3 - Fixed: The scrolling commands should now “just work” when using non-default
4 zoom or DPI settings, most notably on Google Groups.
8 - Changed: Instead of using system notifications, which turned out to be a bit
9 too intrusive, [notifications] are now similar to the “URL popup” (shown when
10 hovering or focusing links) but are placed on the opposite side,.
11 - Changed: The “Focus next element” and “Focus previous element” commands have
12 been removed. The reason they existed was to let `<tab>` and `<s-tab>` only
13 cycle between text inputs (as opposed to _all_ focusable elements) after
14 you’ve pressed `gi`. Now, `<tab>` and `<s-tab>` are handled specially instead,
15 and _only_ after pressing `gi`. The reason for this change is that the now
16 removed commands were too intrusive, breaking user habits. One of VimFx’s main
17 goal is _not_ to do that. (You can turn the special handling of `<tab>` and
18 `<s-tab>` off using the the new [`focus_previous_key` and `focus_next_key`]
20 - Fixed: The scrolling commands should now “just work” in a lot more situations,
21 most notably on Gmail and Google Groups. More scrollable elements are also
22 recognized by the `f` and `zf` commands.
23 - Improved: The right border of hint markers for scrollable elements is now
24 styled to remind of a scroll bar, making them easier to recognize among hints
26 - Improved/Changed: `J` and `gJ` now allow a count on the first tab.
27 Consequently, `K` and `gK` now allow a count on the _last_ tab.
28 - Changed: `gJ` and `gK` can no longer be used to pin or unpin tabs. They now
29 only wrap around tabs of the same pinned state. Use `gp` to toggle between
30 pinned and non-pinned.
31 - Fixed: Many elements that got a hint before VimFx 0.6.0 now do again.
32 - Improved: Comment fields on Facebook can now be focused using `f` and blurred
34 - Improved: VimFx’s toolbar button is no greyed out when you focus a text input.
35 This is to show that your key presses will be passed into the text input
36 rather than activating VimFx commands.
37 - Added: [`g0`, `g^` and `g$` now accept counts][tab-index-counts], allowing you
38 to go to tab number _count._
39 - Improved: `gi` now finds text inputs inside frames.
40 - Fixed: “gi mode” is now exited properly when blurring a text input.
41 - Fixed: `<select>` elements are no longer considered to be text inputs when
42 using `<tab>` and `<s-tab>` in “gi mode.”
43 - Fixed: Using `<force>` or `<late>` in a shortcut no longer applies to _every_
44 shortcut for the command, but only that shortcut.
45 - Fixed: The order of the Previous/Next page patterns is now respected. This
46 caused the wrong link to be picked by the `[` and `]` commands on some pages.
48 [`focus_previous_key` and `focus_next_key`]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/d70b5bb14be89d9ce52138b0e9abdef1b31ad337/documentation/options.md#focus_previous_key-and-focus_next_key
49 [notifications]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/d70b5bb14be89d9ce52138b0e9abdef1b31ad337/documentation/notifications.md
50 [tab-index-counts]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/d70b5bb14be89d9ce52138b0e9abdef1b31ad337/documentation/commands.md#g0-g-g
52 ### 0.6.2 (2015-11-11)
54 - Improved: If the entire page isn’t scrollable, the largest scrollable element
56 - Fixed: VimFx’s keyboard shortcuts now works on slowly loading pages.
57 - Fixed: Numbers may now be used as shortcut keys (overriding counts).
58 - Fixed: The toolbar button’s icon is now correctly sized in high DPI.
59 - Fixed: Hint markers are now correctly positioned when zooming using the “Zoom
61 - Fixed: The `P` command now works with the InstantFox add-on.
63 ### 0.6.1 (2015-11-10)
65 - Fixed: If you customized the “esc” command before VimFx 0.6.0 it should now
67 - Fixed: `<tab>` now works as expected in the address bar and in the dev tools.
68 - Fixed: Light-weight themes can no longer make VimFx’s Keyboard Shortcuts help
69 dialog and hint markers unreadable.
