1 ### 0.24.2 (2020-08-06)
3 - Hotfix: Last update broke `F`
5 ### 0.24.1 (2020-08-05)
7 - Fix for Firefox 80: Make new tabs appear next to current
8 - Docs: update LegacyFox repository location and installation instruction
10 ### 0.24.0 (2020-06-12)
12 - Fix getting stuck in normal mode in docked DevTools after refocusing
13 - Fix switching browser tabs with `eb`
14 - Document known bugs and their workarounds
16 ### 0.23.3 (2020-03-19)
18 - Fix GitHub search box hint
19 - Fix `o` in Nightly 76 (Bug 1610479)
21 ### 0.23.2 (2020-01-05)
23 - Fix following links in Firefox 73
24 - More correct handling of XUL pages
25 - Make options section headings bold
26 - Some internal cleanups
28 ### 0.23.1 (2019-12-05)
30 - Fixed: following links in new tab (`F`) in Firefox 72
31 - Fixed: search box on about:preferences and about:config
32 - more correct handling of XUL pages
34 ### 0.23.0 (2019-12-01)
36 - Fixed: Hints on about:preferences and 'eb' mode in Firefox 72
37 - Removed: getAnonymousNodes() and getBindingParent() usage and support for XBL
40 - **Require Firefox 68** and Update Documentation
42 ### 0.22.2 (2019-10-19)
44 - Fix `eb` in Nightly 71
46 ### 0.22.1 (2019-09-28)
48 - Document config file e10s sandboxing issues (#939)
52 ### 0.22.0 (2019-09-22)
54 - Experimental ShadowDOM support
56 ### 0.21.3 (2019-09-22)
58 - Fixed: Visual mode for upcoming Firefox 70
60 ### 0.21.2 (2019-08-15)
62 - Fixed: VimFx' settings work on modern Firefox
63 - Fixed: blurring of URL bar in Nightly 70
64 - Fixed: statusbar in Waterfox 56
66 ### 0.21.1 (2019-08-03)
68 - Fixed: Hints mode and VimFx’s Keyboard Shortcuts help dialog now works in
69 Firefox 69b. The screen used to go white whenever you entered any mode that
71 - Fixed: The statusbar now works again.
72 - Fixed: VimFx should now work with Nightly 70, by removing usage of the
73 deprecated `Array.filter()` method and others.
75 Thanks to Tobias Girstmair (@girst)!
77 ### 0.21.0 (2019-05-15)
79 - Removed: The Developer Toolbar integration, such as the `:` shortcut. That
80 feature has been removed from Firefox and the integration was causing issues
81 on newer Firefox versions. Thanks to Tobias Girstmair (@girst)!
82 - Fixed: VimFx should now work on Waterfox again. Tested with Waterfox 56,
83 Firefox 56, Firefox 64 and Waterfox 68. Thanks to Tobias Girstmair (@girst)
86 ### 0.20.15 (2018-08-06)
88 - Fixed: Find mode now works properly again. Thanks to @matsuhav!
90 ### 0.20.14 (2018-05-15)
92 - Fixed: VimFx should now work properly in Firefox 61 (if you have enabled
93 legacy extensions) as well as older versions of Firefox. The latest few
94 versions have been a bit buggy, but things should work better now. Thanks to
95 Kevin Cox (@kevincox) and 依云 (@lilydjwg)!
97 ### 0.20.13 (2018-05-06)
99 - Fixed: VimFx should now work in Firefox 61 (if you have enabled legacy
100 extensions). Thanks to Kevin Cox (@kevincox), 依云 (@lilydjwg) and Jan
101 Kokemüller (@jiixyj)!
103 ### 0.20.12 (2018-01-23)
105 - Fixed: VimFx should now work in Firefox 59 (if you have enabled legacy
106 extensions). Thanks to Kevin Cox (@kevincox) and 依云 (@lilydjwg)!
107 - Updated locale: es. Thanks to @strel!
109 ### 0.20.11 (2017-11-19)
111 - Fixed: VimFx should now work in Firefox 58 (if you have enabled legacy
112 extensions). Thanks to 依云 (@lilydjwg)!
114 ### 0.20.10 (2017-03-25)
116 - Improved: Autofocus is now prevented when going back in history on pages that
117 use `history.pushState()` (in other words, on the 'popstate' event).
118 - Updated locale: ja. Thanks to Kaoru Esashika (@pluser)!
120 ### 0.20.9 (2017-02-21)
122 - Fixed: The `yy` command now works as expected in Reader Mode.
124 ### 0.20.8 (2017-01-14)
126 - Improved: The scrolling commands now scroll the closest scrollable parent of
127 the currently focused element (if it is not scrollable itself). This is
128 noticeable for Twitter’s modals, which are often scrollable. No longer any
129 need to use the `f` or `ef` commands to scroll those modals!
131 ### 0.20.7 (2017-01-07)
133 - Improved: The `[` and `]` commands now work in Google search results.
134 - Improved: You can now show the “emoji picker” of the “like” button on Facebook
135 by using the `ef` command.
136 - Updated locale: de. Thanks to @interleaved!
138 ### 0.20.6 (2016-12-16)
140 - Fixed: The `'`, `g[` and `g]` commands no longer crash. (Regression since
142 - Fixed: The `ef` command can now focus elements in deeply nested frames again.
143 (Regression since 0.19.0.)
144 - Fixed: `vimfx.addOptionOverrides` and `vimfx.addKeyOverrides` are now properly
145 undone when reloading a config file (`gC`).
146 - Improved: Hint markers for elements with multiline text no longer cover the
148 - Updated locale: de. Thanks to @interleaved!
150 ### 0.20.5 (2016-12-04)
152 - Fixed: Scrolling by holding `d`, `u`, `<space>` or `<s-space>` no longer goes
153 slower and slower (and finally grinding to a halt) on long pages with lots of
154 elements. (See also the [`scroll.repeat_timeout`] pref.)
155 - Improved: All config API functions now validate all their parameters properly.
156 This provides a better user experience, and, most importantly, prevents VimFx
157 from crashing on certain invalid input.
159 [`scroll.repeat_timeout`]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/58deb3f7b7c470a4d705f1dabf7aa13e095e8d09/documentation/options.md#smooth-scrolling
161 ### 0.20.4 (2016-11-16)
163 - Fixed: The `n` and `N` commands now work in Firefox’s PDF viewer.
164 - Fixed: The `eb` command can now click the tab bar scroll buttons.
165 - Fixed: Elements marked by the `eb` command now correctly get hints based on
167 - Improved: The `eb` command now favors the browser tabs and their close
168 buttons, giving them better hints.
169 - Improved: The hints given to the browser tabs by the `eb` command are now
170 consistent no matter how many tabs you have open. This means that the first
171 tab always gets the same hint, the second tab always get the same hint, and so
173 - Improved: Hint markers are now placed next to the text of the element if
174 appropriate. For example, the hint marker for a button with centered text is
175 now placed just to the left of the text rather than at the left edge of
176 button. This is nice because it means that hint markers usually end up where
177 you were just reading.
178 - Improved: The positioning of hint markers has been fine-tuned by a pixel or so
180 - Improved: Custom styled checkboxes and radio buttons now get hint markers
181 faster (they are now found in the first pass rather than the second).
182 - Improved: Compatibility with the [Tab Center] add-on.
183 - Improved: Blurring the location bar is now more consistent. Previously, its
184 text wasn’t reset if the autocomplete popup was open when you pressed
185 `<escape>` to blur it.
186 - Fixed: An edge case where the wrong hint markers could be highlighted.
188 [Tab Center]: https://testpilot.firefox.com/experiments/tab-center/
190 ### 0.20.3 (2016-10-22)
192 - Improved: Full page scrolling now recognizes the fixed footer on medium.com.
193 - Fixed: Scrollable element can now be focused with the `f` command again (not
194 just with the `ef` command). (Regression since 0.19.0.)
195 - Fixed: `<escape>` is no longer accidentally leaked to the page when used to
196 blur text inputs. This allows blurring text inputs in modals without closing
197 the modal (which `<escape>` commonly does otherwise).
