Vimac
Dev tools
keyboard navigation
SHOW HN2020
How HN took it
11 positive, 13 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 8 critical, out of 34 comments about the project. Thread score +0.12.
Performance: 0 for, 5 againstIdea: 4 for, 1 againstExecution: 2 for, 1 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful for keyboard navigation and reducing wrist strain
From 3 comments
Why did you choose to use electron for something so specific to MacOS? Awesome project by the way. This will save my wrists from a lot of pain.
fny on HNThank you on behalf of my RSI.
danra on HNLove this app. Absolutely check it out if you are serious about keyboard navigation. The only suggestion I’d make is to have the cursor return to its old position after an…
asjldkfin on HN
Fills a gap similar to Vimium on the OS level
From 3 comments
I have been looking for something like this for a LONG time. Impressive! My ideal state is to be able to navigate anything and everything with VIM keybindings. Including the…
wakkaflokka on HNWow, seems phantastic. Love vimium in Firefox and all automation / keyboard remapping tools on the Mac (Keyboard Maestro, Alfred App, Karabiner Elements). Will definitely check…
submeta on HNThank you for this! It fills such a huge gap in my workflow!
lvturner on HN
Objections
Slower than mouse or trackpad for multi-step navigation
From 1 comment
The idea is great, but I don't think it'll be faster for me to navigate in Mac using vimac than using trackpad or mouse currently. I think the thing which is not wonderful now…
js2sj on HN
Performance and CPU usage were high in Electron/webkit apps
From 1 comment
One issue I had with running this aside from it taking quite a lot of CPU is that when opening Discord, I'd always get a warning that I am using a screen reader. Was it solved in…
nikivi on HN
Name suggests vim more than it delivers
From 2 comments
This is great, thank you! Although, the name seems like a bit of a misnomer since there's not much in common with vim aside from the HJKL keys. It's more like EasyMotion or…
mkskm on HNNope. This is really just making your GUI work better with the keyboard. Editing text is fundamentally different than manipulating a graphical interface, so this doesn't mimic…
jagged-chisel on HN
Requests
Windows and Linux versions
From 2 comments
I really want a version of this for Windows as well!
siproprio on HNWould also love a gnome/linux version.
ziftface on HN
Support for older macOS versions
From 3 comments
macOS 10.14 or later required. (Still on 10.11 here)
xenonite on HNmacOS 10.13 is the last macOS supported on my one and only Macbook Air 13" Mid-2011 :(
vivab0rg on HNStill on 10.10 (due to SIP). Does this depend on a lot of newer system APIs?
zestyping on HN
Optional cursor return to previous position
From 2 comments
Love this app. Absolutely check it out if you are serious about keyboard navigation. The only suggestion I’d make is to have the cursor return to its old position after an…
asjldkfin on HNmake it optional =)
ryen on HN
Questions
How does it compare to Shortcat?
From 1 comment
How does this compare to Shortcat? I tried Shortcat a while ago but it didn't work well for me
rasen58 on HN
Can hjkl be rebound for Colemak-DH?
From 1 comment
I love this! As a colemak-dh user, is there a way to easily re-kebind hjkl?
victoriasun on HN
Alternatives named
Shortcat
From 2 comments
Hello! Glad to see more people making tools around the Accessibility API. I've been working on a similar app called Shortcat (https://shortcatapp.com) almost 8 years ago (wow)…
_chendo_ on HNI've been using Shortcat for this and Amethyst for tiling. Glad to see another project. Anyone know Windows OS equivalents?
justnotworthit on HN
Vimium
From 1 comment
Great work! I am just trying it out, but realized it doesn't highlight links/buttons in Firefox. Is that outside the scope of this tool? If so, do you just suggest using Vimac in…
johne20 on HN
hunt-and-peck
From 1 comment
I have yet to try it out: https://github.com/zsims/hunt-and-peck
dexterleng on HN