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   7 # Questions & Answers
   8
   9 ## What does `<s-escape>` mean?
  10
  11 It means that you should press Escape while holding shift. In some other
  12 programs it might be written as `Shift+Escape`, but not in VimFx’s [key
  13 notation].
  14
  15 (`<s-escape>` is the default shortcut to exit Ignore mode.)
  16
  17 [key notation]: shortcuts.md#key-notation
  18
  19 ## How do I disable VimFx?
  20
  21 If you press `i` you will enter Ignore mode. VimFx’s toolbar [button] turns red
  22 to reflect this.
  23
  24 As you can see in VimFx’s Keyboard Shortcuts dialog (which you can open by
  25 pressing `?`), Ignore mode only has two shortcuts. That means that almost all
  26 key presses will be ignored by VimFx, and will be handled as if VimFx wasn’t
  27 installed.
  28
  29 By adding `*currentdomain.com*` to the [blacklist] option you can make VimFx
  30 start out in Ignore mode on currentdomain.com. (Set the option to `*` to make
  31 VimFx start out in Ignore mode _everywhere._)
  32
  33 Finally, there’s nothing stopping you from hitting the “Disable” button in the
  34 Add-ons Manager if you want to disable VimFx completely (just like you can with
  35 any add-on).
  36
  37 [button]: button.md
  38 [blacklist]: options.md#blacklist
  39
  40 ## How do I get out of Ignore mode?
  41
  42 Either press [`<s-escape>`] or click VimFx’s toolbar [button].
  43
  44 [`<s-escape>`]: #what-does-s-escape-mean
  45 [button]: button.md
  46
  47 ## VimFx’s shortcuts work in my English layout but not in my other layout!
  48
  49 If you use more than one keyboard layout, such as Russian plus English, enable
  50 the [Ignore keyboard layout] option.
  51
  52 [Ignore keyboard layout]: options.md#ignore-keyboard-layout
  53
  54 ## Going back/forward doesn’t work!
  55
  56 Pressing `H` is like hitting the back button. Use `L` for the forward button.
  57
  58 `[` clicks the link labeled “Previous” on the page, and `]` the link labeled
  59 “Next.” (See also the [“Previous”/“Next” link patterns] option.)
  60
  61 [“Previous”/“Next” link patterns]: options.md#previousnext-link-patterns
  62
  63 ## How do I re-map `<escape>` to blur text inputs?
  64
  65 The default shortcut is actually `<force><escape>`! Don’t forget [`<force>`] at
  66 the beginning, and your new shortcut should work fine.
  67
  68 [`<force>`]: shortcuts.md#force
  69
  70 ## Can I search in the Keyboard Shortcuts help dialog?
  71
  72 Yes! Pressing `/` while the help dialog is open makes a little search box appear
  73 in the bottom-right corner of the window (instead of opening the find bar),
  74 which is specialized at searching you keyboard shortcuts.
  75
  76 ## Will VimFx provide advanced Find features?
  77
  78 One of VimFx’s key features is to embrace standard Firefox features. As long as
  79 Firefox’s Find Bar doesn’t support for example reverse search (vim’s `?`
  80 command) or regex search, VimFx won’t either.
  81
  82 The [public API] could be used, though, to integrate with another Add-on that
  83 provides advanced Find features.
  84
  85 [public API]: api.md