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I've been using gVim for a while and love the interface. I'm in love with my keyboard-fu skillz.
I was wondering if there was any application that would extend its functionality to all parts of Windows 7? At least some basic functionality.
I'd like to be able to control Explorer, a browser, etc.
I just want to stop using my bloody mouse. It's no fun.
Thanks.
Christian Delahousse
Posted 2010-07-20T21:14:10.990
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Have you tried TouchCursor? It's a free program that allows you to remap your keys so that instead of using the arroy keys, you use a combination of keys to get the arrow key functionality.
No need to use the mouse since you will not be leaving your hands in the "home keys".
Panoy
Posted 2010-07-20T21:14:10.990
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I don't know a generic way of doing it across all of Windows, but I've collected lots of different applications that can be controlled with vi keyboard commands at https://stackoverflow.com/questions/826208/making-vim-ubiquitous
Hamish Downer
Posted 2010-07-20T21:14:10.990
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Sorry to reply on such an old thread. Like Ramsus Larsen mentioned, there's Vimium for chrome which is fantastic.
Your question was in relation to windows explorer browsers. You could use AutoHotKey to bind the arrows to hjkl when you are in explorer. Note that you would be losing the functionality to instantly go to a file by pressing hjkl if it begins with that.
Nicolas
Posted 2010-07-20T21:14:10.990
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If you use Firefox / Thunderbird you can use http://dactyl.sourceforge.net/pentadactyl/index and http://dactyl.sourceforge.net/teledactyl
vbd
Posted 2010-07-20T21:14:10.990
Reputation: 467
1I also like Vimium for the google chrome browser. – Rasmus Larsen – 2015-08-18T08:54:30.220
2Your link is no longer working :/ – supersan – 2017-09-23T19:16:11.563