2 This is part of the VimFx documentation.
3 Copyright Simon Lydell 2015.
4 See the file README.md for copying conditions.
9 VimFx has many options that can be configured, but they all have nice defaults
10 so you shouldn’t need to.
12 You might also be interested [styling] VimFx and writing a [config file].
15 [config file]: config-file.md
20 These options are available in VimFx’s settings page in the Add-ons Manager.
24 The characters used for the hints in Hints mode, which can be entered using one
25 of the many `f` commands. See also [The `f` commands].
27 [The `f` commands]: commands.md#the-f-commands-1
29 ### Previous/Next page patterns
31 Space separated lists of patterns that match links to the previous/next page.
32 Used by the `[` and `]` commands.
34 There is a standardized way for websites to tell browsers the URLs to the
35 previous and next page. VimFx looks for that information in the first place.
36 Unfortunately, many websites don’t provide this information. Then VimFx falls
37 back on looking for links on the page that seem to go to the previous/next page
40 The patterns are matched at the beginning and end of link text (and the
41 attributes defined by the advanced setting [`pattern_attrs`]). The patterns do
42 not match in the middle of words, so “previous” does not match “previously”.
43 The matching is case <strong>in</strong>sensitive.
45 Actually, the patterns are regular expressions. If you do not know what a
46 regular expression is, that’s fine. You can type simple patterns like the
47 default ones without problems. If you do know what it is, though, you have the
48 possibility to create more advanced patterns if needed.
50 Some of the default patterns are English words. You might want to add
51 alternatives in your own language.
53 Note: If you need to include a space in your pattern, use `\s`. For example:
56 [`pattern_attrs`]: #pattern_attrs
60 Space separated list of URLs where VimFx should automatically enter Insert mode.
62 Note that the URLs in the list must match the current URL _entirely_ for it to
63 apply. Therefore it is easiest to always use the `*` wildcard (which matches
64 zero or more characters).
68 Many sites autofocus their search box, for example. This might be annoying when
69 browsing using the keyboard, as you do with VimFx, because it often feels like
70 VimFx isn’t responding, until you realize that you are typing in a text box—not
71 running VimFx commands!
73 For this reason VimFx prevents autofocus. If you dislike that, or think the
74 prevention is too aggressive, you may disable it, returning to the standard
77 What is meant by “aggressive”? Well, in fact it is very hard to tell if a focus
78 was an “autofocus” or a “regular focus” caused by you. VimFx prevents all
79 focusing that doesn’t happen reasonably close (200ms by default) to an
80 interaction by you (such as clicking something or using one of the `f`
81 commands). (You may change what “reasonably close” means through the advanced
82 setting [`autofocus_limit`]).
84 [`autofocus_limit`]: #autofocus_limit
86 ### Ignore keyboard layout
88 If you use more than one keyboard layout, you probably want to enable this
91 People who use a keyboard layout without the letters A-Z usually also use the
92 standard en-US QWERTY layout as well.
94 This option makes VimFx ignore your current layout and pretend that the standard
95 en-US QWERTY layout is always used. This way the default shortcuts work even if
96 your layout doesn’t contain the letters A-Z and all shorcuts can be typed by the
97 same physical keys on your keyboard regardless of your current keyboard layout.
99 (If you’d like VimFx to pretend that some other keyboard layout than the
100 standard en-US QWERTY is always used, you may do so with the special option
103 [`translations`]: #translations
107 The maximum amount of time (in milliseconds) that may pass between two
108 keypresses of a shortcut.
110 It’s easy to press, say, `a` by mistake while browsing. Without a timeout, you
111 might be surprised that all search results are highlighted when you a bit later
112 try to search using the `/` command. (That’s what `a/` does.) _With_ a timeout,
113 the `a` would be cancelled when the timeout has passed.
118 These options are _not_ available in VimFx’s settings page in the Add-ons
119 Manager. They can only be changed in [about:config] or using the [public API].
120 They all start with `extensions.VimFx.`.
122 (There are actually a few more advanced options than those listed here. You can
123 see them all in [defaults.coffee].)
125 [about:config]: http://kb.mozillazine.org/About:config
127 [defaults.coffee]: ../extension/lib/defaults.coffee
129 ### `prevent_target_blank`
131 You might have noticed that some links open in new tabs when you click them.
132 That is not the case if you “click” them using VimFx’s `f` command, though. If
133 you dislike that, disable this option.
135 ### `autofocus_limit`
137 If `prevent_autofocus` is enabled, all focus events except those that occur
138 within this number of milliseconds after a user interaction are suppressed.
140 If you set i to 0, _all_ programmaticly invoked focus events in web pages will
141 be prevented. Only focus events as the result of you clicking or pressing a key
142 are allowed. Some sites automatically focuses inputs after clicking some button,
143 which might make this undesireable.
145 Setting it to a very large value basically has the same effact as turning of
148 ### `prevent_autofocus_modes`
150 Space separated list of modes where `prevent_autofocus` should be used.
154 The number of milliseconds a matched hint marker should stay on screen before
155 disappearing (or resetting).
159 If you want to customize Firefox’s smooth scrolling, adjusting
160 `general.smoothScroll.{lines,pages,other}.duration{Min,Max}MS` is the way to
161 go. VimFx has similar prefs for the scrolling commands, but they work like
162 `layout.css.scroll-behavior.spring-constant`.
164 Basically, the higher the value, the faster the scrolling.
166 These are VimFx’s variants, and the commands they affect:
168 - `smoothScroll.lines.spring-constant`: `h`, `l`, `j`, `k`
169 - `smoothScroll.pages.spring-constant`: `d`, `u`, `<space>`, `<s-space>`
170 - `smoothScroll.other.spring-constant`: `gg`, `G`, `0`, `^`, `$`
172 Note that the value of these prefs are _strings,_ not numbers!
174 VimFx’s scrolling commands also respect a few built-in Firefox prefs.
176 `general.smoothScroll` lets you turn off smooth scrolling entirely, including
177 all of VimFx’s scrolling commands.
179 `general.smoothScroll.lines`, `general.smoothScroll.pages`, and
180 `general.smoothScroll.other` lets you selectively disable smooth scrolling.
181 VimFx’s scrolling commands follow the same “lines,” “pages” and “other”
182 categorization as in the above list.
184 By default you can scroll using the arrow keys in Firefox. You can control how
185 much they scroll by adjusting the following prefs:
187 - `toolkit.scrollbox.horizontalScrollDistance`: `<left>`, `<right>`, `h`, `l`
188 - `toolkit.scrollbox.verticalScrollDistance`: `<down>`, `<up>`, `j`, `k`
190 (VimFx used to have a `scroll_step` pref, but is has been replaced by the
193 ### `pattern_selector`
195 A CSS selector that targets candidates for a previous/next page link.
199 A space-separated list of attributes that the previous/next page patterns should
202 ### `activatable_element_keys`
204 Keys that should not trigger VimFx commands but be sent through to the page if
205 an “activatable” element (link or button) is focused.
207 ### `adjustable_element_keys`
209 Keys that should not trigger VimFx commands but be sent through to the page if
210 an “adjustable” element (form control or video player) is focused.
215 These options are available in neither VimFx’s settings page in the Add-ons
216 Manager nor in [about:config]. The only way to change them is by using the
221 See the description of the `translations` option in [vim-like-key-notation].
223 [vim-like-key-notation]: https://github.com/lydell/vim-like-key-notation#api