Vimium: rule of the mouse with Chrome

Despite the apparent complexity and inconvenience, the editor Vim to actually have a lot to learn. For example, you can perform any operation without taking your hands from the keyboard of the base field, not to mention the fact that the stretch several times a minute for the mouse.

Similarly, a workflow can be organized in to Chrome with extensions called Vimium. This tool brings many function keys and keyboard interface Vim in Chrome. Moreover, you can exclude the Vim-style work with those sites and services, in which their own function keys and combinations that you feel more comfortable.

So, to start load Vimium expansion of the Chrome Web Store. In principle, then already it is becoming available all the basic functionality expansion.

Navigation

You can start with the basic techniques of navigation. Immediately it should be noted that Vimium, like its progenitor, is case sensitive, so the uppercase and lowercase letters have different commands.

• j / k - scrolling down / up
• h / l - scroll left / right
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• gg (double tap) - go to the top of the page
• G - the transition to the end of the page
• d / u - scroll up / down in increments of half a page

Of course, provided and keys to navigate between tabs and searchable.

• J / K - the transition between tabs
• / - search (field appears in the lower right corner of the page)
• n / N - jump forward / backward in the search results
• yy - copying the current page address to the clipboard

Also Vimium is wonderful in that it can create a short key combination to switch to any clickable page elements, as well as fields for entering text. To switch to this mode you need to press the «f», after which each active element of a short string of letters will appear on the page to navigate to it. If you want your chosen items do not open in the current, and in a new browser tab, use the keyboard «Shift + f». To exit the page layout with short combinations, just press «Esc» or «Backspace».

If you need to copy the address of an element rather than move to it, press the «y», and then «f». Now, dialing appeared coupling the clipboard to be copied to the link member.

Quick jump to normal operation with the browser, ie without keyboard shortcuts Vimium, made «i» key and return to Vimium-mode can be done by pressing the "?" On any page.

settings

In order to change some parameters Vimium, you need to find it in the list of installed Chrome extensions and select "Settings."

Here you can specify the number of pixels by which to move page when scrolling keys «j» and «K», as well as add to the exclusion list the sites where you do not want to use keyboard shortcuts Vimium.

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