199 ### 0.20.2 (2016-10-16)
201 - Fixed: Text inputs and links inside frames can now be focused using hint
202 commands again. (Regression since 0.19.0.)
203 - Improved: Previously focused text inputs inside frames no longer steal the
204 focus when entering Caret mode in that frame.
205 - Improved: When several hint markers have the same hint (because their links
206 go to the same place), the _largest_ of those links is now chosen when
207 activating that hint. This might be noticeable via focus styling.
208 - Updated locale: zh-CN. Thanks to @av2000ii!
210 ### 0.20.1 (2016-10-09)
212 - Improved: Caret mode is now a bit more robust. It can no longer make you end
213 up with [Firefox’s own Caret mode] accidentally enabled.
214 - Improved: If you try use for example `<ctrl>-j` as a keyboard shortcut, VimFx
215 will now tell you that you probably want `<c-j>` instead.
216 - Fixed: Using a keyboard shortcut to switch keyboard layout in GNOME while
217 inside a text input no longer causes the focus of that text input to be lost
218 when the Prevent autofocus option is enabled.
219 - Updated locale: zh-CN. Thanks to @av2000ii!
221 [Firefox’s own Caret mode]: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Accessibility_features_of_Firefox#Allow_text_to_be_selected_with_the_keyboard
223 ### 0.20.0 (2016-10-02)
225 - Added: The `g[` and `g]` commands, which let you scroll to previous and next
226 scroll positions of the current page. This is similar to Vim’s jump list.
227 - Added: The `/` mark. Pressing `'/` takes you to the scroll position before the
228 last `/`, `a/` or `g/`.
229 - Fixed: Pressing `''` multiple times in a row now flips back and forth
230 between two scroll positions as expected.
231 - Fixed: Version 0.19.0 claimed to include the following improvement: “The hint
232 marker for a smaller element can no longer cover the hint marker for a larger
233 element (unless you press `<c-space>` to rotate them).” However, a silly
234 mistake caused that improvement not to work. Now it does. For real.
235 - Fixed: All VimFx commands that copy text to the clipboard are now made sure to
236 also copy to the “selection clipboard” (if your system has such a thing). For
237 example, if you copy text using the `yv` command, the `p` command now uses
238 that copied text as expected.
240 ### 0.19.1 (2016-09-26)
242 - Fixed: The `'` command no longer crashes. (Regression since 0.19.0.)
244 ### 0.19.0 (2016-09-25)
246 #### Changes and improvements to Hints mode
248 **New feature:** Hint markers can now be filtered by element text, similar to
249 Vimium, Vimperator and Pentadactyl. This is useful for people who simply prefer
250 that workflow, and for clicking tiny pagination links (simply type its number!).
252 By default, filtering by element text is done by typing _uppercase_ characters
253 (hold down shift!). All characters other than the hint characters are now used
254 to filter hint markers by element text (rather than just being ignored). Do you
255 prefer filtering by element text, but dislike typing uppercase letters? Have a
256 look at how [hint characters] work to make things the other way around!
258 The markers with the best hint are now highlighted with a different color. You
259 may at any time press `<enter>` to activate those markers (or `<c-enter>` or
260 `<a-enter>` to change where and how to open links, just like you can hold ctrl
261 or alt for the last hint character).
263 Because of the above new features, the following default **Hints mode shortcuts
266 - `<space>` → `<c-space>` (`<s-space>` is left untouched)
267 - `<s->` → `<c-s->` (hold ctrl _and_ shift to peek through hint markers)
269 - `<c-enter>` → `<c-backspace>`
271 To make it easier to see the element text, hint markers are now nudged to the
272 left if they cover the text.
274 Other hint marker improvements:
276 - Hint markers are now 20% smaller by default. While trying to match text sizes
277 set by your operating system, they ended up a bit too large on most systems.
278 Check out the [Styling] documentation if you’d like to change the font size.
279 - Hint markers now have stronger contrast between the background color and the
280 text color, which should make them easier to read.
281 - The CSS for hint markers have been improved, making it easier to use custom
283 - When several elements have the same area, the best hint is now correctly given
284 to the _first_ of those elements. Previously, it happened to be the other way
286 - The hint marker for a smaller element can no longer cover the hint marker for
287 a larger element (unless you press `<c-space>` to rotate them).
288 - Hint markers are now better positioned when having zoomed the page in or out.
289 - Hints mode is now more robust in general. Several race conditions have been
292 [hint characters]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/8bafdf0454043c1630bac8b13d13f1fb4e5ee9e7/documentation/options.md#hint-characters
293 [Styling]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/8bafdf0454043c1630bac8b13d13f1fb4e5ee9e7/documentation/styling.md
297 - Added: The ability to **export, import and reset all** VimFx options. There
298 are three shiny new buttons for this in VimFx’s options page in the Add-ons
300 - Added: The `gB` command, which lets you **quickly blacklist** (and
302 - Added: The `ec` command, for opening the context menu of elements.
303 - Added: The `ep` command, for opening links in new private windows.
304 - Improved: `h`, `l`, `j` and `k` now feel more like scrolling with the arrow
305 keys when held down, by boosting the scrolling speed. See the
306 [`scroll.horizontal_boost` and `scroll.vertical_boost`][scroll-boost] options
307 for more information.
308 - Fixed: VimFx’s find bar integration is now much more robust. Most notably, if
309 you start typing directly after pressing `/` and Firefox is slow at opening
310 the find bar, your keypresses can no longer trigger VimFx commands or Firefox
312 - Improved: VimFx no longer leaks keypresses to the web page in some modes. (For
313 example, counts in Caret mode).
314 - Improved: The `eb` command now finds more clickable elements in the devtools.
315 - Changed: `vimfx.addKeyOverrides` no longer lets you easily break for example
316 Hints mode, by now only being applied to Normal mode. You might need to change
317 your matchers from `(location, mode) => ...` to simply `location => ...`.
318 (Breaking API change.)
319 - Changed: The object passed to custom commands (and custom modes) no longer
320 contains a `uiEvent` property. Instead, there’s an `event` property. This
321 property can be used the same way if you check `vim.isUIEvent(event)` first.
322 (Breaking API change.)
324 [scroll-boost]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/8bafdf0454043c1630bac8b13d13f1fb4e5ee9e7/documentation/options.md#scrollhorizontal_boost-and-scrollvertical_boost
326 ### 0.18.1 (2016-08-27)
328 - Fixed: `vimfx.addOptionOverrides` no longer crashes on startup.
329 - Fixed: `vimfx.addOptionOverrides` can now override the `prevent_autofocus`
332 ### 0.18.0 (2016-08-20)
334 #### Changed default shortcuts
336 Some default keyboard shortcuts have been changed.
338 - Hint commands. Many of the old ones were difficult to remember, and there was
339 no space for adding new ones.
341 - `gf` → `et` (t as in tab)
342 - `gF` → `ew` (w as in window)
343 - `zf` → `ef` (f as in focus)
344 - `zF` → `eb` (b as in browser)
345 - `zv` → `av` (you actually select _all_ of the element’s text)
347 (`f`, `yf`, `af`, `v` and `yv` stay unchanged.)
349 There is a longer [explanation of these new defaults][hint-shortcuts] in the
352 - `zr` → `gC`. `zr` was the only shortcut starting with `z`. This frees that key
355 - `` ` `` → `'`. The `` ` `` shortcut (“scroll to mark”) as well as the `` ` ``
356 mark (“last position mark”) have both been changed to `'`. Both `` ` `` and
357 `'` are used in Vim. `'` is a better default, because it is easier to
358 type–both on an en-US QWERTY keyboard and, more importantly, on some
359 international layouts, such as the sv-SE QWERTY layout.
361 Note: If you miss Firefox’s default `'` shortcut to open the Quick Find bar
362 (which is now overridden), remember that VimFx provides `g/` which does the
363 same thing. (You can of course also change VimFx’s shortcuts.)