70 - Added: The [notifications\_enabled] option.
72 [notifications\_enabled]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/56c4b7c514ea8b58d2cdcecf3d2654648c48ca31/documentation/options.md#notifications_enabled
74 ### 0.6.0 (2015-11-09)
76 ##### Most important (breaking) changes
78 - VimFx now works properly with **any keyboard layout.** Users of **multiple
79 layouts** should enable the **[ignore keyboard layout] option.** #249 #259
81 - Features related to disabling VimFx, and to the [toolbar button]:
83 - **Insert Mode** has been renamed to **_Ignore_ mode.**
84 - **[Blacklisted][blacklist] sites** now **enter Ignore mode automatically,**
85 instead of being specially handled.
86 - The feature to click the toolbar button (or press `<a-V>`) to **disable
87 VimFx** has been **removed.** Use **Ignore mode** (`i`) and the
88 **[blacklist] instead.**
89 - The **toolbar button** is now **red in Ignore mode** (which also means that
90 it is red on blacklisted sites) and green otherwise (never grey anymore).
91 - The toolbar button no longer offers to (un-)blacklist the current domain.
92 (Head into VimFx’s settings page in the Add-ons Manager and add
93 `*currentdomain.com*` to the [blacklist] option yourself instead.)
95 (See [commit 3552282] for more information.)
97 - **Some default shortcuts have changed,** mostly because they conflicted with
98 standard Firefox shortcuts: #308
104 - `g^` and `gH` → `g0`
106 `g^` now selects the first _non pinned_ tab instead, while `g0`
107 selects the first tab regardless of whether it is pinned or not. #317
109 - `<c-e>` (alias for `j`) and `<c-y>` (alias for `k`) have been removed.
111 - `<c-f>` → `<space>` and `<c-b>` → `<s-space>`
115 This frees up `v` for future shortcuts (instead making `z` a
116 “namespace” key, just like in Vim).
118 - To **exit Ignore mode:** `<escape>` → `<s-escape>`. This is because Ignore
119 mode has replaced the disable feature, as well as the special blacklist
120 state (see above). Sites are likely to use `<escape>` but not `<s-escape>`.
121 (In a way, this new role of Ignore mode also means that the old (many times
122 broken) shortcut to disable VimFx (`<a-V>`) has been replaced by `i`.) #64
125 - VimFx’s Keyboard Shortcuts help dialog is now help only, and more accessible.
126 To **customize keyboard shortcuts,** go to VimFx’s settings page **in the
127 Add-ons Manager,** just like you would to customize other settings. Also,
128 **commas** between every key are **no longer needed:** Type `gJ` instead of
131 - For performance reasons, **Hint markers** are now placed vertically **centered
132 instead of at the top** of the element. Don’t be surprised if you see the same
133 hint repeated several times**—links that go to the same place now get the same
134 hint.** The “Smart hints” option has been removed—hints are _always_ smart
135 now, and a lot smarter than before. Finally, hints now also work in the new
136 tab page, the Add-ons Manager and the preferences page. If you want to, you
137 can read more about [the `f` commands]. \#51 #60 #176 #320 #325 #468 #471 #475
139 - The **`F`** command now _always_ opens tabs in new **background** tabs, while
140 **`gf`** has been added to open tabs in new **foreground** tabs. #227 #464
142 - **Autofocus prevention** is now **off by default.** One of VimFx’s core
143 philosophies is to be nice to your browser habits. Some find autofocus
144 prevention too big a change. Turn it on again if you like it! By the way,
145 autofocus prevention now works much more reliably and should not cause issues
146 with other extensions. #497 #541
148 - The **“Scroll step”** option has been **removed**. The scrolling commands that
149 used it now **work like the arrow keys instead,** and are customized just like
150 them. See [scrolling prefs] for more information.
152 - Speaking of scrolling, **which elements scrolls** when you use VimFx’s
153 scrolling commands **has changed.** See [scrolling commands] for more
160 - `gp` pins or unpins the current tab. (Also see `g^` and `g0` mentioned
162 - `yt` duplicates the current tab. #121
163 - `0` and `^` scroll to the far left, and `$` scrolls to the far right.
