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SHOW HN2012
How HN took it
3 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 4 critical, out of 11 comments about the project. Thread score -0.11.
Idea: 1 for, 2 againstDesign: 0 for, 2 againstPerformance: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
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What HN said
What people liked
Clever and snappier than Vimium
From 2 comments
I think vimium supports that behaviour out of the box. Either it or pentadactyl (I always forget which is which when it comes to features). And yeah, that totally makes sense. It…
richo on HNThat's pretty clever, I think this should be implemented natively in browsers. It's nice that it's bound only to the visible part of the page too. But let's face it, if web devs…
bluespice on HN
Natural typing to pick links
From 1 comment
It's a tradeoff, actually. I used to use Vimium for following links, but I made this because I feel it's a little more natural than hitting 'f' and then typing an arbitrary code…
chetan51 on HN
Objections
Conflicts with Space key scrolling and other shortcuts
From 1 comment
I started using it. I liked it. But, I use Space button to scroll down. You are eating that away. Felt very irritating. Your 'shortcuts' should not mingle with the existing ones,…
sravfeyn on HN
Wiggle highlight is hard to spot; suggested dimming or other highlight
From 2 comments
The wiggling is cute at first, but I think a more straightforward method of highlighting would make it easier to find the active link.
YellinBen on HNI agree- perhaps a dimming highlight would be a bit nicer (background dims, except for a box around the selected link). Otherwise, great work.
connor on HN
Typing more than Vimium
From 1 comment
So it's like vimium but you have to type more?
richo on HN
Name confused with deadmau5
From 1 comment
was I the only one confused by the name... http://www.deadmau5.com
fieldforceapp on HN
Requests
Allow typing a new search after a pause
From 1 comment
A major improvement would be that once you type something (for example GIT), and then pause for a few seconds, you can begin typing something else (such as XKCD).
dbz on HN
Backspace to exit highlight mode
From 1 comment
If I try to type to 'wiggle' a link in Google search results, it always just continues typing in the search input box. While using the escape key to 'escape' a 'wiggle' makes…
TheCowboy on HN
Questions
Does it work on Safari or IE?
From 1 comment
Fwiw, Vim plugins: Chrome/ium: http://vimium.github.com/ Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/pentadactyl/ Opera:…
SkyMarshal on HN
Alternatives named
Vimium
From 2 comments
I use vimium [1] which has this feature (search for links to open them) and much more. It doesn't have the cool effect though :) [1] http://vimium.github.com/
positr0n on HNFwiw, Vim plugins: Chrome/ium: http://vimium.github.com/ Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/pentadactyl/ Opera:…
SkyMarshal on HN
Pentadactyl
From 2 comments
FF users may wanna check out Pentadactyl [1]. Press f/F, type in number or link text, done. [1] http://5digits.org/pentadactyl
pka on HNFwiw, Vim plugins: Chrome/ium: http://vimium.github.com/ Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/pentadactyl/ Opera:…
SkyMarshal on HN
Vimoperator
From 1 comment
Fwiw, Vim plugins: Chrome/ium: http://vimium.github.com/ Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/pentadactyl/ Opera:…
SkyMarshal on HN
Mousetool
From 1 comment
I prefer Mousetool (on Windows at least): http://code.google.com/p/windows-dwell-clicker/
branola on HN
Firefox built-in quick find
From 1 comment
It is native in FF. press '/' to search, type in link name and then press enter.
hallz on HN