365 See also issue [#788].
367 [hint-shortcuts]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/e8d9df31dd5c8df999ac22e3b3b8d548a68c6fa7/documentation/commands.md#mnemonics-and-choice-of-default-hint-command-shortcuts
368 [#788]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/issues/788
372 - Added: It is now possible to create [custom hint commands].
373 - Fixed: The bottom-right corner of the page scrollbars can now be used with the
375 - Fixed: The toolbar button now correctly toggles VimFx’s Keyboard Shortcuts
377 - Updated locales: fr, ru. Thanks to Mickaël RAYBAUD-ROIG (@m-r-r) and Nicholas
380 [custom hint commands]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/e8d9df31dd5c8df999ac22e3b3b8d548a68c6fa7/documentation/api.md#custom-hint-commands
382 ### 0.17.4 (2016-07-11)
384 - Improved: The usage of modifier keys in Hints mode is now shown in VimFx’s
385 Keyboard Shortcuts help dialog. The functionality has been there for a long
386 time, but should now be easier to find. Thanks to our awesome translators,
387 the new help text is already available in most supported locales!
388 - Improved: If you submit a form while still being inside one of its text
389 inputs, that text input is now automatically blurred. This lets you use VimFx
390 commands while waiting for the form to submit without having to press
392 - Improved: The `gu` command now works better on some pages, by preserving a
393 trailing slash. Thanks to @sinkuu!
394 - Improved: VimFx now recognizes text areas in the TYPO3 CMS.
395 - Improved: The `<escape>` command and the toolbar button now let you escape
396 back to Normal mode if VimFx ever gets stuck thinking that you are typing in a
399 ### 0.17.3 (2016-06-27)
401 - Improved: The `zF` command can now open even more dropdown menus of buttons.
403 ### 0.17.2 (2016-06-19)
405 - Improved: The `zF` command now works with more buttons and is able to open
406 dropdown menus of buttons.
407 - Fixed: The `f` commands now recognize more file upload buttons.
408 - Fixed: Rotating hint markers now works more as expected after having entered a
410 - Fixed: Scrolling now works in SVG documents.
411 - Fixed: Opening links in new tabs in Firefox 50.
412 - Updated locales: pt-BR and ru. Thanks to Átila Camurça Alves (@atilacamurca)
413 and Nicholas Guriev (@mymedia2)!
415 ### 0.17.1 (2016-06-12)
417 - Fixed: The `zF` command no longer accidentally double-clicks instead of
418 single-clicking. Thanks to Alan Wu (@XrXr)!
419 - Fixed: The `zF` command no longer crashes in Firefox 49+.
420 - Fixed: The “URL popup,” shown when hovering or focusing links, now appears
421 again when focusing links using `zf` (regression since 0.17.0).
422 - Updated locale: it. Thanks to Carlo Bertoldi (@cbertoldi)!
424 ### 0.17.0 (2016-06-08)
426 - Fixed: VimFx no longer scrolls smaller elements on a page instead of the
427 entire page on some sites.
428 - Improved: The `/`, `n` and `N` have been drastically sped up (when
429 [`find_from_top_of_viewport`][find_from_top_of_viewport-1] is on). Previously,
430 they appeared to freeze on some sites, but not anymore.
431 - Improved: You can no longer accidentally trigger VimFx between pressing `/`
432 and the find bar input being is focused.
433 - Improved: The `n` and `N` commands are now more robust.
434 - Improved: “Fullscreen” buttons and “Copy to clipboard” buttons can now be
435 activated the `f` command. Thanks to Alan Wu (@XrXr)!
436 - Changed: After having pressed `m` or `` ` `` VimFx no longer waits
437 indefinitely for you to press a mark key. Instead, the [timeout] option is
439 - Changed: After having pressed `m` or `` ` `` you can now press `<escape>` to
440 abort those commands.
441 - Changed: Find mode is no longer shown in VimFx’s Keyboard Shortcuts help
442 dialog, to reduce clutter. (This can be changed through custom
443 [styling][styling-1].)
444 - Changed: The `?` command as well as the toolbar button now _toggle_ VimFx’s
445 Keyboard Shortcuts help dialog (instead of always showing it, even if it was
447 - Changed: Counts are now ignored in Ignore mode. Previously, pressing number
448 keys would both send those key presses to the page _and_ contribute to the
449 count for commands (showing up in the bottom-right corner). This is no longer
451 - Updated locales: fr, zh-CN and zh-TW. Thanks to Mickaël RAYBAUD-ROIG (@m-r-r),
452 @av2000ii and Robert Wang (@cyberrob)!
454 [find_from_top_of_viewport-1]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/288bd3317cbed3a57e42a754099b96efe6c1e38d/documentation/options.md#find_from_top_of_viewport
455 [timeout]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/288bd3317cbed3a57e42a754099b96efe6c1e38d/documentation/options.md#timeout
456 [styling-1]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/288bd3317cbed3a57e42a754099b96efe6c1e38d/documentation/styling.md
458 ### 0.16.1 (2016-05-29)
460 - Fixed: The `zF` command no longer crashes (regression since 0.16.0).
462 ### 0.16.0 (2016-05-29)
464 - Fixed: The text input focus detection problems introduced in 0.15.1, which
465 sometimes caused VimFx commands to be triggered while typing in text inputs,
467 - Improved: If you press `n` or `N` when there are are no matches for your
468 search, the find bar is no longer opened. Only a notification is shown. The
469 reliability of those notifications has also been improved.
470 - Improved: Hints mode now finds more links.
471 - Improved: Pressing `<c-enter>` in Hints mode now includes more elements.
472 - Updated locales: es, zh-CN. Thanks to @strel and @av2000ii!
474 ### 0.15.1 (2016-05-22)
476 - Improved: Better hints on Twitter.
477 - Improved: Compatibility with the [Evernote Web Clipper] add-on (and
478 potentially other add-ons with similar UI).
479 - Updated locale: ja. Thanks to Kaoru Esashika (@pluser)!
481 [Evernote Web Clipper]: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/evernote-web-clipper/
483 ### 0.15.0 (2016-05-18)
485 - Improved: Hint markers now appear up to twice as fast on many pages. This is
486 done by creating the hint markers in two phases. Most are created in the
487 first, fast, phase. The rest take the same time as older VimFx versions to
489 - Fixed: VimFx no longer triggers commands while typing in fancy text inputs on
490 some sites, such as when composing a new tweet on Twitter. (See also the
491 [`blur_timeout`] pref.)
492 - Changed: The `<c-enter>` Hints mode command no longer _replaces_ all hint
493 markers on screen (with new ones for all elements on screen). Instead, it
494 _toggles_ your current hint markers with ones for all _other_ elements on
496 - Changed: There was a breaking change to the [`vimfx.setHintMatcher`] function
497 of the `frame.js` config file API. It no longer receives and returns an object
498 (of the shape `{type, semantic}`), but instead simply receives and returns the
499 `type` of the element.
500 - Improved: Some internal robustness refactoring.
501 - Updated locales: de, id, nl and zh-CN. Thanks to @just-barcodes, Yoppy
502 Halilintar (@comepradz), @HJTP, @av2000ii and @mozillazg.
504 [`blur_timeout`]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/4a1d2468ee558ad1fdf9a4ab60f942d81bbc0b57/documentation/options.md#blur_timeout
505 [`vimfx.setHintMatcher`]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/4a1d2468ee558ad1fdf9a4ab60f942d81bbc0b57/documentation/api.md#vimfxsethintmatcherhintmatcher
507 ### 0.14.3 (2016-05-08)
509 - Fixed: Version 0.14.2 attempted to fix smooth scrolling speed in newer Firefox
510 versions. However, there was a tiny typo that caused the fix not to work. That
511 typo has been corrected.
513 ### 0.14.2 (2016-05-08)
515 - Fixed: Smooth scrolling speed is now correct again in newer Firefox versions.
516 - Fixed: The `yv` Caret mode command now only copies text that you can see on
517 screen (not any hidden text that might be on the page), making it truly work
518 like `zv` followed by `y`, as intended. This problem was very noticeable on
519 Slack. This also improves copying of 'contenteditable' elements using `yf`.
520 - Fixed: `<escape>` and arrow key handling as well as hint markers in the
521 devtools now work correctly again in newer Firefox versions.