164 - [`gi`] has finally been implemented. #47
165 - [Ignore mode `<s-f1>`] let you run a Normal mode command without exiting
168 - In Hints mode you can now hold ctrl and alt to change behavior of the matched
169 marker. Hold shift to temporarily make the hints see-through. See [the `f`
170 commands] for more information. #220 #421 #484
172 - Some commands now accept [counts]. #374
174 - It is now possible to create shortcuts that work inside text inputs. See the
175 [`<force>`] key for more information. #258
177 - It is now possible to create shortcuts that the page can override. See the
178 [`<late>`] key for more information.
180 - A number of [advanced options] have been added. Rather than listing everything
181 regarding them here, follow that link if you’re interested. #452 #489
183 - You may now, if you want to, configure VimFx through a [config file], using
184 the new [public API]. Customizing VimFx through a config file also gives extra
185 abilites, such as [site-specific options][option-overrides] and [disabling
186 certain commands on certain sites][key-overrides]. It also allows to add
187 [custom commands] \(and other extensions to extend VimFx). #158 #235 #255 #261
188 \#300 #408 #445 #490 #515
190 - It is now easier to customize VimFx through custom [styling]. An example is
191 changing the way hint markers look. #220 #233 #424 #432 #465
193 - VimFx now has [documentation] and a [wiki].
195 - A few new locales were added:
197 - fr. Thanks to Mickaël RAYBAUD-ROIG (@m-r-r)!
198 - pt-BR. Thanks to Átila Camurça Alves (@atilacamurca)!
199 - sv-SE. Thanks to Andreas Lindhé (@lindhe)!
203 - VimFx is now multi-process/Electrolysis/e10s compatible! This means that you
204 can run VimFx on a version of Firefox with multi-process enabled without
205 issues, and that we’re future proof for the day when Firefox becomes
206 multi-process by default. Best of all, it also made VimFx more reliable in
207 non-multi-process (“regular”) Firefox. #378
209 - The `[` and `]` commands are now smarter, recognizing more links to the
210 previous/next page correctly. You may read more about [previous/next page
213 - The `n` and `N` commands now notify you when they wrap around the page, or the
214 phrase you searched for could not be found. #398
216 - _All_ shortcuts in _all modes_ can now be customized. For example, this allows
217 you to disable VimFx’s Vim-style `<enter>` behavior in the find bar. #222 #390
220 - The `p` and `P` commands are now smarter regarding whether to treat the
221 clipboard contents as a URL or a search, by working exactly like pasting in
222 the address bar. They also now read the selection clipboard, if available.
225 - VimFx’s toolbar button is now properly implemented. #303 #349 #383
227 - Most locales were updated. Thanks to our awesome [translators]!
229 ##### Minor bug fixes
231 - VimFx now works correctly in tabs dragged to other windows. #57
232 - The `p` command is no longer broken. #494
233 - Non-ASCII shortcut keys now work properly. #433
234 - The Keyboard Shortcuts help dialog can no longer be covered by page elements.
236 - Hint markers can no longer be covered by page elements.
237 - VimFx no longer causes scripts on icloud.com to get stuck in an infinite loop.
