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Slightly off-topic, but does anyone use a Vim plugin for Firefox? I keep trying to switch, but the scrolling of VimFX drives me crazy. Here's an issue outlining the behavior: https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/issues/830

Are there any other Vim plugins without this issue?

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Vimium-FF <https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/vimium-ff/> is the only Vim-keyboard-binding plugin I know that will work with Firefox 57 and above. I haven't noticed any scroll jankiness as you describe, but it's possible I have my key-repeat-delay set low enough that it doesn't affect me.

Gave this a try, and it works! No weird jump after the first scroll.

Also, for anyone using 1Password, they have a beta of a multiprocess compatible FireFox extension that seems to work fine.

Thanks!

I use VimFx on Firefox, I guess that scrolling issue doesn't bother me because I hadn't noticed it until I visited the link you shared.

I've started looking for VimFx alternatives since the following doesn't sound great:

https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/issues/860

https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/issues/860#issuecomme...

I'm still using Pentadactyl, which is incredible, but it's almost certainly doomed. You'll need to use the signed version on github: https://github.com/willsALMANJ/pentadactyl-signed You might consider Vimperator, which is similar, but inferior iny opinion. It has better support, though, and is more likely to survive into the future.

If you're looking for something simple, VimFX works, but it's too basic for me. Not sure of the future of VimFX.

Can't say it has ever bothered me, but the future of Vim extensions on Firefox once XUL in extensions is phased out for good is dire. Right now, there is a port of Vimium (which I suspect gets my FF 55 to hang). I don't think any of the other extensions are likely to make it.

I use keysnail for the emacs key bindings but I think it has a vim mode too

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