522 - Fixed: VimFx no longer makes it impossible to open the Developer Toolbar.
523 - Improved: VimFx now ignores `<numlock>` and `<capslock>`. If your keyboard
524 sends `<numlock>` before some symbols, such as `<numlock>$` instead of just
525 `$`, shortcuts like `gx$` now work out of the box. This also means that you
526 can use `<capslock>` instead of `<shift>` when typing the `J` in `gJ`, for
528 - Improved: Some minor cosmetic tweaks in VimFx’s Keyboard Shortcuts help
531 ### 0.14.1 (2016-04-30)
533 - Fixed: The Find commands (such as `/`, `n` and `N`) no longer crash on some
534 sites (regression since 0.14.0).
536 ### 0.14.0 (2016-04-29)
538 - Added: [Caret mode], which lets you copy text from web pages using the
540 - Improved: The Find commands (such as `/`, `n` and `N`) now search from the top
541 of the viewport, instead of from the top of the document, which is more
542 Vim-like and less disorienting. To read more about it (or to return to the
543 Firefox default behavior) please see the [`find_from_top_of_viewport`] pref.
544 - Improved: Compatibility with the [BackTrack Tab History] add-on.
545 - Added: The `<c-enter>` Hints mode command, which creates hint markers for
547 - Fixed: `__dirname` inside config files now works on Windows. Thanks to
548 Zhong Jianxin (@azuwis)!
549 - Fixed: Unnecessary full-page hint markers on some sites, such as Hackernews,
552 [Caret mode]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/4ffda62560096f91244f3f7731171002ed174f05/documentation/commands.md#the-v-commands--caret-mode
553 [`find_from_top_of_viewport`]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/4ffda62560096f91244f3f7731171002ed174f05/documentation/options.md#find_from_top_of_viewport
554 [BackTrack Tab History]: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/backtrack-tab-history/
556 ### 0.13.2 (2016-04-08)
558 - Improved: The “last position mark” `` ` `` now works more reliably.
559 - Improved: More video players are now recognized. Many video players lets you
560 press `<space>` while focused to toggle play/pause. VimFx tries to detect if
561 the currently focused element is a video player. If so, `<space>` is passed to
562 the video player instead of scrolling the page. (For those interested, see
563 also the [`adjustable_element_keys`] pref.)
565 [`adjustable_element_keys`]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/645e35d7d82019b0551534c43926bc126e7105bd/documentation/options.md#adjustable_element_keys
567 ### 0.13.1 (2016-04-01)
569 - Fixed: Blacklisting of some XUL pages.
570 - Fixed: The current mode is no longer lost when a page loads. For example, if
571 you press `zF` while a page is loading, the markers no longer disappear.
572 - Fixed: Elements that you have focused using an `f` command no longer get stuck
573 appearing as if you’d put the mouse pointer.
574 - Updated locale: zh-CN. Thanks to @mozillazg!
576 ### 0.13.0 (2016-03-19)
578 - Added: The `T` command, which opens a new tab after the current.
579 - Changed: The `gl` command now deals with _visited_ tabs only.
580 - Added: The [`gL`] command, which deals with <em>un</em>visited tabs only, in
581 oldest-first order. Use this to step through your unvisited background tabs in
582 the order you opened them (for example using the `F` command).
583 - Improved: The `gi` command no longer tries to focus the last focused text
584 input if it has been removed from the page. If so, it finds a new one instead.
585 - Fixed: You can now type in sidebar text inputs (such as in the history
586 sidebar) without having to switch to Ignore mode.
587 - Changed: If you enter Ignore mode you will now stay in Ignore mode in that tab
588 until you explicitly exit it (by pressing `<s-escape>`), even if you reload
589 the page or follow a link. If Ignore mode was entered automatically because of
590 the [blacklist][blacklist-2], though, you will be automatically returned to
592 the URL changes to a non-blacklisted page.
593 - Added: VimFx can now automatically enter and exit Ignore mode based on the
594 currently focused element. Currently, the [wasavi] extension as well as
595 [CodeMirror] in Vim mode are detected. Both of those provide Vim-style
596 editors. This allows sending `<escape>` to those editors in order to exit
597 their Insert mode, without blurring the editor.
598 - Improved: CodeMirror editors now get better hints, keeping the cursor where
600 - Improved: The [blacklist][blacklist-2] is now applied faster on some pages.
601 - Improved: Many audio and video elements are now recognized as “adjustable”,
602 allowing you to press for example `<space>` on them to toggle play/pause,
603 without scrolling the page.
604 - Improved: Scrolling by pages, such as using the `<space>` command, now takes
605 fixed heaears and footers into account, just like Firefox does.
606 - Fixed: Access keys now work correctly in context menus in the devtools and
608 - Improved: The arrow keys now Just Work in the devtools, even if you have bound
609 them to VimFx commands.
610 - Changed: The public API has been removed, and turned into the Config file API.
611 If you were already using a config file, it will no longer work. You need to
612 set up a new one, but you should be able to simply copy and paste the contents
613 of the old one into the new one. Read the [config file] documentation for more
615 - Changed: There are a few minor breaking changes to the API, though I doubt it
617 - If you use [`vimfx.on`], you probably need to adjust the arguments of the
618 your callbacks. They are now _always_ passed an object of data, instead of
619 sometimes passing the data directly.
620 - `match.focus` of [match object]s has been removed, and replaced by
621 `vim.focusType` of [vim object]s.
622 - Fixed: The toolbar button’s icon is now correctly sized when setting
623 `layout.css.devPixelsPerPx` to `2`. Thanks to Robert Ma (@Hexcles) and Dale
625 - Fixed: Find commands now work when the find bar was opened before the page had
627 - Improved: Lots of internal improvements. This should make VimFx faster, more
628 reliable and more responsive.
629 - All keyboard event handling (except `<late>` shortcuts) are now handled in
630 the UI process, instead of mostly in each tab’s web page content process.
631 This should make VimFx’s shortcuts more reliable and responsive.
632 - Removed all synchronous message passing (execpt for `<late>` keypresses).
633 Mozilla recommends using them only where absolutely necessary. Turns out
634 VimFx doesn’t need them anymore!
635 - The `f` commands are now more reliable. Before, they could crash on rare
636 occasions (on certain web pages), but that is less likely now.
637 - Less `MutationObserver`s are now used. This should improve performance.
638 - Less uncaught errors (especially on shutdown).
639 - Lots of minor improvements.
640 - Updated locale: ja. Thanks to Kaoru Esashika (@pluser)!
642 [`gL`]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/44b3e1bc350ceb1560176ee5b4ae97d9671a04db/documentation/commands.md#gl-1
643 [blacklist-2]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/44b3e1bc350ceb1560176ee5b4ae97d9671a04db/documentation/options.md#blacklist
644 [wasavi]: http://appsweets.net/wasavi/
645 [CodeMirror]: https://codemirror.net/demo/vim.html
646 [config file]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/44b3e1bc350ceb1560176ee5b4ae97d9671a04db/documentation/config-file.md
647 [`vimfx.on`]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/44b3e1bc350ceb1560176ee5b4ae97d9671a04db/documentation/api.md#vimfxoneventname-listener-and-vimfxoffeventname-listener
648 [match object]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/44b3e1bc350ceb1560176ee5b4ae97d9671a04db/documentation/api.md#match-object
649 [vim object]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/44b3e1bc350ceb1560176ee5b4ae97d9671a04db/documentation/api.md#vim-object
651 ### 0.12.0 (2016-02-03)
653 - Improved: More clickable elements are now recognized. Most notably, elements
654 with click event listeners added by JavaScript now get hints.
655 - Improved: Autofocus prevention after using the `[` and `]` commands.
656 - Added: In VimFx’s Keyboard Shortcuts help dialog (which can be opened by
657 pressing `?`) you can now click on any command to open VimFx’s settings page
658 in the Add-ons Manager and automatically select the text input for that
659 command, letting you edit its shortcuts. Tip: Use the `zF` command to click
660 without using the mouse.
