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Really cool! It even supported doing things like: inoremap jj <Esc>`^ Backspace ended up triggering the browser's back action though. Other than that, thi

by bilalq 13y ago

Really cool! It even supported doing things like: inoremap jj <Esc>`^ Backspace ended up triggering the browser's back action though. Other than that, this is really nice. Edit: After looking at the source, this seems to make use of emscripten to reuse Vim's existing source code. This really makes me wonder what other cool things we can bring over to the client side.

chrismorgan 13y ago
… There are still browsers that use backspace for navigation? (I'm a little surprised by this because I've seen so many complaints about it leading to data loss.)
- wging 13y ago
  Chrome and Firefox. Probably IE too.
  - shmerl 13y ago
    No, at least for me (Firefox on Linux) Backspace doesn't do anything special.
    - roryokane 13y ago
      The “backspace = back” behavior of Firefox is only enabled by default on Windows. The behavior is controlled by the about:config setting `browser.backspace_action` (http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.backspace_action http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.backspace_action).
      - shmerl 13y ago
        Ah, thanks. I don't need it anyway :) Alt + Left/Right works fine.
      - wging 13y ago
        It also appears to be enabled by default on Mac OS X.
  - Ar-Curunir 13y ago
    Not on Linux, where the 'previous page' action is mapped to Alt-left by default. After being initially frustrated, I got really used to Alt-Left for going back. The reasoning behind it is pretty smart too, because numerous times backspace can result in the loss of data, like when you're filling up a form and you hit backspace outside of a text box.
    - lelandbatey 13y ago
      Indeed, I like the 'alt-left' keyboard shortcut, though I especially like it because it does the same thing in both Chrome and Firefox on both Windows and Linux! Yay for consistency!
- markburns 13y ago
  _I_ use backspace for navigation. What's the alternative? Use a mouse?
  - sanxiyn 13y ago
    Alt-Left.
    - roryokane 13y ago
      On Mac OS X, the standard shortcut is Command-[ instead (and Command-] is Forward).
      - saraid216 13y ago
        I generally use three fingers swipe to the left.
        Tyr42 13y ago
        As do I. Actually, if I have a mouse, I tend to right click, then hit back, it's the first option.
      - ics 13y ago
        In general Command-Left/Right-arrow should work as well unless it's been taken out of Safari.
  - dethstar 13y ago
    if you use vimium/vimperator/something else you can do shift+H to go backwards, shift+L to go forward.
    - octagonal 13y ago
      Which would require me to press two keys instead of one.
      - 13y ago
- oneeyedpigeon 13y ago
  There are still browsers that don't maintain form state across back/forward history? (I'm a little surprised by this because I thought all browsers used backspace for back)
dlau1 13y ago
I tried typing some gibberish and one shortcut that seems to be a bit broken for me is yiw diw Hmm, actually it seems all the motions I tried didn't work :-( http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/motion.html#word-motions http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/motion.html#word-motio...

by bilalq 13y ago

chrismorgan 13y ago

… There are still browsers that use backspace for navigation? (I'm a little surprised by this because I've seen so many complaints about it leading to data loss.)

wging 13y ago
Chrome and Firefox. Probably IE too.
- shmerl 13y ago
  No, at least for me (Firefox on Linux) Backspace doesn't do anything special.
  - roryokane 13y ago
    The “backspace = back” behavior of Firefox is only enabled by default on Windows. The behavior is controlled by the about:config setting `browser.backspace_action` (http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.backspace_action http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.backspace_action).
    - shmerl 13y ago
      Ah, thanks. I don't need it anyway :) Alt + Left/Right works fine.
    - wging 13y ago
      It also appears to be enabled by default on Mac OS X.
- Ar-Curunir 13y ago
  Not on Linux, where the 'previous page' action is mapped to Alt-left by default. After being initially frustrated, I got really used to Alt-Left for going back. The reasoning behind it is pretty smart too, because numerous times backspace can result in the loss of data, like when you're filling up a form and you hit backspace outside of a text box.
  - lelandbatey 13y ago
    Indeed, I like the 'alt-left' keyboard shortcut, though I especially like it because it does the same thing in both Chrome and Firefox on both Windows and Linux! Yay for consistency!
markburns 13y ago
_I_ use backspace for navigation. What's the alternative? Use a mouse?
- sanxiyn 13y ago
  Alt-Left.
  - roryokane 13y ago
    On Mac OS X, the standard shortcut is Command-[ instead (and Command-] is Forward).
    - saraid216 13y ago
      I generally use three fingers swipe to the left.
      - Tyr42 13y ago
        As do I. Actually, if I have a mouse, I tend to right click, then hit back, it's the first option.
    - ics 13y ago
      In general Command-Left/Right-arrow should work as well unless it's been taken out of Safari.
- dethstar 13y ago
  if you use vimium/vimperator/something else you can do shift+H to go backwards, shift+L to go forward.
  - octagonal 13y ago
    Which would require me to press two keys instead of one.
    - 13y ago
oneeyedpigeon 13y ago
There are still browsers that don't maintain form state across back/forward history? (I'm a little surprised by this because I thought all browsers used backspace for back)

dlau1 13y ago

I tried typing some gibberish and one shortcut that seems to be a bit broken for me is yiw diw Hmm, actually it seems all the motions I tried didn't work :-( http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/motion.html#word-motions http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/motion.html#word-motio...