[Vimperator] Hints in vimperator 0.6

calmar mac at calmar.ws
Tue Apr 22 05:21:24 PDT 2008


On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 11:22:20AM +0200, mandolin wrote:
> Daniel Bainton, Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 07:41:18AM +0300:
> > They're that way for a reason. The numbers aren't the only way to
> > access hints, they're just there to access links that are named the
> > same. Just type the actual text of the hint and it'll get selected.
> 
> That's all very well, but most of the time you end up typing more
> characters in the new hint system than in the old, unless you type the numbers
> that is, which to most people is less convenient than using the keys on the
> home row. Moreover, on many pages, especially bloated ones, there are several
> links that are identical or start with the same few letters, so you end up
> using numbers (or tab) anyhow. Don't get me wrong. I think the new system is
> well thought out, but for me it works better in theory than in practice.

Well, it's a matter of preferences (I very much prefer the new
system)

Since you're not the only one so, there's a char-hints plugin 

http://vimperator.mozdev.org/scripts.html

cheers
calmar
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