661 - Changed: Autofocus is no longer prevented in Firefox internal pages, such as
662 `about:preferences`, `about:addons` and `about:config` (as well as other XUL
664 - Fixed: VimFx and the Beyond Australis extension do not conflict with each
666 - Fixed: The `gH` command no longer nags you about “No back/forward history”
667 even though there is.
668 - Added: The `gl` command now takes a [count][gl-count].
669 - Improved: Optimized CPU usage in Hints mode. (See also the [`hints_sleep`]
671 - Improved: The `H` and `L` commands should now be more reliable in Firefox 43
673 - Changed: There was a tiny breaking change to the Public API, though I doubt it
674 will affect anyone. (See [commit 0ca807605e] if you’re especially interested.)
675 - Improved: _Several_ minor things, and some really nice internal refactoring.
676 - Updated locale: de. Thanks to @just-barcodes!
678 [`hints_sleep`]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/92b483c4a4f6da0b2c998267e0f01d3d999f93b6/documentation/options.md#hints_sleep
679 [gl-count]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/92b483c4a4f6da0b2c998267e0f01d3d999f93b6/documentation/commands.md#gl
680 [commit 0ca807605e]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/commit/0ca807605e8d69fdc01ef9ce5d539cf66ce7d96f
682 ### 0.11.0 (2016-01-15)
684 - Fixed: The `` ` `` command is no longer broken.
685 - Fixed: Memory leak.
686 - Added: The `gl` command, which takes you to the most recent tab.
687 - Improved: The Keyboard Shortcuts help dialog is now scrollable using VimFx’s
688 scrolling commands. To allow for this, the search field is no longer
689 autofocused. Instead, press `/` to open it.
690 - Improved: Using the `f` commands, such as `f` and `zf`, now works like
691 actually moving your mouse onto the link, making hover menus and such-like
693 - Improved: VimFx should now work better with Google Drive Documents, Etherpad
694 and a few other fancy text editors.
695 - Improved: The `]` command now works on google.com.
696 - Improved: Checkboxes and menu items on gmail.com are now given hints by the
698 - Improved: The `gi` command now also recognizes 'contenteditable' elements.
699 - Improved: Hint markers now move along together with their elements.
700 - Fixed: Hint markers should now be correctly positioned when zooming.
701 - Fixed: The toolbar button icon should now look correctly on Retina screens.
702 - Added: You may now disable counts by using toggling the [`counts_enabled`]
704 - Updated locale: de. Thanks to @just-barcodes!
705 - Improved: Several minor things.
707 [`counts_enabled`]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/8dae7aec9008595da31b939d5ae2d239849cf6dc/documentation/options.md#counts_enabled
709 ### 0.10.0 (2015-12-09)
711 - Added: The `zF` command, which lets you click browser elements.
712 - Improved: The scrolling commands can now scroll browser elements (in other
713 words, not only web page content), by first selecting the scollable element
715 - Added: The `gr` command, which toggles [Reader View].
716 - Added: The `gX` command, which opens the Recently Closed Tabs menu at the
717 middle of the screen.
718 - Added: The keys you’ve typed so far of a command, as well the count, are now
719 shown in a [notification]. (You may disable this using the
720 [`notify_entered_keys`] pref.)
721 - Improved: When commands don’t do anything, they show a [notification] instead,
722 letting you know that you actually pressed the right keys. For example, if you
723 press `f` but there are no markable elements visible, a notification is shown
724 telling you so, instead of silently doing nothing.
725 - Improved: `<space>` now scrolls _about a line less_ than a full page, just
726 like Firefox does by default. `d` scroll about _half_ a line less (by
727 default), so that pressing `d` twice works like pressing `<space>` once. (See
728 the [`scroll.full_page_adjustment` and `scroll.half_page_adjustment`] prefs
729 for more information.)
730 - Improved: `gi` now only selects all text in its text input if you haven’t
731 focused a text input yet (allowing you to easily replace pre-filled text),
732 instead of _always_ doing so. Otherwise, it now puts the cursor where you left
733 off typing the last time.
734 - Fixed: The `f` commands now put the cursor where you left off typing the last
735 time when focusing a text input. Previously, they accidentally selected all
736 text in the text input (use `zf` for that behavior).
737 - Fixed: Yet a scrolling fix. VimFx’s scrolling commands should now “just work”
739 - Fixed: AltGr should now work out of the box on Windows. (See the
740 [`ignore_ctrl_alt`] pref for more information.)
741 - Removed: The el-GR, hu and pl locales were sadly too out of date to be useful,
742 and nobody has shown interest in updating them, so they were removed.
743 - Updated locales: id, de and zh-CN. Thanks to Yoppy Halilintar, @just-barcodes
745 - Fixed: Several tiny bugs.
747 [Reader View]: https://support.mozilla.org/kb/firefox-reader-view-clutter-free-web-pages
748 [notification]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/ba9d4675e19ce315e6855b64400aae092e727975/documentation/notifications.md
749 [`notify_entered_keys`]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/ba9d4675e19ce315e6855b64400aae092e727975/documentation/options.md#notify_entered_keys
750 [`scroll.full_page_adjustment` and `scroll.half_page_adjustment`]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/ba9d4675e19ce315e6855b64400aae092e727975/documentation/options.md#scrollfull_page_adjustment-and-scrollhalf_page_adjustment
751 [`ignore_ctrl_alt`]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/ba9d4675e19ce315e6855b64400aae092e727975/documentation/options.md#ignore_ctrl_alt
753 ### 0.9.0 (2015-12-02)
755 - Fixed: Links with the `onclick` attribute can now be opened in new tabs again.
756 (Regression since 0.8.0.)
757 - Fixed: The text size in VimFx’s Keyboard Shortcuts help dialog is now
759 - Added: The `gH` command. It opens the back/forward button context menu in the
760 middle of the window, allowing you to choose a history entry with the arrow
763 ### 0.8.0 (2015-12-01)
765 - Fixed: VimFx now works properly in tabs moved to other windows.
766 - Fixed: An unreliable check for multi-process mode has been eliminated, fixing
767 various problems for some users.
768 - Fixed: VimFx’s toolbar button now changes color correctly when switching
769 between blacklisted and non-blacklisted tabs.
770 - Fixed: Dead keys now work out of the box on Windows.
771 - Improved: Links with the `onclick` attribute (abused as buttons) can no longer
772 get the same hint as another link.
773 - Added: The Keyboard Shortcuts help dialog (shown by pressing `?`) is now
775 - Added: The `g/` command. It’s like `/` but searches links only.
779 - Use `ma` to mark the current scroll position and `` `a `` to return to it.
780 (You may substitute `a` with any key press.)
781 - Use ``` `` ``` to return to the position before the last `gg`, `G`, `0`,
782 `$`, `/`, `n`, `N` or `` ` ``. (You can change this mark using the
783 [`last_scroll_position_mark`] pref.)
785 - Added: Window commands.
787 - `w`: Open new window.
788 - `W`: Open new private window.
789 - `gw`: Move tab to new window.
790 - `gF`: Follow link in new window.
792 [Marks]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/47fc699ce8217ee90af4d12e81f102f2bea09d61/documentation/commands.md#marks-m-and-
793 [`last_scroll_position_mark`]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/47fc699ce8217ee90af4d12e81f102f2bea09d61/documentation/options.md#last_scroll_position_mark
795 ### 0.7.3 (2015-11-22)
797 - Fixed: Scrolling now works correctly in pages in quirks mode (lacking a
798 doctype), such as Hackernews.
799 - Improved: The largest scrollable element is now detected better in frames.
800 - Fixed: Hints mode now exits correctly when focusing a text input using `af`,
803 ### 0.7.2 (2015-11-21)
805 - Fixed: The blinking text caret now always appears correctly when focusing text
808 ### 0.7.1 (2015-11-21)
810 - Fixed: The scrolling commands should now “just work” when using non-default
811 zoom or DPI settings, most notably on Google Groups.
813 ### 0.7.0 (2015-11-19)
815 - Changed: Instead of using system notifications, which turned out to be a bit
816 too intrusive, [notifications] are now similar to the “URL popup” (shown when
817 hovering or focusing links) but are placed on the opposite side,.
