),
 		}
 
-		alpha.setup(dashboard.opts)
+		-- Ensure Alpha buffer is a scratch buffer so closing it doesn’t leave [No Name]
+		local opts = dashboard.opts
+		opts.hide = true -- hide it from buffer list
+		alpha.setup(opts)
+
+		-- Open Alpha in a dedicated scratch buffer if no file is loaded
+		if vim.fn.bufnr '$' == 1 and vim.fn.bufname(0) == '' then
+			vim.cmd 'enew' -- create a proper empty buffer
+			vim.cmd 'Alpha' -- open Alpha in that buffer
+			vim.bo.buflisted = false -- mark it unlisted so it doesn’t pollute buffer pickers
+			vim.bo.buftype = 'nofile' -- make it a scratch buffer
+			--			vim.bo.bufhidden = 'wipe' -- critical: buffer is automatically deleted when hidden
+		end
 	end,
 }

lua/plugins/custom/filetree.lua

@@ -135,10 +135,14 @@ return {
 						local buftype = vim.api.nvim_buf_get_option(buf, 'buftype')
 						local modified = vim.api.nvim_buf_get_option(buf, 'modified')
 						-- PATCH: Treat Alpha dashboard as empty
-						if (bufname == '' and buftype == '' and not modified) or is_alpha_buffer(buf) then
+						if is_alpha_buffer(buf) or (bufname == '' and buftype == '' and not modified) then
 							empty_buf = buf
 							vim.api.nvim_set_current_win(win)
-							break
+							if is_alpha_buffer(buf) then
+								vim.api.nvim_buf_delete(buf, { force = true })
+							end
+							vim.cmd('edit ' .. vim.fn.fnameescape(path))
+							return
 						end
 					end
 				end

lua/plugins/custom/telescope.lua

@@ -93,11 +93,16 @@ return {
 				local name = vim.api.nvim_buf_get_name(buf)
 				local buftype = vim.api.nvim_buf_get_option(buf, 'buftype')
 				local modified = vim.api.nvim_buf_get_option(buf, 'modified')
-
 				-- PATCH: also treat Alpha dashboard buffer as empty
 				if (name == '' and buftype == '' and not modified) or is_alpha_buffer(buf) then
 					vim.api.nvim_set_current_win(win)
+					-- DELETE Alpha buffer if it's in this window
+					if is_alpha_buffer(buf) then
+						vim.api.nvim_buf_delete(buf, { force = true })
+					end
+					-- Now open the file in this window
 					vim.cmd('edit ' .. vim.fn.fnameescape(path))
+					-- Stop further processing
 					return
 				end
 			end

lua/settings_autoload_after_alpha.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+-- Auto-apply all preferred settings to every normal buffer
+local M = {}
+
+function M.setup()
+	vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd({ 'BufWinEnter', 'WinEnter', 'BufEnter' }, {
+		callback = function()
+			local ft = vim.bo.filetype
+			local bt = vim.bo.buftype
+
+			-- Skip floating or special buffers
+			if ft == 'neo-tree' or ft == 'TelescopePrompt' or bt == 'terminal' or bt == 'nofile' then
+				return
+			end
+
+			-- Window-local options
+			vim.wo.number = true
+			vim.wo.relativenumber = true
+			vim.wo.signcolumn = 'yes'
+			vim.wo.scrolloff = 8
+
+			-- Global options
+			vim.o.hlsearch = false
+			vim.o.mouse = '' -- disable mouse
+			vim.o.breakindent = true
+			vim.o.undofile = true
+			vim.o.ignorecase = true
+			vim.o.smartcase = true
+			vim.o.updatetime = 250
+			vim.o.timeoutlen = 300
+			vim.o.completeopt = 'menuone,noselect'
+			vim.o.termguicolors = true
+			vim.o.showtabline = 1
+
+			-- Tabs and indentation
+			vim.o.expandtab = false
+			vim.o.shiftwidth = 4
+			vim.o.softtabstop = 0
+			vim.o.tabstop = 4
+			vim.o.smartindent = true
+		end,
+	})
+end
+
+return M