README.md

   1 # VimFx - Vim keyboard shortcuts for Firefox
   2
   3 *Extension AMO page*: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/vimfx.
   4
   5 Contribute your localization! See `locale` folder.
   6
   7 Read [Contributing and Reporting Issues section](#contributing-and-reporting-issues) for tips.
   8 > Tl;dr: Pull request to the **develop** branch! Issues in **English**!
   9
  10 ## Overview
  11
  12 [VimFx](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/vimfx/)
  13 is a [Mozilla Firefox](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/fx/#desktop)
  14 extension which introduces Vim-style keyboard shortcuts for browsing and navigation,
  15 significantly reducing the use of mouse, and allowing your hands to rest on the home row.
  16
  17 VimFx was inspired by [Vimperator](http://www.vimperator.org/)
  18 and designed after [Vimium](http://vimium.github.com/) for
  19 [Google Chrome](https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/browser/) preserving the shortcuts and behavior.
  20 If your are used to Vimium then it will be easy to get started with VimFx.
  21
  22 ## Reporting Issues and Contributing
  23
  24 - Please submit bug reports and feature requests in *English*.
  25 - Please submit cotribution pull requests for `develop` branch only. Pull requests for `master` will be closed. Thank you!
  26 - Contribute your localization! See `locale` folder.
  27
  28 ## Why VimFx was created
  29
  30 Even before Vimium there was Vimperator for Firefox.  In my opinion the problem
  31 with Vimperator is that it has too many features and aggressively changes
  32 the default Firefox appearance and behavior. Vimium was developed for Google Chrome
  33 and it was exactly what I needed in terms of added functionality. That's why I decided
  34 to develop similar extension for Firefox.
  35
  36 VimFx will be nice to your browser and to your habits. Promise.
  37
  38 ## Key Features
  39
  40 - Concise shortcuts for most commonly performed actions
  41 - Follow and access controls on the page using hint markers
  42 - Easy access to the Help page which describes all available shortcuts (press ?)
  43
  44 ## Shortcuts
  45
  46 Might not be up to date. Please refer to the Help dialog withing the extension
  47 for the most relevant list.
  48
  49 Global shortcut to enable/disable VimFx: `Shift-Alt-v`
  50
  51 ### Dealing with URLs
  52
  53     o       Focus the Address Bar
  54     p       Navigate to the address in the clipboard
  55     P       Open new tab and navigate to the address in the clipboard
  56     yf      Copy link url to the clipboard
  57     vf      Focus element
  58     yy      Copy current page link to the clipboard
  59     r       Reload current page
  60     R       Reload current page and all the assets (js, css, etc.)
  61     ar      Reload pages in all tabs
  62     aR      Reload pages in all tabs including assets (js, css, img)
  63     s       Stop loading current page
  64     as      Stop loading pages in all tabs
  65
  66 ### Navigating the Page
  67
  68     gg      Scroll to the Top of the page
  69     G       Scroll to the Bottom of the page
  70     j,c-e   Scroll Down
  71     k,c-y   Scroll Up
  72     h       Scroll Left
  73     l       Scroll Right
  74     d       Scroll half a Page Down
  75     u       Scroll half a Page Up
  76     c-f     Scroll full Page Down
  77     c-b     Scroll full Page Up
  78
  79 ### Working with Tabs
  80
  81     t       Open New Blank tab
  82     J,gT    Go to the Previous tab
  83     K,gt    Go to the Next tab
  84     c-J     Move current tab to the Left
  85     c-K     Move current tab to the Right
  86     gh      Navigate to the Home Page
  87     gH,g0   Go to the First tab
  88     gL,g$   Go to the Last tab
  89     x       Close current tab
  90     X       Restore last closed tab
  91
  92 ### Browsing
  93
  94     f       Follow a link on the current page
  95     F       Follow a link on the current page in a new tab
  96     H       Go Back in history
  97     L       Go Forward in history
  98
  99 ### Misc
 100
 101     .,/     Enter Find mode
 102     a.,a/   Enter Find mode to highlight all matches
 103     n       Go to the next Find match
 104     N       Go to the previous Find match
 105     ?,>     Show Help Dialog
 106     Esc     Close this dialog and cancel hint markers
 107     :       Open Developer Toolbar
 108
 109 ## Contributing and Reporting Issues
 110
 111 1. Fork.
 112 2. Clone.
 113 3. Checkout the **develop** branch: `git checkout develop`
 114 4. Create a new branch (using develop as base): `git checkout -b myTopicBranch`
 115    Using develop (and not master) as base makes it easier to pull request to develop when you're done.
 116 5. Code! Try to follow the style of the rest of the code. There are no written rules (yet?).
 117 6. Push your branch to your fork on GitHub.
 118 7. Pull request to the **develop** branch.
 119
 120 ### Tips:
 121
 122 - Compile the .coffee files with the **`--bare`** option! Otherwise you will get errors.
 123 - Run `coffee -cbw .` from the root of the project to automatically compile on changes.
 124 - Put a file called exactly `VimFx@akhodakivskiy.github.com` in the extensions/ folder of a Firefox
 125   profile, containing the absolute path to the extension/ folder in the project. Then you just need
 126   to restart Firefox (use some add-on!) after each change. More details in [this MDN article][mdn-extdevenv].
 127 - Only create tickets for issues and feature requests in English. Otherwise duplicate
 128   tickets in different languages will pile up.
 129
 130 [mdn-extdevenv]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Setting_up_extension_development_environment#Firefox_extension_proxy_file