818 - Changed: The “Focus next element” and “Focus previous element” commands have
819 been removed. The reason they existed was to let `<tab>` and `<s-tab>` only
820 cycle between text inputs (as opposed to _all_ focusable elements) after
821 you’ve pressed `gi`. Now, `<tab>` and `<s-tab>` are handled specially instead,
822 and _only_ after pressing `gi`. The reason for this change is that the now
823 removed commands were too intrusive, breaking user habits. One of VimFx’s main
824 goal is _not_ to do that. (You can turn the special handling of `<tab>` and
825 `<s-tab>` off using the the new [`focus_previous_key` and `focus_next_key`]
827 - Fixed: The scrolling commands should now “just work” in a lot more situations,
828 most notably on Gmail and Google Groups. More scrollable elements are also
829 recognized by the `f` and `zf` commands.
830 - Improved: The right border of hint markers for scrollable elements is now
831 styled to remind of a scroll bar, making them easier to recognize among hints
833 - Improved/Changed: `J` and `gJ` now allow a count on the first tab.
834 Consequently, `K` and `gK` now allow a count on the _last_ tab.
835 - Changed: `gJ` and `gK` can no longer be used to pin or unpin tabs. They now
836 only wrap around tabs of the same pinned state. Use `gp` to toggle between
837 pinned and non-pinned.
838 - Fixed: Many elements that got a hint before VimFx 0.6.0 now do again.
839 - Improved: Comment fields on Facebook can now be focused using `f` and blurred
841 - Improved: VimFx’s toolbar button is no greyed out when you focus a text input.
842 This is to show that your key presses will be passed into the text input
843 rather than activating VimFx commands.
844 - Added: [`g0`, `g^` and `g$` now accept counts][tab-index-counts], allowing you
845 to go to tab number _count._
846 - Improved: `gi` now finds text inputs inside frames.
847 - Fixed: “gi mode” is now exited properly when blurring a text input.
848 - Fixed: `<select>` elements are no longer considered to be text inputs when
849 using `<tab>` and `<s-tab>` in “gi mode.”
850 - Fixed: Using `<force>` or `<late>` in a shortcut no longer applies to _every_
851 shortcut for the command, but only that shortcut.
852 - Fixed: The order of the Previous/Next page patterns is now respected. This
853 caused the wrong link to be picked by the `[` and `]` commands on some pages.
855 [`focus_previous_key` and `focus_next_key`]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/d70b5bb14be89d9ce52138b0e9abdef1b31ad337/documentation/options.md#focus_previous_key-and-focus_next_key
856 [notifications]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/d70b5bb14be89d9ce52138b0e9abdef1b31ad337/documentation/notifications.md
857 [tab-index-counts]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/d70b5bb14be89d9ce52138b0e9abdef1b31ad337/documentation/commands.md#g0-g-g
859 ### 0.6.2 (2015-11-11)
861 - Improved: If the entire page isn’t scrollable, the largest scrollable element
863 - Fixed: VimFx’s keyboard shortcuts now works on slowly loading pages.
864 - Fixed: Numbers may now be used as shortcut keys (overriding counts).
865 - Fixed: The toolbar button’s icon is now correctly sized in high DPI.
866 - Fixed: Hint markers are now correctly positioned when zooming using the “Zoom
868 - Fixed: The `P` command now works with the InstantFox add-on.
870 ### 0.6.1 (2015-11-10)
872 - Fixed: If you customized the “esc” command before VimFx 0.6.0 it should now
874 - Fixed: `<tab>` now works as expected in the location bar and in the dev tools.
875 - Fixed: Light-weight themes can no longer make VimFx’s Keyboard Shortcuts help
876 dialog and hint markers unreadable.
877 - Added: The [notifications\_enabled] option.
879 [notifications\_enabled]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/56c4b7c514ea8b58d2cdcecf3d2654648c48ca31/documentation/options.md#notifications_enabled
881 ### 0.6.0 (2015-11-09)
883 ##### Most important (breaking) changes
885 - VimFx now works properly with **any keyboard layout.** Users of **multiple
886 layouts** should enable the **[ignore keyboard layout] option.** #249 #259
888 - Features related to disabling VimFx, and to the [toolbar button]:
890 - **Insert Mode** has been renamed to **_Ignore_ mode.**
891 - **[Blacklisted][blacklist] sites** now **enter Ignore mode automatically,**
892 instead of being specially handled.
893 - The feature to click the toolbar button (or press `<a-V>`) to **disable
894 VimFx** has been **removed.** Use **Ignore mode** (`i`) and the
895 **[blacklist] instead.**
896 - The **toolbar button** is now **red in Ignore mode** (which also means that
897 it is red on blacklisted sites) and green otherwise (never grey anymore).
898 - The toolbar button no longer offers to (un-)blacklist the current domain.
899 (Head into VimFx’s settings page in the Add-ons Manager and add
900 `*currentdomain.com*` to the [blacklist] option yourself instead.)
902 (See [commit 3552282] for more information.)
904 - **Some default shortcuts have changed,** mostly because they conflicted with
905 standard Firefox shortcuts: #308
911 - `g^` and `gH` → `g0`
913 `g^` now selects the first _non pinned_ tab instead, while `g0`
914 selects the first tab regardless of whether it is pinned or not. #317
916 - `<c-e>` (alias for `j`) and `<c-y>` (alias for `k`) have been removed.
918 - `<c-f>` → `<space>` and `<c-b>` → `<s-space>`
922 This frees up `v` for future shortcuts (instead making `z` a
923 “namespace” key, just like in Vim).
925 - To **exit Ignore mode:** `<escape>` → `<s-escape>`. This is because Ignore
926 mode has replaced the disable feature, as well as the special blacklist
927 state (see above). Sites are likely to use `<escape>` but not `<s-escape>`.
928 (In a way, this new role of Ignore mode also means that the old (many times
929 broken) shortcut to disable VimFx (`<a-V>`) has been replaced by `i`.) #64
932 - VimFx’s Keyboard Shortcuts help dialog is now help only, and more accessible.
933 To **customize keyboard shortcuts,** go to VimFx’s settings page **in the
934 Add-ons Manager,** just like you would to customize other settings. Also,
935 **commas** between every key are **no longer needed:** Type `gJ` instead of
938 - For performance reasons, **Hint markers** are now placed vertically **centered
939 instead of at the top** of the element. Don’t be surprised if you see the same
940 hint repeated several times**—links that go to the same place now get the same
941 hint.** The “Smart hints” option has been removed—hints are _always_ smart
942 now, and a lot smarter than before. Finally, hints now also work in the new
943 tab page, the Add-ons Manager and the preferences page. If you want to, you
944 can read more about [the `f` commands]. \#51 #60 #176 #320 #325 #468 #471 #475
946 - The **`F`** command now _always_ opens tabs in new **background** tabs, while
947 **`gf`** has been added to open tabs in new **foreground** tabs. #227 #464
949 - **Autofocus prevention** is now **off by default.** One of VimFx’s core
950 philosophies is to be nice to your browser habits. Some find autofocus
951 prevention too big a change. Turn it on again if you like it! By the way,
952 autofocus prevention now works much more reliably and should not cause issues
953 with other extensions. #497 #541
955 - The **“Scroll step”** option has been **removed**. The scrolling commands that
956 used it now **work like the arrow keys instead,** and are customized just like
957 them. See [scrolling prefs] for more information.
959 - Speaking of scrolling, **which elements scrolls** when you use VimFx’s
960 scrolling commands **has changed.** See [scrolling commands] for more
967 - `gp` pins or unpins the current tab. (Also see `g^` and `g0` mentioned
969 - `yt` duplicates the current tab. #121
970 - `0` and `^` scroll to the far left, and `$` scrolls to the far right.
