But... You can use $> lynx -vikeys from a terminal emulator inside the vim itself!
That way you dont even have to invent anything or leave vim!
(posted from vim btw)
ViHN: Vim for Hacker News
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#12HN reads easily on eww-mode and with evil-mode you get Vim keys. There's also eww-lnum with quick link numbering.
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#13As a fan of vi/vim keyboard navigation everywhere, I’m always intrigued to see how other people solve this. But if you’re looking for a more generalized approach, I can recommend a mix of vimium and w3m with vim key bindings.
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#14But... You can use $> lynx -vikeys from a terminal emulator inside the vim itself! That way you dont even have to invent anything or leave vim! (posted from vim btw)
Interesting. Are you running lynx inside a vim terminal buffer?
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#15I just use vimium, basically never have to use my mouse when browsing HN
when I hit `F` the url density is too high that it's difficult to tell which is which, how do you navigate differently?
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#16But... You can use $> lynx -vikeys from a terminal emulator inside the vim itself! That way you dont even have to invent anything or leave vim! (posted from vim btw)
w3m which I am using also seems able to browse HN; however, usually people want seamless navigation between HN and various links, so a graphical browser is a must. Qutebrowser is a good choice for those who enjoy keyboard navigation.
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#17But... You can use $> lynx -vikeys from a terminal emulator inside the vim itself! That way you dont even have to invent anything or leave vim! (posted from vim btw)
Interesting. Are you running lynx inside a vim terminal buffer?
To wit: https://i.redd.it/p5h7ongm51541.jpg
The rightmost buffer is `w3m` browsing arXiv.
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#18I just use vimium, basically never have to use my mouse when browsing HN
when I hit `F` the url density is too high that it's difficult to tell which is which, how do you navigate differently?
It's not that high on HN? The left most column is upvote. Then the next button immediately to the right is the link. Next row buttons from left to right are username, comments (via hours link), hide, and comments again (normal link).
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#19Simple man: I see a screen with a window manager with gaps, I scream.
We're paying thousands of dollars for machines with high resolution displays, why don't people use the whole display???
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#20Why not using keyboard controls for web pages in general? I tried multiple solutions for browsing the web and using vim binding to do so over the years. Some of them for extended periods of time, including Tridactyl, Vimium and others. My favorite by far is Qutebrowser because of its default commands and integration of them, for example moving between tabs, editing or copying URLs or configuration is pretty easy.