240 [advanced options]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/c790b0fc1127c66bb7b33ccbaf4c0e8090e5530b/documentation/options.md#advanced-options
241 [blacklist]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/c790b0fc1127c66bb7b33ccbaf4c0e8090e5530b/documentation/options.md#blacklist
242 [ignore keyboard layout]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/c790b0fc1127c66bb7b33ccbaf4c0e8090e5530b/documentation/options.md#ignore-keyboard-layout
243 [previous/next page patterns]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/c790b0fc1127c66bb7b33ccbaf4c0e8090e5530b/documentation/options.md#previousnext-page-patterns
244 [scrolling prefs]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/c790b0fc1127c66bb7b33ccbaf4c0e8090e5530b/documentation/options.md#scrolling-prefs
245 [counts]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/c790b0fc1127c66bb7b33ccbaf4c0e8090e5530b/documentation/commands.md#counts
246 [`gi`]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/c790b0fc1127c66bb7b33ccbaf4c0e8090e5530b/documentation/commands.md#gi-1
247 [Ignore mode `<s-f1>`]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/c790b0fc1127c66bb7b33ccbaf4c0e8090e5530b/documentation/commands.md#ignore-mode-s-f1
248 [scrolling commands]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/c790b0fc1127c66bb7b33ccbaf4c0e8090e5530b/documentation/commands.md#scrolling-commands-1
249 [the `f` commands]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/c790b0fc1127c66bb7b33ccbaf4c0e8090e5530b/documentation/commands.md#the-f-commands-1
250 [`<force>`]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/c790b0fc1127c66bb7b33ccbaf4c0e8090e5530b/documentation/shortcuts.md#force
251 [`<late>`]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/c790b0fc1127c66bb7b33ccbaf4c0e8090e5530b/documentation/shortcuts.md#late
252 [config file]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/c790b0fc1127c66bb7b33ccbaf4c0e8090e5530b/documentation/config-file.md
253 [public api]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/c790b0fc1127c66bb7b33ccbaf4c0e8090e5530b/documentation/api.md
254 [option-overrides]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/c790b0fc1127c66bb7b33ccbaf4c0e8090e5530b/documentation/api.md#vimfxaddoptionoverridesrules
255 [key-overrides]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/c790b0fc1127c66bb7b33ccbaf4c0e8090e5530b/documentation/api.md#vimfxaddkeyoverridesrules
256 [styling]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/c790b0fc1127c66bb7b33ccbaf4c0e8090e5530b/documentation/styling.md
257 [toolbar button]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/c790b0fc1127c66bb7b33ccbaf4c0e8090e5530b/documentation/styling.md
258 [translators]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/c790b0fc1127c66bb7b33ccbaf4c0e8090e5530b/PEOPLE.md#translators
259 [documentation]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/blob/c790b0fc1127c66bb7b33ccbaf4c0e8090e5530b/documentation/
260 [wiki]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/wiki/
261 [custom commands]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/wiki/Custom-Commands
262 [commit 3552282]: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/commit/355228217d7e7a61f5e1edbb9efbfb0f3e4ef81c
264 ### 0.5.17 (2015-01-23)
266 - Fixed: The hints generation no longer crashes on some pages (regression since
269 ### 0.5.16 (2015-01-22)
271 - Fixed: The toolbar button no longer throws errors. (This fix should have been
272 in 0.5.15 but was forgotten. Luckily an AMO reviewer found it.)
274 ### 0.5.15 (2015-01-21)
276 - Improved: This version is now forwards-compatible with the upcoming version
277 0.6.0. Downgrading from 0.6.0 to 0.5.14 or older might cause VimFx to crash,
278 but downgrading from 0.6.0 to 0.5.15 is safe.
279 - Fixed: Non-hintchars key presses in hints mode are now suppressed. They used
280 to be passed along to the browser, which could confusingly activate site
282 - Fixed: The 'f' command now always opens links in the same tab. Links used to
283 be able to force a new tab or window.
284 - Fixed: Pressing 'Esc' in the location bar now restores the URL, as is the
285 default behaviour of Firefox. You may now also close Firefox dialogs using
287 - Improved: Updated the de locale. Thanks to Alexander Haeussler!
288 - Improved: Updated the pl locale. Thanks to morethanoneanimal!
290 ### 0.5.14 (2014-08-16)
292 - Fixed: Locales should now work properly.
293 - Improved: Updated the zh-CN locale (@mozillazg).
294 - Improved: Updated the de locale (@Kambfhase).
295 - Added: Japanese locale (@pluser).