971 - [`gi`] has finally been implemented. #47
972 - [Ignore mode `<s-f1>`] let you run a Normal mode command without exiting
975 - In Hints mode you can now hold ctrl and alt to change behavior of the matched
976 marker. Hold shift to temporarily make the hints see-through. See [the `f`
977 commands] for more information. #220 #421 #484
979 - Some commands now accept [counts]. #374
981 - It is now possible to create shortcuts that work inside text inputs. See the
982 [`<force>`] key for more information. #258
984 - It is now possible to create shortcuts that the page can override. See the
985 [`<late>`] key for more information.
987 - A number of [advanced options] have been added. Rather than listing everything
988 regarding them here, follow that link if you’re interested. #452 #489
990 - You may now, if you want to, configure VimFx through a [config file], using
991 the new [public API]. Customizing VimFx through a config file also gives extra
992 abilities, such as [site-specific options][option-overrides] and [disabling
993 certain commands on certain sites][key-overrides]. It also allows to add
994 [custom commands] \(and other extensions to extend VimFx). #158 #235 #255 #261
995 \#300 #408 #445 #490 #515
997 - It is now easier to customize VimFx through custom [styling]. An example is
998 changing the way hint markers look. #220 #233 #424 #432 #465
1000 - VimFx now has [documentation] and a [wiki].
1002 - A few new locales were added:
1004 - fr. Thanks to Mickaël RAYBAUD-ROIG (@m-r-r)!
1005 - pt-BR. Thanks to Átila Camurça Alves (@atilacamurca)!
1006 - sv-SE. Thanks to Andreas Lindhé (@lindhe)!
1010 - VimFx is now multi-process/Electrolysis/e10s compatible! This means that you
1011 can run VimFx on a version of Firefox with multi-process enabled without
1012 issues, and that we’re future proof for the day when Firefox becomes
1013 multi-process by default. Best of all, it also made VimFx more reliable in
1014 non-multi-process (“regular”) Firefox. #378
1016 - The `[` and `]` commands are now smarter, recognizing more links to the
1017 previous/next page correctly. You may read more about [previous/next page
1020 - The `n` and `N` commands now notify you when they wrap around the page, or the
1021 phrase you searched for could not be found. #398
1023 - _All_ shortcuts in _all modes_ can now be customized. For example, this allows
1024 you to disable VimFx’s Vim-style `<enter>` behavior in the find bar. #222 #390
1027 - The `p` and `P` commands are now smarter regarding whether to treat the
1028 clipboard contents as a URL or a search, by working exactly like pasting in
1029 the location bar. They also now read the selection clipboard, if available.
1032 - VimFx’s toolbar button is now properly implemented. #303 #349 #383
1034 - Most locales were updated. Thanks to our awesome [translators]!
1036 ##### Minor bug fixes
1038 - VimFx now works correctly in tabs dragged to other windows. #57
1039 - The `p` command is no longer broken. #494
1040 - Non-ASCII shortcut keys now work properly. #433
1041 - The Keyboard Shortcuts help dialog can no longer be covered by page elements.
1043 - Hint markers can no longer be covered by page elements.
1044 - VimFx no longer causes scripts on icloud.com to get stuck in an infinite loop.
1047 [advanced options]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/c790b0fc1127c66bb7b33ccbaf4c0e8090e5530b/documentation/options.md#advanced-options
1048 [blacklist]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/c790b0fc1127c66bb7b33ccbaf4c0e8090e5530b/documentation/options.md#blacklist
1049 [ignore keyboard layout]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/c790b0fc1127c66bb7b33ccbaf4c0e8090e5530b/documentation/options.md#ignore-keyboard-layout
1050 [previous/next page patterns]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/c790b0fc1127c66bb7b33ccbaf4c0e8090e5530b/documentation/options.md#previousnext-page-patterns
1051 [scrolling prefs]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/c790b0fc1127c66bb7b33ccbaf4c0e8090e5530b/documentation/options.md#scrolling-prefs
1052 [counts]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/c790b0fc1127c66bb7b33ccbaf4c0e8090e5530b/documentation/commands.md#counts
1053 [`gi`]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/c790b0fc1127c66bb7b33ccbaf4c0e8090e5530b/documentation/commands.md#gi-1
1054 [Ignore mode `<s-f1>`]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/c790b0fc1127c66bb7b33ccbaf4c0e8090e5530b/documentation/commands.md#ignore-mode-s-f1
1055 [scrolling commands]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/c790b0fc1127c66bb7b33ccbaf4c0e8090e5530b/documentation/commands.md#scrolling-commands-1
1056 [the `f` commands]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/c790b0fc1127c66bb7b33ccbaf4c0e8090e5530b/documentation/commands.md#the-f-commands-1
1057 [`<force>`]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/c790b0fc1127c66bb7b33ccbaf4c0e8090e5530b/documentation/shortcuts.md#force
1058 [`<late>`]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/c790b0fc1127c66bb7b33ccbaf4c0e8090e5530b/documentation/shortcuts.md#late
1059 [config file]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/c790b0fc1127c66bb7b33ccbaf4c0e8090e5530b/documentation/config-file.md
1060 [public api]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/c790b0fc1127c66bb7b33ccbaf4c0e8090e5530b/documentation/api.md
1061 [option-overrides]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/c790b0fc1127c66bb7b33ccbaf4c0e8090e5530b/documentation/api.md#vimfxaddoptionoverridesrules
1062 [key-overrides]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/c790b0fc1127c66bb7b33ccbaf4c0e8090e5530b/documentation/api.md#vimfxaddkeyoverridesrules
1063 [styling]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/c790b0fc1127c66bb7b33ccbaf4c0e8090e5530b/documentation/styling.md
1064 [toolbar button]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/c790b0fc1127c66bb7b33ccbaf4c0e8090e5530b/documentation/styling.md
1065 [translators]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/c790b0fc1127c66bb7b33ccbaf4c0e8090e5530b/PEOPLE.md#translators
1066 [documentation]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/c790b0fc1127c66bb7b33ccbaf4c0e8090e5530b/documentation/
1067 [wiki]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/wiki/
1068 [custom commands]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/wiki/Custom-Commands
1069 [commit 3552282]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/commit/355228217d7e7a61f5e1edbb9efbfb0f3e4ef81c
1071 ### 0.5.17 (2015-01-23)
1073 - Fixed: The hints generation no longer crashes on some pages (regression since
1076 ### 0.5.16 (2015-01-22)
1078 - Fixed: The toolbar button no longer throws errors. (This fix should have been
1079 in 0.5.15 but was forgotten. Luckily an AMO reviewer found it.)
1081 ### 0.5.15 (2015-01-21)
1083 - Improved: This version is now forwards-compatible with the upcoming version
1084 0.6.0. Downgrading from 0.6.0 to 0.5.14 or older might cause VimFx to crash,
1085 but downgrading from 0.6.0 to 0.5.15 is safe.
1086 - Fixed: Non-hintchars key presses in hints mode are now suppressed. They used
1087 to be passed along to the browser, which could confusingly activate site
1089 - Fixed: The 'f' command now always opens links in the same tab. Links used to
1090 be able to force a new tab or window.
1091 - Fixed: Pressing 'Esc' in the location bar now restores the URL, as is the
1092 default behaviour of Firefox. You may now also close Firefox dialogs using
1094 - Improved: Updated the de locale. Thanks to Alexander Haeussler!
1095 - Improved: Updated the pl locale. Thanks to morethanoneanimal!
1097 ### 0.5.14 (2014-08-16)
1099 - Fixed: Locales should now work properly.
1100 - Improved: Updated the zh-CN locale (@mozillazg).
1101 - Improved: Updated the de locale (@Kambfhase).
1102 - Added: Japanese locale (@pluser).
1103 - Fixed: If you switched to another tab or window while an `<input>` element
1104 was focused and then switched back, the `<input>` element got blurred, while
1105 it should have stayed focused. This caused the auto-type feature of KeePassX
1108 ### 0.5.13 (2014-08-02)
1110 - Fixed: The vote button on StackExchange sites are now markable again.
1111 - Improved: Detection of previous/next links. Should work better on gmail now.
1112 - Fixed: It is now possible to use Enter/Return in keyboard shortcuts.
