SIsilentguy·Dec 12, 2024
A very good list. You should add https://github.com/nchudleigh/vimac to the list. It works similar to shortcat but I found Vimac to be more performant and reliable.
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Productive macOS keyboard-driven navigation
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13 sourcesI used to use vimac (https://github.com/nchudleigh/vimac) when I had macbook. I was pretty happy with it. I liked its interface. Its interface was inspired by Vimium extension on browser.
In Mouseless – fast mouse control with the keyboardVimac[1], is Vimium for the entire screen and also works for web pages like GMail that don't work on Vimium.
[1] https://github.com/nchudleigh/vimac
In Mouseless – fast mouse control with the keyboardI've been using Vimac [1], which puts the targets directly on UI components.
[1] https://github.com/nchudleigh/vimac
In Mouseless – fast mouse control with the keyboardI knew I’ve seen it before :-)
This is Vimac that gone commercial
https://github.com/dexterleng/vimac
In Vim-like “jump” cursor for Mac OS Window ManagementIs this some kind of successor to Vimac? See https://github.com/dexterleng/vimac
In Homerow: Navigate macOS Like VimYou might want to check out Vimac[1], provides system-wide Vimium tooltips. Not the same as keynav, but imo works even better.
[1]: https://github.com/dexterleng/vimac
In Going mouselessIf you're using MacOS and are looking for system-wide Vimium, checkout out Vimac[1]. Works really well!
[1]: https://github.com/dexterleng/vimac
In Going mouselessVim keybindings for every app on macOS
1 points · Open discussionThere is a young project that does this for macOS [1]. I think I remember seeing a similar project for GTK but I might have imagined it.
[1]: https://github.com/dexterleng/vimac
In Tridactyl: A Vim-like interface for Firefox> it taking quite a lot of CPU
Yes that is fixed.
The reason for slow performance + high cpu usage on electron/webkit apps was just the sheer amount of mach ipc calls (from the many many <div> layers) needed to be made to fetch the entire UI element tree.
This has been fixed two days ago Heres the solution for those interested: https://github.com/dexterleng/vimac/pull/190
I was also using a bunch of async queues instead of just a single NSThread which likely contributed to high cpu usage, and that has also been fixed.
> warning that I am using a screen reader.
Nope, you should get this warning, although it was a one time prompt for me. This is because Accessibility is opt-in for electron apps for performance reasons, and I have to ask for it through setting the AXManualAccessibility attribute (see https://electronjs.org/docs/tutorial/acc
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essibility#assistive...), which I guess triggers the prompt.
Hello all! I am a student from Singapore who was introduced to Vimium by a friend two years ago. Vimac is my attempt to implement Vimium on an OS level.
I have shared this app on Reddit about a year ago. Since then, the notable changes would be a major performance buff in webkit/electron, force keyboard layout, and reducing the overwhelming no. of hints to what is just "clickable".
It is open source at https://github.com/dexterleng/vimac/.
Do let me know if you have any questions!
In Show HN: Vimac – Productive macOS keyboard-driven navigation+1
When you’re on it, also install Vimac [1]. I’ve mapped it to ⌃Space (similar to Spotlight’s ⌘Space). It’ll make you grab the mouse / trackpad less often.
[1] https://github.com/dexterleng/vimac/
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