1 # VimFx - Vim keyboard shortcuts for Firefox
3 *Extension AMO page*: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/vimfx/
5 *Contribute your localization! See `locale` folder*
7 [VimFx](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/vimfx/)
8 is a [Mozilla Firefox](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/fx/#desktop)
9 extension which introduces Vim-style keyboard shortcuts for browsing and navigation,
10 significantly reducing the use of mouse, and allowing your hands to rest on the home row.
12 VimFx was inspired by [Vimperator](http://www.vimperator.org/)
13 and designed after [Vimium](http://vimium.github.com/) for
14 [Google Chrome](https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/browser/) preserving the shortcuts and behavior.
15 If your are used to Vimium then it will be easy to get started with VimFx.
17 ## Why VimFx was created
19 Even before Vimium there was Vimperator for Firefox. In my opinion the problem
20 with Vimperator is that it has too many features and aggressively changes
21 the default Firefox appearance and behavior. Vimium was developed for Google Chrome
22 and it was exactly what I needed in terms of added functionality. That's why I decided
23 to develop similar extension for Firefox.
25 VimFx will be nice to your browser and to your habits. Promise.
33 - Concise shortcuts for most commonly performed actions
34 - Follow and access controls on the page using hint markers
35 - Easy access to the Help page which describes all available shortcuts (press ?)
39 Might not be up to date. Please refer to the Help dialog withing the extension
40 for the most relevant list.
42 Global shortcut to enable/disable VimFx: `Shift-Alt-v`
46 p Navigate to the address in the clipboard
47 P Open new tab and navigate to the address in the clipboard
48 yf Copy link url to the clipboard
49 yy Copy current page link to the clipboard
51 R Reload current page and all the assets (js, css, etc.)
52 ar Reload pages in all tabs
53 aR Reload pages in all tabs including assets (js, css, img)
57 gg Scroll to the Top of the page
58 G Scroll to the Bottom of the page
63 d Scroll half a Page Down
64 u Scroll half a Page Up
65 c-f Scroll full Page Down
66 c-b Scroll full Page Up
71 J gT Go to the Previous tab
72 K gt Go to the Next tab
73 c-J Move current tab to the Left
74 c-K Move current tab to the Right
75 gH g0 Go to the First tab
76 gL g$ Go to the Last tab
78 X Restore last closed tab
82 f Follow a link on the current page
83 F Follow a link on the current page in a new tab
85 L Go Forward in history
90 n Go ot the next Find match
91 N Go ot the previous Find match
93 Esc Close this dialog and cancel hint markers
103 - Just to deal with AMO - no changes
107 - document.designMode='on' is now honored. Will also provide hint markers for iframes on the page.
108 - Bug fixed where it would completely reset the toolbar while installing the toolbar button.
109 - Bug fixed where it's not possible to change the text in the blaclisting textbox
110 - Changed u/d to scroll half a page, added c-f/c-b to scroll full page
111 - Added tab movement commands: c-J and c-K.
112 - Invisible markers bug fixed.
113 - Global hotkey to disable the commands (equal to the toolbar button click): Alt-Shift V
114 - ^u and ^d are removed from the command list. ^u is commonly used to show the page source code
115 - Opening new tab with now focuses the Address Bar
116 - Other small bugs nailed down.
120 - Fixed [Desktop](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/desktop/) extension compatibility problem
121 - Removed c-b/c-f for now. c-f is a standard search hotkey. Will put c-f back when proper Vim-like search with / is implemented
122 - Scrolling with G will now reach the bottom of the page
123 - Implemented localization, currently there is only Russian localization. Community is welcome
124 [to contribute your localizations](https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/tree/master/extension/locale)!
125 - Implemented simple smooth scolling
127 0.3.2, 0.3.2, 0.3.3 (20-21 Nov 2012)
129 - Hotfixes for the build script to include localization related files and folders
133 - Implemented find with `/` and `n/N`
134 - Added `ar` and `aR` commands to reload pages in all open tabs.
135 - Added a preference that enables bluring from any element that has input focus in the browser on Esc keydown (on by default)
136 - Fixed bug where markers and help dialog would blow up some of the pages.
137 - Marker hints are now sorted with respect to the underlying element area. Elements with larger area get shorter hints
138 - Added *mail.google.com* to the default black list
139 - Various bug fixed and improvements.
141 0.4.1, 0.4.2 (12-14 Dec 2012)
143 - Small tweaks of the find feature.
144 - Bugfix for keyboard handling on non-english keyboard layouts