* Dieter Plaetinck <[email protected]> [2009-05-23 20:15]: > I have only spent little time with vimperator, but unless > I'm missing something vimperators idea is adding a vim-like > interface to firefox (and other mozilla software).
yep.. and it makes firefox *extra* slow. :-( > AFAIK it does not change that storage of your > bookmarks, history etc is handled internally > in firefox, and that you end up with tens of > files in your ~, many of which are binary. binary files are baaaaaaad (to parse). > The idea behind uzbl is more about implementing the unix philosophy: > using external programs/scripts to take care of non-core-browser > aspects (think management of bookmarks and such), and using > simple plaintext based storage for your settings and data. text/plain rules! :) > We also prefer keyboard based interaction over using > mice (bindings can be vim-like but also modeless, if > you prefer), but that's just one of the many aspects. key-binding & optional modes ftw! > We may have (more or less) the keybinding ideas in > common with vimperator, but that's where it stops. > (unless I'm mistaken about what vimperator does). you want a command line! http://www.guckes.net/maow/ > Currently we have some (imho) important things still on the todo list: > cookies, - multiple instance management (like tabs, but better. > will use a script that uses a patched dmenu), for those > who are not satisfied with the abilities of their WM. sounds like "elinks" to me. > That, and bugfixes/polishing up of course. bugs are not a feature! right. > I would say the project looks interesting and I'm really > looking forward to start using it "for real", but obviously > I'm biased since I'm one of the people working on it. that's ok. but - what are your goals? www.uzbl.org/goals? Sven [still using elinks+firefox] -- Sven's Unix alphabet at bc cp du ed fg gs hd id j. k. ls mv nl od ps qa rm s. tr ul vi wc xv y. z.
