So. For my first day doing mostly no mouse. I did some job research. Realized that some sites like dockdockgo are fully usable without a mouse but other like linkedin are almost impossible. It's easy to write with mastodon but trying to get to my notification can be hard using the hint mode of #tridactyl sometimes. I coded a #python script to find jobs within my terminal using #remoteok's API. I did everything with nvim under tmux. I can really get a confortable environement like that. But my brain hurts right now. All of this feels like relearning bicycle. I didn't have any deal breaker.

I've been using Tridactyl[1] for a long time now for keyboard-driven vi bindings in the browser and yesterday decided to check out the alternatives, thinking maybe they provided some interesting features too.

I looked them all up: Vimium, Vimium C, Vimmatic, SurfingKeys and the result is: I am in awe of how advanced Tridactyl is in comparison to all of them.

Native messaging*, comprehensive ex command mode for commands and settings with live-previewed completions; hint-based visual selection, copying and focus; support for local filesystem text-based configuration; binding sequential browser actions to custom commands; tab group commands; actually launching (neo)vim to edit text areas; ...to name a few!

[1] https://tridactyl.xyz/

* do bear in mind the security implications of native messaging, as noted by the developers themselves, but you can have most of the functionality without it

#Firefox #LibreWolf #Tridactyl #Vim #Neovim

Switched impulsively from #Tridactyl tab groups to Firefox native tab groups.

There’s some UX friction around the former that I haven’t thought through. Part of it is that some web apps launch in edit mode and capture keystrokes (e.g. Google Docs), and hence demand extra keystrokes to return control to Tridactyl. It’s too much context switching.

I guess the larger issue is that since GUI browsers are not designed for keyboard driving, trying to force them into it will likely be janky.

This is why I’m so excited about #Nyxt . I should download it real quick and see how it handles Google Docs.

Anyway good morning people whose weirdness level I’m trying to match

Introducing Duonychus tsogtbaatari
https://paleonerdish.wordpress.com/2025/03/31/introducing-duonychus-tsogtbaatari/

Therizinosauria is a group of unusual theropod dinosaurs known from Cretaceous deposits in Asia and North America. The clade exhibits unique features, including lanceolate teeth, a rostral rhamphotheca, and a broad, opisthopubic pelvis. Some of those characteristics are associated with a shift in dietary preferences and an adaptation to herbivory.

#paleontology #dinosaurs #theropods #Cretaceous #tridactyl

I've installed #tridactyl, because I am a normal person.

The #Brutaldon #Mastodon client works extremely well together with the #Tridactyl #Firefox extension. So, if you want to control your Mastodon experience with your keyboard, this combination of tools is pretty awesome imho.

J’aimerais réinstaller une de ces extensions #Firefox permettant de le contrôler au clavier "à la Vim".

Quelle extension ? #Vimium ? Vimium C ? #Tridactyl ? Autre ?

The vim extension #tridactyl breaks #msteams on #firefox.

In order to load the site, we need to "superignore" the site to not inject the Trydactyl script into the site.

Say goodbye to ergonomics and hello Repetitive Strain Injury!

`:seturl https://teams.microsoft.com superignore true`

Sometimes I accidentally click the skip button on youtube ADs which interst me, or it just ends before I can look into it.

Can't stand this anymore so here is a #tridactyl command to log every youtube ad's url in command history:

```
autocmd Completed *://www.youtube.com/api/stats/ads?* o => {const u = o.url; const t = o.timeStamp; setTimeout(() => tri.state.cmdHistory.push(`# youtube-ad ${t} ${u}`), 300)}
```

Then you can get ad's video id in `ad_v` in searchParams

I think I'm liking #ZenBrowser.

It's basically #Firefox but with vertical tabs, workspaces, and splits (and tab groups on the roadmap). After using it for a couple of days, I do feel like it's a better approach if the screen allows it. Splits aren't as necessary with a tiling WM, but still nice to have.

All my Firefox extensions work except for Firefox Color, which I used to generate a Firefox theme from my Emacs theme. I'll look into the browser's own theming mechanism if I stick with it; for now, there's a colorscheme which is close enough to my preferred `ef-duo-light'.

The browser is squarely mouse-driven out-of-the-box, but all the added actions (splits, compact mode, etc.) can be bound to keys. Even #Tridactyl seems to work without an issue, although I won't go through the pain of configuring the native messenger in Flatpak. I'll probably try to configure #Vimium, which would interfere less with the rest of the browser.

My largest doubt is about the project itself, though. It is not a fork but a collection of patches against the Firefox repo; there are 102 .patch files as of now. This is similar to #Librewolf, which, IIRC, had trouble keeping up with the upstream even with two core devs (until Dec 2023). Zen has one core developer. So, time will tell how sustainable the approach is.

Also, the repository weighs ~0.5GB even when cloned with `--depth=1'. I gave up on the full clone after it downloaded 1.2GB while still being at 0%. Something isn't right there.

https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop/tree/main

Heh. #Tridactyl has pied piper mode. #firefox

一年前左右，在 #tridactyl 裡綁定了一個快捷鍵去點 youtube 的跳過廣告按鈕。
此外，偶爾在按鈕還沒出現前按快捷鍵也能跳過廣告。

到今天，第一次被 youtube 判斷為使用 adblock 等擋廣告軟體跳出警告；看來我也被 google 認可了呢。

PSA for #VimEverywhere crowd and disgruntled #Pentadactyl and #Vimperator users!

For several years already there is a stable version of VIM-in-firefox which doesn't require #Palemoon.

It's called #Tridactyl and here's its #Github page: https://github.com/tridactyl/tridactyl

ところで、ニコニコ動画（Re:仮）だと #Tridactyl が効かないんだけれどなんで？？？？？

#Firefox users:
#tridactyl vs #vimium. What say you? I like vimium (C) a lot, but does Tridactyl have features I'm missing out on?

For all the #neovim and #vim lovers out there that are also using #firefox - as we all should do - here is something to play with on this fine #sunday

https://github.com/tridactyl/tridactyl -- #tridactyl
A Vim-like interface for Firefox, inspired by Vimperator/Pentadactyl.

DIe Macht in Dosen, ich sags euch.

my finger keeps typing `allowautofocus` as `allowautofucos`,
which takes me tens of minute to debug (second time)
#tridactyl

連載個人 #tridactyl rc 的介紹，以一種 *想到就寫* 的模式進行。
先前因為想不出怎麼在 rc 的行數會變動的狀況下介紹某個命令做了什麼，後來想到可以連結到某個 commit hash 的行數就不會變了（把修改追蹤的工作交給讀者去煩惱）

https://github.com/tridactyl/tridactyl/wiki/Commentary-of-Gholk's-Tridactylrc

看來 google 還是有做一點事，有對 adblock 類的擴充功能需求妥協。不過沒看到 eval 限制的更動， #tridactyl 還是不太樂觀。

Resuming the transition to Manifest V3 - Chrome for Developers
https://developer.chrome.com/blog/resuming-the-transition-to-mv3/