1113 - Improved: The n/N commands (etc.) now work even if you didn’t open the finbar
1114 using the VimFx command (such as the default key binding ctrl+f, or by
1115 clicking a menu item).
1116 - Improved: It is now possible to blur text inputs without sending Esc to the
1117 page, which could cause dialogs etc. to annoyingly close.
1118 - Improved: Updated the el-GR locale (@sirodoht).
1119 - Fixed: Autofocus prevention sometimes made text inputs impossible to focus
1120 until you reloaded the page.
1121 - Improved: Autofocus prevention now works on more sites than before.
1122 - Improved: Autofocus prevention now prevents _all_ automatic focusing (not
1123 just when the page loads). This makes devdocs.io much easier to use.
1124 - Added: When viewing images directly and the image has been resized to fit the
1125 screen the image is now markable, allowing you to toggle zoom on it using the
1127 - Fixed: It is no longer possible to add conflicting shortcuts (such as adding
1128 'a' when 'af' and 'as' are already present).
1130 ### 0.5.12 (2014-06-01)
1132 - Fixed: Autofocus prevention got stuck sometimes, making it impossible to
1135 ### 0.5.11 (2014-06-01)
1137 - Fixed: The focus search bar command was broken.
1138 - Fixed: Autofocus prevention was broken.
1139 - Fixed: The top bar on YouTube could not be accessed by VimFx.
1140 - Fixed: You can no longer add blank hotkeys.
1141 - Improved: Tab Groups are supported.
1142 - Improved: Matching of previous/next links should be more reliable.
1143 - Improved: A few minor things.
1145 ### 0.5.10 (2014-05-07)
1147 - Fixed yet another bug related to the default preferences
1149 ### 0.5.9 (2014-05-04)
1151 - Fixed a bug with default preferences not being set
1152 - Fixed gg and G to be faster
1154 ### 0.5.8 (2014-04-18)
1156 - AMO Preliminary Review bug fix (sorry for such long delay)
1158 ### 0.5.7 (2014-03-03)
1162 ### 0.5.6 (2014-02-26)
1164 - Updated some translations
1165 - Updated pagination patterns and logic
1167 ### 0.5.5 (2014-01-03)
1169 - Hotfix release to address a bug that has been introduced in 0.5.4
1171 ### 0.5.4 (2014-01-03)
1173 - Fix for popup passthrough mode stucking
1174 - Make toolbar button click depend on current mode
1175 - Higher weight markers should not be overlapped
1176 - Refactor find mode to use Firefox native search bar
1177 - Bump minimum required Firefox version to 25
1178 - Added commands to go in the URL path
1179 - Added commands to navigate previous and next links with customizable link
1181 - Use Firefox 24+ native console API
1182 - Update zh-CN localization
1184 ### 0.5.3 (2013-10-16)
1186 - Lots of refactoring
1187 - Insert mode (`i` command)
1188 - Follow multiple links with `af` command
1189 - Hint marker rotation with `space` while in hints mode
1191 ### 0.5.1 (2013-08-21)
1193 - Fixed regression with stylesheets
1196 ### 0.5 (2013-08-19)
1198 - Added command to focus search bar: `O`
1199 - Added commands to stop loading current page and all pages: `s` and `as`
1200 - Invisible elements will not get hint markers
1201 - Compatibility with Firefox 25
1202 - Simple shortcut customization with UI in Help dialog
1203 - Use Huffman coding algorithm for hint markers generation which results in
1205 - Implemented Bloom filters to achieve shorter hints for those shortcuts that
1207 - Reimplemented scrolling - now works with pages where window is not scrollable
1208 - Find disabled on non HTML documents
1209 - Find string is now global for all windows.
1210 - Fixed logic of locale discovery. Now we rely on general.useragent.locale
1211 Firefox preference for current locale
1213 ### 0.4.8 (2013-06-12)
1215 - `embed` and `object` tags will now have their own hints
1216 - Bug fixes related to custom hint chars (@LordJZ)
1217 - Fixed `t` - now it will be nice to other extensions
1218 - Updated Chinese translations (@mozillazg)
1219 - Reenter Normal mode on page reloads to avoid getting stuck in Hints mode
1221 - Search will focus element that contains matching text
1222 - Fixed hint markers for iframes
1223 - Marker bug fixes (@LordJZ)
1225 ### 0.4.6 (2013-03-27)
1227 - Reimplemented find mode: CJK support, performance boost
1228 - `a/` or `a.` to highlight all matches of the search string on the page
1229 - Hint markers will now reach into iframes
1230 - Key handling is disabled when a popupmenu or panel are shown
1231 - `yf` will now also focus links and copy values from text/textarea element
1232 - `vf` will show hit markers to focus the underlying element
1234 ### 0.4.5 (2013-03-12)
1236 - `:` to open Firefox Developer Toolbar, `Esc` to close it.
1237 - Add Hungarian locale (@thenonameguy).
1238 - Add Polish locale (@grn).
1239 - Don't close pinned tabs when pressing x (@grn).
1240 - Switched to Makefile for building the extension release (@carno).
1241 - Mrakers CSS tweaks (@helmuthdu)
1243 ### 0.4.4 (2013-01-30)
1245 - Thanks to @mozillazg and @mcomella for translation contributions.
1246 - Added `gh` command that will navigate to the home page.
1247 - Added `o` command to focus location bar.
1248 - `p` and `P` will parse the contents of the clipboard. If the string in the
1249 clipboard appears to be a URL then it will navigate to this URL. Otherwise it
1250 will search for the string in the clipboard using currently selected search
1252 - Now hint markers for links will stay on top of all the markers for different
1254 - Esc will now also close the focused default search bar.
1255 - Fixed bugs related to keyboard events handling, XUL documents, and some other
1257 - Bug fixed where not all the commands could be disabled via the Help dialog.
1259 ### 0.4.3 (2012-12-27)
1261 - Toolbar button bugfix
1262 - Added an option to disable individual commands via the help dialog
1264 ### 0.4.1, 0.4.2 (2012-12-12)
1266 - Small tweaks of the find feature.
1267 - Bugfix for keyboard handling on non-english keyboard layouts
1269 ### 0.4 (2012-12-09)
1271 - Implemented find with `/` and `n/N`
1272 - Added `ar` and `aR` commands to reload pages in all open tabs.
1273 - Added a preference that enables blurring from any element that has input focus
1274 in the browser on Esc keydown (on by default)
1275 - Fixed bug where markers and help dialog would blow up some of the pages.
1276 - Marker hints are now sorted with respect to the underlying element area.
1277 Elements with larger area get shorter hints
1278 - Added *mail.google.com* to the default black list
1279 - Various bug fixed and improvements.
1281 ### 0.3.2, 0.3.2, 0.3.3 (2012-11-20)
1283 - Hotfixes for the build script to include localization related files and folders
1285 ### 0.3 (2012-11-19)
1287 - Fixed [Desktop](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/desktop/)
1288 extension compatibility problem
1289 - Removed c-b/c-f for now. c-f is a standard search hotkey. Will put c-f back
1290 when proper Vim-like search with / is implemented
1291 - Scrolling with G will now reach the bottom of the page
1292 - Implemented localization, currently there is only Russian localization.
1293 Community is welcome [to contribute your localizations](https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/tree/master/extension/locale)!
1294 - Implemented simple smooth scrolling
1296 ### 0.2 (2012-11-05)
1298 - document.designMode='on' is now honored. Will also provide hint markers for
1299 iframes on the page.
1300 - Bug fixed where it would completely reset the toolbar while installing the
1302 - Bug fixed where it's not possible to change the text in the blacklisting
1304 - Changed u/d to scroll half a page, added c-f/c-b to scroll full page
1305 - Added tab movement commands: c-J and c-K.
1306 - Invisible markers bug fixed.
1307 - Global hotkey to disable the commands (equal to the toolbar button click):
1309 - ^u and ^d are removed from the command list. ^u is commonly used to show the
1311 - Opening new tab with now focuses the location bar
1312 - Other small bugs nailed down.
1314 ### 0.1.1 (2012-10-27)
1316 - Just to deal with AMO - no changes
1318 ### 0.1 (2012-10-26)