Vim.js - JavaScript port of Vim • Hacker News Board

Re: Vim.js - JavaScript port of Vim

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Post by octagonal » Fri, Dec 13, 2013, 6:35 AM UTC

dethstar wrote: post #15

markburns wrote: post #13

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_I_ use backspace for navigation. What's the alternative? Use a mouse?

if you use vimium/vimperator/something else you can do shift+H to go backwards, shift+L to go forward.

Which would require me to press two keys instead of one.

Re: Vim.js - JavaScript port of Vim

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Post by shmerl » Fri, Dec 13, 2013, 6:35 AM UTC

roryokane wrote: post #20

shmerl wrote: post #16

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No, at least for me (Firefox on Linux) Backspace doesn't do anything special.

The “backspace = back” behavior of Firefox is only enabled by default on Windows. The behavior is controlled by the about:config setting `browser.backspace_action` ( http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.backspace_action ).

Ah, thanks. I don't need it anyway :) Alt + Left/Right works fine.

Re: Vim.js - JavaScript port of Vim

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Post by roryokane » Fri, Dec 13, 2013, 6:36 AM UTC

sanxiyn wrote: post #14

markburns wrote: post #13

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_I_ use backspace for navigation. What's the alternative? Use a mouse?

Alt-Left.

On Mac OS X, the standard shortcut is Command-[ instead (and Command-] is Forward).

Re: Vim.js - JavaScript port of Vim

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Post by wging » Fri, Dec 13, 2013, 6:42 AM UTC

roryokane wrote: post #20

shmerl wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No, at least for me (Firefox on Linux) Backspace doesn't do anything special.

The “backspace = back” behavior of Firefox is only enabled by default on Windows. The behavior is controlled by the about:config setting `browser.backspace_action` ( http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.backspace_action ).

It also appears to be enabled by default on Mac OS X.

Re: Vim.js - JavaScript port of Vim

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Post by mseepgood » Fri, Dec 13, 2013, 6:44 AM UTC

"ciw" doesn't work.

Re: Vim.js - JavaScript port of Vim

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Post by [deleted] » Fri, Dec 13, 2013, 6:47 AM UTC

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Re: Vim.js - JavaScript port of Vim

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Post by tikwidd » Fri, Dec 13, 2013, 6:53 AM UTC

Who wants to make a javascript emacs? you could call it emscriptenmacs..

Re: Vim.js - JavaScript port of Vim

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Post by imslavko » Fri, Dec 13, 2013, 6:55 AM UTC

For Vimium users: don't forget to enter the insert mode in your browser first ;)

Re: Vim.js - JavaScript port of Vim

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Post by mqzaidi » Fri, Dec 13, 2013, 6:56 AM UTC

Rule 34 for software: If it exists, there IS a javascript port of it.

Re: Vim.js - JavaScript port of Vim

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Post by ra3 » Fri, Dec 13, 2013, 6:58 AM UTC

Lots of comments seem to expect some further web integration with various services but this looks like more of a prototype/proof-of-concept using emscripten.

Cool nonetheless.