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Map your keys for web surfing, expand your browser with javascript and keyboard.

38 mentions on Hacker News by 28 people: 8 stories, 30 comments · first 2016-08-17 · latest 2024-10-22

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  1. I'm surprised no one has mentioned Surfingkeys https://github.com/brookhong/Surfingkeys . I switched over from Vimium a couple years ago. I think its more performant than Vimium and also allows you quite a bit more flexibility in your…
    comment by the_absurdist · 2024-10-22 · in Vimium – The Hacker's Browser
  2. …Chrome) for this. Last time I looked it was by far the best solution and superior to vimium. [1]: https://github.com/brookhong/Surfingkeys
    comment by Ringz · 2024-02-26 · in ViHN: Vim for Hacker News
  3. SurfingKeys browser extension does (or used to) bundle this extension https://github.com/brookhong/Surfingkeys
    comment by paradox460 · 2023-10-28 · in Firefox 119 unleashes PDF prowess and Sync sorcery
  4. I've used this in the past, but switched to Vimium-C after this incident: https://github.com/brookhong/Surfingkeys/issues/1796
    comment by julesnp · 2023-09-22 · in Surfingkeys – Vim-style controls and text editing in browser
  5. For the privacy-conscious interested in SK, it may be worth a read of this GH issue: https://github.com/brookhong/Surfingkeys/issues/1796 I empathise with the author wanting to make a buck but it's hard to reconcile the approach he took…
    comment by 000ooo000 · 2023-02-28 · in Vimium – A browser extension that provides Vim-style keyboard controls
  6. …work like a toggle. Hope this helps someone looking for a better option migrating from Vimium. [0] https://github.com/brookhong/Surfingkeys
    comment by krmbzds · 2023-02-28 · in Vimium – A browser extension that provides Vim-style keyboard controls
  7. Tridactyl's key feature is "native messaging". A further alternative is https://github.com/brookhong/Surfingkeys . Its key feature is a javascript configuration - allowing you to bind arbitrary javascript to a key.
    comment by operator-name · 2023-01-16 · in Wasavi – Vi editor for any webpage
  8. …[1]: Migrate to Manifest V3 · Issue #1821 · brookhong/Surfingkeys - https://github.com/brookhong/Surfingkeys/issues/1821 [2]: https://github.com/Tampermonkey/tampermonkey/issues/644#issu...
    comment by HellsMaddy · 2022-09-19 · in Proxy Chrome extensions are not going to be usable in MV3
  9. Surfingkeys https://github.com/brookhong/Surfingkeys is a browser extension for surfing web with vim like interface. It has lots of built-in functionality, for example: focus on the first input, edit URL and visit the changed URL, go one…
    comment by euger · 2022-07-19 · in Ask HN: Is there other software similar to Vim and Emacs?
  10. …been using Surfing Keys on both FF and Chrome for awhile and it's been my favorite vim-like so far. https://github.com/brookhong/Surfingkeys
    comment by infinitezest · 2021-11-18 · in Vimium C – Extension to navigate website by keyboard shortcuts
  11. Also there is: Surfing Keys: https://github.com/brookhong/Surfingkeys Tridactyl: https://github.com/tridactyl/tridactyl Both target Firefox, but may have Chrome versions as well.
