Minimalistic (vim-like) web browser based on Webkit
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Re: Minimalistic (vim-like) web browser based on Webkit
#2I am curious, do very many people here browse the web using only their keyboard?
I like the idea, but the keyboard-only navigation is going to be bottlenecked by the actual web page.
Re: Minimalistic (vim-like) web browser based on Webkit
#3I prefer vimperator. It's a firefox extension that modifies a lot of things (looks, key bindings, etc) to make it behave like vim: http://vimperator.org/trac/wiki/Vimperator
Together with Style Tree Tabs it looks pretty cool and minimalistic: http://www.flickr.com/photos/deadsunrise/3501399270/
Re: Minimalistic (vim-like) web browser based on Webkit
#4You can also use vimperator http://vimperator.org/trac/
Re: Minimalistic (vim-like) web browser based on Webkit
#5I am curious, do very many people here browse the web using only their keyboard? I like the idea, but the keyboard-only navigation is going to be bottlenecked by the actual web page.
I use it and it works much better than a mouse. Vimperator uses "hints" to let you navigate page links with the keyboard. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vimperator#Hint_mode
Re: Minimalistic (vim-like) web browser based on Webkit
#6I prefer vimperator. It's a firefox extension that modifies a lot of things (looks, key bindings, etc) to make it behave like vim: http://vimperator.org/trac/wiki/Vimperator Together with Style Tree Tabs it looks pretty cool and minimalistic: http://www.flickr.com/photos/deadsunrise/3501399270/
By the way, thank you for Style Tree tabs !
Re: Minimalistic (vim-like) web browser based on Webkit
#7Don't forget Conkeror, something like an "Emacs-erator" but without the whole Firefox, using xulrunner only: http://conkeror.org
Its keybindings resemble the ones of vimperator in some respects ("f" = follow), but reminds you more of emacs regarding things like (mini-) buffers, M-x whatever, ...
// Edit: Just stumbled upon another one: http://redmine.philpep.org/projects/show/cream using C, GTK+, WebKit, vimperator-like interface
Re: Minimalistic (vim-like) web browser based on Webkit
#8I am curious, do very many people here browse the web using only their keyboard? I like the idea, but the keyboard-only navigation is going to be bottlenecked by the actual web page.
The Hit a Hint ( https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1341 ) Firefox extension works very nicely for this. Pretty similar to the vimperator functionailty mentioned in the other reply.
Re: Minimalistic (vim-like) web browser based on Webkit
#9I am curious, do very many people here browse the web using only their keyboard? I like the idea, but the keyboard-only navigation is going to be bottlenecked by the actual web page.
I do. I actually use (lynx+vim) for most browsing, and Opera (which has good keyboard bindings) when I want to post something (like now).
It's not that I have anything against the mouse but I enjoy the workflow and it works very well for me. Plus I don't have to worry about adverts or drive-by infections most of the time :-)
Re: Minimalistic (vim-like) web browser based on Webkit
#10I am curious, do very many people here browse the web using only their keyboard? I like the idea, but the keyboard-only navigation is going to be bottlenecked by the actual web page.
sure. what do people use on a non-touchscreen phone?