I have been a Firefox user since it was called Phoenix.
This is the best Firefox , but I have lost a ton of extensions including my Vim extensions. So right now I use Qutebrowser and know that the new plugins will get added.
This is the best Firefox , but I have lost a ton of extensions including my Vim extensions. So right now I use Qutebrowser and know that the new plugins will get added.
[0]: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/vimium-ff/
The other issues regarding limited control over the browsing experience may be resolved with future API expansion, but the previously mentioned hobbling is something with which we are most likely permanently stuck.
If Firefox provides the correct API's we might have the power of vimperiator back. Off the top of my head it needs:
1. A way to load config from the filesystem so I can keep its config with my other dotfiles
2. To be able to work on about:addons etc
3. To work in reader mode
4. Vim keybindings in textareas/inputs (although for modularity this could be a separate addon).
5. A way to open textareas etc in an editor - again for modularity this could be a separate addon.
6. Be able to open file://
7. A way to focus on the page content (away from e.g. url bar) - this could be a FF level hotkey though.
EDITED - I'm adding things as they come up.
But a few days before upgrading I found vim-vixen. It does 95% of the job. The performance improvements of FF 57 are well worth these 5% missing.