    comment by Miner49er · 2021-08-16 · in Vieb – Vim Inspired Electron Browser
  12. …release URL into the SurfingKeys settings. I hope to have this done within a week or two. [0]: https://github.com/brookhong/Surfingkeys [1]: https://github.com/b0o/surfingkeys-conf [2]: https://github.com/b0o/surfingkeys-conf#screenshots
    comment by maddyboo · 2021-04-18 · in Internet Search Tips
  13. …you want a Chrome/Firefox extension that does some of these things and more, check out Surfingkeys: https://github.com/brookhong/Surfingkeys
    comment by maddyboo · 2021-03-21 · in Nyxt Browser
  14. …which is the only extension I've experience with that works on both Firefox and Chrome. [0] https://github.com/brookhong/Surfingkeys
    comment by 1MachineElf · 2021-02-13 · in It's time to port your extension to Firefox
  15. Obligatory shout out for Surfingkeys: https://github.com/brookhong/Surfingkeys
    comment by maddyboo · 2020-11-02 · in Keyboard-Only Web Browser
  16. …work like a toggle. Hope this helps someone looking for a better option migrating from Vimium. [0] https://github.com/brookhong/Surfingkeys
    comment by krmbzds · 2020-10-06 · in Look ma, no mouse: Vimium
  17. …almost all of those can be done in Tridactyl as well. Can you please tell me how these two compare? https://github.com/brookhong/Surfingkeys
    comment by yewenjie · 2020-09-30 · in All DuckDuckGo bang operators on one page
  18. There's also SurfingKeys[1]. [1]: https://github.com/brookhong/Surfingkeys/
    comment by darau1 · 2020-09-29 · in Tridactyl: A Vim-like interface for Firefox
  19. …project creator. [1] https://github.com/philc/vimium [2] https://github.com/tridactyl/tridactyl [3] https://github.com/brookhong/Surfingkeys [4] https://github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser [5] https://github.com/atlas-engineer/nyxt [6]…
    comment by infokiller · 2020-08-04 · in Web Search Navigator: Keyboard Navigation for Google, YouTube, GitHub, Amazon
  20. For everyone who likes vimium, give surfingkeys a try: https://github.com/brookhong/Surfingkeys (available for both Firefox and Chrome). The defaults are a bit different, but it's quite similar, and much more powerful. Almost like…
    comment by orbital-decay · 2019-12-03 · in Big Pile of Vim-Like
  21. There is surfingkeys for chrome. You press `shift+I` to go into into insert mode. [surfing keys]( https://github.com/brookhong/Surfingkeys )
    comment by chansiky · 2019-04-25 · in Vim.wasm
  22. I would also like to mention Surfing Keys which is what I use in Chrome and Firefox: https://github.com/brookhong/Surfingkeys
    comment by ayoisaiah · 2019-02-27 · in Linux Desktop Setup
  23. Thanks for looking into this and finding that PR! I opened an issue with SurfingKeys: https://github.com/brookhong/Surfingkeys/issues/837
    comment by maddyboo · 2018-10-14 · in CSS Layout cookbook
  24. …think one of the largest advocates for web standards and accessibility would know better! [1]: https://github.com/brookhong/Surfingkeys
    comment by maddyboo · 2018-10-13 · in CSS Layout cookbook
  25. On Chrom(e|ium), SurfingKeys[1] is an excellent extension. [1]: https://github.com/brookhong/Surfingkeys
    comment by maddyboo · 2017-10-19 · in Vim after 15 Years
  26. …you'll be ready to use vim daily for your dev work, without a big loss in initial productivity. [1] https://github.com/brookhong/Surfingkeys [2] https://vimium.github.io/ [3] https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/vimperator/
    comment by yasserkaddour · 2017-10-04 · in Interactive Vim tutorial
  27. …key biding for vim. The chrome plugin SurfingKeys[2] use it internally. [1] https://ace.c9.io/ [2] https://github.com/brookhong/Surfingkeys
    comment by yasserkaddour · 2017-10-04 · in Interactive Vim tutorial
  28. …JavaScript rather than cVim's weird viml clone language. SK is way more flexible in my opinion. [1] https://github.com/brookhong/Surfingkeys
    comment by maddyboo · 2017-06-28 · in Vim Tutorial as an Adventure Game
  29. …in the spirit of the VIM editor." https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/surfingkeys/gfblio... https://github.com/brookhong/Surfingkeys
    comment by afarnoosh · 2016-09-30 · in Ask HN: What is your favorite Google chrome extension?
  30. https://github.com/brookhong/Surfingkeys#hotkey-to-toggle-su... use Alt-s to toggle it by default.
    comment by patrickjson · 2016-08-17 · in Surfingkeys – Expand your browser with javascript and keyboard