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• A Small Change to Improve Browsers for Keyboard Navigation

  I installed Vimium a few months ago and haven't looked back -> https://vimium.github.io/ Mouseless as well for navigating anywhere on the computer without a mouse -> https://mouseless.click/. - Source: Hacker News / 11 months ago

• Nyxt: The Emacs-like web browser

  To those that have tried the browser or investigated the project more, what is the utility of this browser over, say, Firefox with a vim plugin[1] that lets me also navigate with a keyboard? I am all for new browsers and believe that hobby projects don't need a reason, but I am curious what distinguishes this over something that can be achieved with plugins in a more stable browser. [1] https://vimium.github.io/. - Source: Hacker News / 11 months ago

• Ewnium - The Emacs EWW version of Vimium plugin (Experimental!!!)

  It essentially tries to mimic Vimium, a vim navigation like extension in browsers. Source: almost 3 years ago

• RSI-Friendly Programming Languages and Patterns

  Use VI key bindings as much as possible. You can find plugins for popular editors like VSCode and Emacs, use it in the terminal. I personally use vimium in my browser, which allows me to perform complex editing tasks with minimal keystrokes. Source: about 3 years ago

• Vimium-like shortcuts for links?

  I’ve sifted through all the logseq plugins and can’t find one that provides the ability to hit a hotkey to show keyboard shortcuts next to every visible link like in vimium, jump to link in Obsidian, or link-hint in emacs. Is there such a thing in logseq? Source: over 3 years ago

• Ask HN: Keyboard friendly search engine for developers?

  I'd recommend you look at something like vimium: https://vimium.github.io/ Gives you vim keybindings across your entire browser. It doesn't solve your issue of having to click through to links but for that, maybe https://you.com/? - Source: Hacker News / over 3 years ago

• Vim is touch-typing on steroids

  Some avid vim users will also use https://vimium.github.io/ in their browsers, so they can also browse using the keyboard and vim-like cursor movement commands. - Source: Hacker News / over 3 years ago

• Show HN: Right Click Opens Link in a Background Tab for Chrome

  [Vimium] [link hints] support opening links in new (background) tabs with one hand (and no mouse/trackpad!) I forget if it's the default, but my Vimium is configured so f opens a link in the background, and F opens a link in the foreground. You can also choose the current tab. [Vimium]: https://vimium.github.io/ [link hints]: - Source: Hacker News / over 3 years ago

• Gripes with RSS after one week

  Btw, https://vimium.github.io/ would let u use vim navigation on any web page. - Source: Hacker News / over 3 years ago

• Things you wish you have known earlier with neovim

  There are many apps, web sites, IDE plugins, and extensions that have vim keybindings. You can use vim keybindings all the time, everywhere. Source: over 3 years ago

• Chrome extension to do this ? [macro/shortcut]

  I know you didn't ask for this, but just in case you don't want to set up shortcut keys for every action and instead just want to be able to do thing in your browser via keyboard: https://vimium.github.io/. Source: almost 4 years ago

• Ask HN: How to become good at Emacs/Vim?

  I started by using vimium so that I'd navigate the browser with vim key-bindings, since I spend so much time in there. https://vimium.github.io/ Then after that, I just started using vim and keeping with it. To me, the biggest hurdle was switching between modes. Hitting esc was too far for me. So I found some post that helped me configure vim that bound "ii" to command mode. So to switch between insert mode and... - Source: Hacker News / almost 4 years ago

• Leap.nvim: Neovim’s Answer to the Mouse

  I was referring to link hints in Vimium. You press “f” and all of the links on the page can be selected with the keyboard. It’s in the first 30 seconds of the video on this page https://vimium.github.io/ . - Source: Hacker News / almost 4 years ago

• Vim has transformed the way I write code and do computing in 3 weeks (just getting started)

  Since you enjoy vim, definitely check out vimium or a similar tool if you haven’t already. These extensions add vim-esque keyboard shortcuts that enhance the web browsing experience. Source: about 4 years ago

• How does your Key config look like?

  I do have some questions though. Are you familiar or have you used Vim or Vimium? Have you had any issues using your layouts with these technologies? I'm in the process of learning Vim/Vimium and sometimes I see myself holding keys down on the home row to move around... Source: about 4 years ago

• Dear Web Devs, Please Use Anchors Instead of Divs for Buttons

  Enter Vimium, the amazing Chrome extension that makes it possible to traverse the web with nothing but your keyboard! Assuming the website you're on uses anchors for buttons... - Source: dev.to / about 4 years ago

• How can I interact with google using only my voice?

  I would second this, but also suggest adding vimium as a browser addon. It overlays an alphabetical label over page links, so you can navigate a page by saying the label. Works really well with voice control. https://vimium.github.io. Source: about 4 years ago

• warpd - A modal keyboard-driven mouse

  If you want something just for web browsers then I'd recommend vimium (or one of the other similar extensions). Source: over 4 years ago

• I feel personally attacked

  As a vim user, http://vimium.github.io/ is your friend in the browser. Source: over 4 years ago

• Is there a good solution for editing RTF with vim/vim bindings

  I have yet to try it, but vimium with Google Docs might meet your needs. Source: over 4 years ago

• Tricks for Learning Vim Quickly

  There are extensions for your web browser like Vimium. Get used to the vi-like keybindings by surfing the web. There's also qutebrowser. Qutebrowser is a Chromium fork but uses Vi-like key bindings. - Source: dev.to / almost 5 years ago