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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.
imap jj
I remember using the original keyboard productivity extension for Firefox, "hit-a-hint"[1] back in Firefox 1 & 2. Since discovering vimperator after, it has been an essential extension on par with an ad blocker. However, I found it consistently broke on new releases of Firefox and could take months to fix. Pentadactyl wasn't any better in this regard. For example, the current extension page says it only works up to F…
Yes! I love being able to click on links from the keyboard! Sadly, a lot of new interfaces make it hard for programs to recognize clickable links. I went through a phase where I became obsessed with doing everything from the keyboard rather than mouse[1] and that led me to pentadactyl (and then to vim[2]), an add-on I fell in love with. When the FF upgrades made it stop working I read the docs for how to compile pent…
If you use other Firefox editions besides the standard one then you still can use unsigned addons, based on what I've read. [0] The other editions include ESR, nightlies, Developer, and Unbranded.
Of course, these editions are not intended for most end-users.
I remember using the original keyboard productivity extension for Firefox, "hit-a-hint"[1] back in Firefox 1 & 2. Since discovering vimperator after, it has been an essential extension on par with an ad blocker. However, I found it consistently broke on new releases of Firefox and could take months to fix. Pentadactyl wasn't any better in this regard. For example, the current extension page says it only works up to F…
Yes! I love being able to click on links from the keyboard! Sadly, a lot of new interfaces make it hard for programs to recognize clickable links. I went through a phase where I became obsessed with doing everything from the keyboard rather than mouse[1] and that led me to pentadactyl (and then to vim[2]), an add-on I fell in love with. When the FF upgrades made it stop working I read the docs for how to compile pent…
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?
The 2 killer features for me are: 1. Vi(m)-like keybindings 2. Portable configuration (dotfile) Like Vi(m), there are standard keybindings mapped to common commands, plus the ability to create your own. My fingers never have to leave the keyboard to navigate the Web, unless I have to interact with certain plugins. Vimperator reads its configuration from a ~/.vimperatorrc file when it launches. I keep this in version…
1) Create a bookmark to Hacker News
2) In the bookmark's properties, in the keyword field,
type: h
3) In Firefox's main UI, type ALT+D to move focus to
the URL field, then type: h
1) Create a new bookmark
2) In the address field, type:
https://github.com/search?q=%s
(in case it's not obvious, you can use the
%s variable in any URL)
3) In the keyword field, type: g
Then you want to search Github:
4) In Firefox's main UI, type ALT+D to move focus to
the URL field
5) In the URL field, type: g foobar
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Signed builds are available here: https://github.com/willsALMANJ/pentadactyl-signed/releases It works for me on Firefox 50.1.0 But the move away from XUL is indeed worrisome for plugins like these... I kinda hope someone will just build it into the servo project and make that into a usable minimal browser.
Why aren't these on addons.mozzila.org or on the official Pentadactyl site? I'm a little wary of installing addons from some random github repo.
FWIW, I use willsALMANJ's releases with no problems, he was/is quite active on the pentadactyl issue tracker.
Is it possible (in VimFX) to remap the (Shift) Escape? E.g. in my ~/.vimrc I use imap jj How users can live with Vim's default behavior (Escape, Ctrl-C, Ctrl-[) is mysterious to me (I do not like hitting Ctrl). :)
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
I used to be a Vimperator user, but lately I've found it too buggy to use. Even the help pages do not function properly.
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Without Vimpertors's toolbar it's really hard to call Vimium an analogue. In comparison to options that Vimperator offers Vimium is just a couple of keymappings.
Closer to Vimperator is probably cVim[1], which also provides command line mode. [1]: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/cvim/ihlenndgcmojh...