These plugins just never work quite as well as a browser made specifically for it, namely Qutebrowser. Trouble with Qutebrowser is that's it's Python and parsing a lot of links slows it down. Still the best browser out there for this use case though, as far as I know.
this post was submitted on 11 Aug 2024
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Didn't know about this one. It's so awesome. Added it to the post.
What is Nyxt?
Nyxt is a browser with deeply integrated AI and semantic document tools that work as a second brain to help you process and understand more, more quickly.
Not sure I like that pitch, but looks interesting otherwise
Thanks, I'll check it out!
Tried Qutebrowser once but it was too complicated for my brain
I'm trying to create Workspaces support for Qutebrowser via a custimsed config file that uses session saving and loading to essentially create Workspaces that one can switch between but it's a PITA.
How does it compare to tridactyl?
I love that these extensions exist and in theory they sound awesome. Unfortunately for a few reasons I've never been able to get in the habit of using Tridactyl (or any vim browser addon):
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it doesn't play nice with Google drive apps (which my company uses extensively), so if I use the vim shortcuts to cycle between tabs and open a Google doc, the next time I try to cycle tabs it will instead start typing in the document. (Alternatively I would never be able to interact with Google docs without manually enabling ignore mode)
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hint mode works really well for some sites but a lot of sites have multiple anchors close together (eg one for an icon, one for text and one behind both) which leads to longer hints and difficulty figuring out which hint to actually use
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Firefox doesn't allow you to rebund the default "/" search (quick find) cycle keys. The default is c-G for next (not sure about previous); I would like to use n/N
On simple and well-designed "dumb" webpages it works amazing. I wish more sites were designed that way, but unfortunately a lot are made with the assumption of a mouse/touchscreen :(
I agree, there are a bunch of annoying limitations. But it's better than nothing. To me the best vim based browser is qutebrowser, too bad it's using chromium.
These are the reasons I'm stuck on qutebrowser. It's a great browser and project, but I'd love to move away from chromium. If Firefox allowed customizing all these global key bindings I would make the switch.
Never tried it. But added it to Post
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Do you exit it with escape colon q bang?
You dont need to exit it don't worry about it.
I'll be honest with you guys. I thought vim navigation in a browser is just a gimmick and clunky. But the more I used it, the more I fell in love with it. I find it hard to use a browser without vim. Simple actions like searching and navigating (inside the page and across tabs) is a breeze. If you are vim user, you should definitely try it.
The concept is great, going to install later and give it a try.
Edit: oh yeah it's great
But it doesn't focus new tabs you opened automatically. You can configure it to do so. But I'm so lazy I want things to work the way I want them to out of the box.