On Sun, Sep 03, 2017 at 01:59:44AM +0200, ssd wrote: > Hi, > > modal browsing hasn't been first class citizen in surf. but given the > recent activity in adding features and webkit2 may be there is a > slightly better chance now. > > attached is another rewrite of the modal browsing patch. > > I find particularly appealing the fact that when implemented in the > browser code, it is independent of the JS loading policy. (AFAIR there > are alternative implementations as plug-ins which can be adapted and used > in .surf/script.js.) > > what the patch provides: > > - command line switch to enable modes > - the default behaviour is unchanged > - when enabled, modes resemble 2 vi inspired modes: "insert mode" and "normal > mode" > - insert mode is equivalent to the default behaviour > - in normal mode, the MODKEY is assumed pressed, i.e. the bindings are > active without pressing MODKEY. > > in addition: > > - the patch shifts around some default bindings in config.def.h to make > the new functionality more consistent. > > cheers > --
FWIW I don't like a modal-mode at all for surf. -- Kind regards, Hiltjo
