Vimperator: a Vim-like Firefox

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Post by CapacitorSet » Sun, Jan 15, 2017, 12:09 PM UTC

Vimperator: a Vim-like Firefox
vimperator.org

Re: Vimperator: a Vim-like Firefox

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Post by baotiao » Sun, Jan 15, 2017, 4:45 PM UTC

I have used vimperator for about 6 years, this is only reason that I still use firefox. It's really amazing.

Re: Vimperator: a Vim-like Firefox

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Post by cszerzo » Sun, Jan 15, 2017, 4:54 PM UTC

baotiao wrote: post #2

I have used vimperator for about 6 years, this is only reason that I still use firefox. It's really amazing.

Although i'm not sure exactly how their features compare, I use vimium on chrome which seems to be more or less the same: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/vimium/dbepggeogba...

Re: Vimperator: a Vim-like Firefox

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Post by jzelinskie » Sun, Jan 15, 2017, 4:54 PM UTC

Who develops vimperator these days? Some of their primary maintainers moved onto a separate project called Pentadactyl[0] a few years ago.

[0]: http://5digits.org/pentadactyl/

Re: Vimperator: a Vim-like Firefox

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Post by baotiao » Sun, Jan 15, 2017, 4:57 PM UTC

cszerzo wrote: post #3

baotiao wrote: post #2

I have used vimperator for about 6 years, this is only reason that I still use firefox. It's really amazing.

Although i'm not sure exactly how their features compare, I use vimium on chrome which seems to be more or less the same: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/vimium/dbepggeogba...

I have trid vimium on chrome, vimperator is more configurable, you can change the theme, the suggest, hide the navigation bar...

Re: Vimperator: a Vim-like Firefox

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Post by twistedanimator » Sun, Jan 15, 2017, 5:09 PM UTC

I used to be a user of pentadactyl, but never liked how it changed the entire look of the browser. Just last a couple of days ago, I found VimFx which is exactly what I always wanted. It's also open source at https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx

Re: Vimperator: a Vim-like Firefox

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Post by wodenokoto » Sun, Jan 15, 2017, 5:10 PM UTC

The idea sounds intriguing, but I fail to see how `:back` is easier or faster than `cmd+LeftArrow` or how `:open url.com` is faster than `cmd+l url.com` or `cmd+t url.com`

What is the killer feature here?

Re: Vimperator: a Vim-like Firefox

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Post by vortico » Sun, Jan 15, 2017, 5:16 PM UTC

wodenokoto wrote: post #7

The idea sounds intriguing, but I fail to see how `:back` is easier or faster than `cmd+LeftArrow` or how `:open url.com` is faster than `cmd+l url.com` or `cmd+t url.com` What is the killer feature here?

Usually you map single characters to commands like that in your .vimperatorrc

Re: Vimperator: a Vim-like Firefox

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Post by AaronLasseigne » Sun, Jan 15, 2017, 5:16 PM UTC

wodenokoto wrote: post #7

The idea sounds intriguing, but I fail to see how `:back` is easier or faster than `cmd+LeftArrow` or how `:open url.com` is faster than `cmd+l url.com` or `cmd+t url.com` What is the killer feature here?

Using j and k to scroll is really nice. One of my favorite things is that you can use marks. I'll mark where I am while reading, scroll back to check something, and then jump back to my mark. It's very handy.

Re: Vimperator: a Vim-like Firefox

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Post by forgotmypw » Sun, Jan 15, 2017, 5:18 PM UTC

twistedanimator wrote: post #6

I used to be a user of pentadactyl, but never liked how it changed the entire look of the browser. Just last a couple of days ago, I found VimFx which is exactly what I always wanted. It's also open source at https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx

Seconding VimFX. Works pretty much out of the box without having to relearn how to use the browser.