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Vimperator is a Firefox browser extension with strong inspiration from the Vim text editor, with a mind towards faster and more efficient browsing. It has similar key bindings and you could call it a modal web browser, as key bindings differ according to which mode you are in

"Vimperator is a Firefox browser extension with strong inspiration from the Vim text editor, with a mind towards faster and more efficient browsing. It has similar key bindings and you could call it a modal web browser, as key bindings differ according to which mode you are in"

- Vimperator.org on Vimperator

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Is there a Firefox keyboard shortcut to clear the cache?

With the Firefox web developer toolbar I can select "Miscellaneous → Clear private data → Cache". Is there a way to do the same with a keyboard shortcut? Edit: I am also using vimperator to drive Firefox with the keyboard; just found out that it's…
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How to select non-url text with Vimperator?

I'm using vimperator 3.5 with firefox 17. Everything goes well except non-url text selecting. It seems that nothing about this described in the official help document. Everytime when I want to select some non-url texts I have to use my mouse to…
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disable Vimperator temporarily

Ｈow can I disable Vimperator temporarily? For example, I'd like to disable Vimperator temporarily when I am using a web email app. Is there a command for it?
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Simulate Mouse Over in Vimperator plugin

I'm attempting to write a Vimperator plugin to allow use of hints mode to simulate mouse over on drop down menus. I have the hints mode working and can correctly choose elements that have mouseover events attached. The problem is my function to…
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How to get the current URL into clipboard using Vimperator?

Why: I've just stumbled upon the Vimperator Firefox plugin and have never felt this free from using a mouse to surf the web (without having to lose all the eye candy with Lynx ;) Firefox can now be more easily used in fullscreen mode (F11). I keep…
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Vimperator recommended setting

By way of study of Vim, I have begun to use Vimperator add-on for Firefox recently. Therefore please teach it if there is recommended setting.
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How to exit the view source mode in vimperator?

In Vimperator when I hit gf it takes me to view source. how do I exit view source and come back to actual web page?
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How to hide address bar (Navigation bar) for Firefox v29.0?

I've been using Vimperator in Firefox for a long time. I'd like to hide or remove the address bar to get a bigger main window. However, after update to v29.0, the address bar cannot be hidden or removed. How can I do that? Or which add-in can…
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How to right click in Vimperator?

Mouseless browsing is great, hints are great. Is there a way to right click, without using the mouse?
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Vimperator stops accepting input sometimes

I have yet to figure out what I am doing (if anything) or what sites I'm visiting to cause this, but sometimes vimperator goes into a trance and stops listening for commands. It appears to still be running since the status bar is still there and…
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How to use vimperator to interact with sites that use sub-menus?

On sites that use a sub menus I find myself always having to use the mouse to hover/click the menu root to pull down the rest of the menu. How can I do this without having to use the mouse? An example site on the "Morrowind Overhaul" link. When I…
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Vimperator :: exit insert mode in a textarea

For some websites, which grab the focus to a textarea, it's not even possible to exit the "insert" mode in any other way except doing a mouse-click outside the textarea. Is there any common workaround for this problem?
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Follow more than one link with vimperator

when I google for something and want to follow a link in a new tab I write ":F" and then the link number. How do I follow more than one link? Say I would like to open the links 12 - 17 in new tabs at the same time, can this be done?
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Vimperator pass-through/unset by default

By default is mapped to gt command, which selects next tab. I want to pass-through to Crtl+Tab plugin which does MRU for tabs. Any idea?
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How to clean Vimperator search highlights

In Vimperator, press / and do a search. If there are matches, all will be highlighted. My question is how to clean these highlights in a decent way. My current approach is to press / again, and type in a random string like "abcdefgh", enter, and…
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