296 - Fixed: If you switched to another tab or window while an `<input>` element
297 was focused and then switched back, the `<input>` element got blurred, while
298 it should have stayed focused. This caused the auto-type feature of KeePassX
301 ### 0.5.13 (2014-08-02)
303 - Fixed: The vote button on StackExchange sites are now markable again.
304 - Improved: Detection of previous/next links. Should work better on gmail now.
305 - Fixed: It is now possible to use Enter/Return in keyboard shortcuts.
306 - Improved: The n/N commands (etc.) now work even if you didn’t open the finbar
307 using the VimFx command (such as the default key binding ctrl+f, or by
308 clicking a menu item).
309 - Improved: It is now possible to blur text inputs without sending Esc to the
310 page, which could cause dialogs etc. to annoyingly close.
311 - Improved: Updated the el-GR locale (@sirodoht).
312 - Fixed: Autofocus prevention sometimes made text inputs impossible to focus
313 until you reloaded the page.
314 - Improved: Autofocus prevention now works on more sites than before.
315 - Improved: Autofocus prevention now prevents _all_ automatic focusing (not
316 just when the page loads). This makes devdocs.io much easier to use.
317 - Added: When viewing images directly and the image has been resized to fit the
318 screen the image is now markable, allowing you to toggle zoom on it using the
320 - Fixed: It is no longer possible to add conflicting shortcuts (such as adding
321 'a' when 'af' and 'as' are already present).
323 ### 0.5.12 (2014-06-01)
325 - Fixed: Autofocus preventiton got stuck sometimes, making it impossible to
328 ### 0.5.11 (2014-06-01)
330 - Fixed: The focus search bar command was broken.
331 - Fixed: Autofocus prevention was broken.
332 - Fixed: The top bar on YouTube could not be accessed by VimFx.
333 - Fixed: You can no longer add blank hotkeys.
334 - Improved: Tab Groups are supported.
335 - Improved: Matching of previous/next links should be more reliable.
336 - Improved: A few minor things.
338 ### 0.5.10 (2014-05-07)
340 - Fixed yet another bug related to the default pereferences
342 ### 0.5.9 (2014-05-04)
344 - Fixed a bug with default preferences not being set
345 - Fixed gg and G to be faster
347 ### 0.5.8 (2014-04-18)
349 - AMO Preliminary Review bug fix (sorry for such long delay)
351 ### 0.5.7 (2014-03-03)
355 ### 0.5.6 (2014-02-26)
357 - Updated some translations
358 - Updated pagination patterns and logic
360 ### 0.5.5 (2014-01-03)
362 - Hotfix release to address a bug that has been introduced in 0.5.4
364 ### 0.5.4 (2014-01-03)
366 - Fix for popup passthrough mode stucking
367 - Make toolbar button click depend on current mode
368 - Higher weight markers should not be overlapped
369 - Refactor find mode to use Firefox native search bar
370 - Bump minimum requred Firefox version to 25
371 - Added commands to go in the URL path
372 - Added commands to navigate previous and next links with customizable link
374 - Use Firefox 24+ native console API
375 - Update zh-CN localization
377 ### 0.5.3 (2013-10-16)
379 - Lots of refactoring
380 - Insert mode (`i` command)
381 - Follow multiple links with `af` command
382 - Hint marker rotation with `space` while in hints mode
384 ### 0.5.1 (2013-08-21)
386 - Fixed regression with stylesheets
391 - Added command to focus search bar: `O`
392 - Added commands to stop loading current page and all pages: `s` and `as`
393 - Invisible elements will not get hint markers
394 - Compatibility with Firefox 25
395 - Simple shortcut customization with UI in Help dialog
396 - Use huffman coding algorithm for hint markers generation which results in
398 - Implemented Bloom filters to achieve shorter hints for those shortcuts that
400 - Reimplemented scrolling - now works with pages wihere window is not scrollable
401 - Find disabled on non HTML documents
402 - Find string is now global for all windows.
403 - Fixed logic of locale discovery. Now we rely on general.useragent.locale
404 Firefox preference for current locale
406 ### 0.4.8 (2013-06-12)
408 - `embed` and `object` tags will now have their own hints
409 - Bug fixes related to custom hint chars (@LordJZ)
410 - Fixed `t` - now it will be nice to other extensions
411 - Updated Chineese translations (@mozillazg)
412 - Reenter Normal mode on page reloads to avoid getting stuck in Hints mode
414 - Search will focus element that contains matching text
415 - Fixed hint markers for iframes
416 - Marker bug fixes (@LordJZ)
418 ### 0.4.6 (2013-03-27)
420 - Reimplemented find mode: CJK support, performace boost
421 - `a/` or `a.` to highlight all matches of the search string on the page
422 - Hint markers will now reach into iframes
423 - Key handling is disabled when a popupmenu or panel are shown
424 - `yf` will now also focus links and copy values from text/textarea element
425 - `vf` will show hit markers to focus the underlying element
427 ### 0.4.5 (2013-03-12)
429 - `:` to open Firefox Developer Toolbar, `Esc` to close it.
430 - Add Hungarian locale (@thenonameguy).
431 - Add Polish locale (@grn).
432 - Don't close pinned tabs when pressing x (@grn).
433 - Switched to Makefile for building the extension release (@carno).
434 - Mrakers CSS tweaks (@helmuthdu)
436 ### 0.4.4 (2013-01-30)
438 - Thanks to @mozillazg and @mcomella for translation contributions.
439 - Added `gh` command that will navigate to the home page.
440 - Added `o` command to focus address bar.
441 - `p` and `P` will parse the contents of the clipboard. If the string in the
442 clipboard appears to be a url then it will navigate to this url. Otherwise it
443 will search for the string in the clipboard using currently selected search
445 - Now hint markers for links will stay on top of all the markers for different
447 - Esc will now also close the focused default search bar.
448 - Fixed bugs related to keyboard events handling, XUL documents, and some other
450 - Bug fixed where not all the commands could be disabled via the Help dialog.
452 ### 0.4.3 (2012-12-27)
454 - Toolbar button bugfix
455 - Added an option to disable individual commands via the help dialog
457 ### 0.4.1, 0.4.2 (2012-12-12)
459 - Small tweaks of the find feature.
460 - Bugfix for keyboard handling on non-english keyboard layouts
464 - Implemented find with `/` and `n/N`
465 - Added `ar` and `aR` commands to reload pages in all open tabs.
466 - Added a preference that enables bluring from any element that has input focus
467 in the browser on Esc keydown (on by default)
468 - Fixed bug where markers and help dialog would blow up some of the pages.
469 - Marker hints are now sorted with respect to the underlying element area.
470 Elements with larger area get shorter hints
471 - Added *mail.google.com* to the default black list
472 - Various bug fixed and improvements.
474 ### 0.3.2, 0.3.2, 0.3.3 (2012-11-20)
476 - Hotfixes for the build script to include localization related files and folders
480 - Fixed [Desktop](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/desktop/)
481 extension compatibility problem
482 - Removed c-b/c-f for now. c-f is a standard search hotkey. Will put c-f back
483 when proper Vim-like search with / is implemented
484 - Scrolling with G will now reach the bottom of the page
485 - Implemented localization, currently there is only Russian localization.
486 Community is welcome [to contribute your localizations](https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/tree/master/extension/locale)!
487 - Implemented simple smooth scolling
491 - document.designMode='on' is now honored. Will also provide hint markers for
493 - Bug fixed where it would completely reset the toolbar while installing the
495 - Bug fixed where it's not possible to change the text in the blaclisting
497 - Changed u/d to scroll half a page, added c-f/c-b to scroll full page
498 - Added tab movement commands: c-J and c-K.
499 - Invisible markers bug fixed.
500 - Global hotkey to disable the commands (equal to the toolbar button click):
502 - ^u and ^d are removed from the command list. ^u is commonly used to show the
504 - Opening new tab with now focuses the Address Bar
505 - Other small bugs nailed down.
507 ### 0.1.1 (2012-10-27)
509 - Just to deal with AMO - no changes