This is an extension to operate Google Chrome
without touching a mouse.
Hometype ver2.0. More comfortable experience for you.
| Moving | Form | Searching | Selecting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scroll | Focusing | Bookmarks | Select texts in the page |
| Follow a link | Select a value in a select box | Histories | Select the code snippet |
| Back and forward in the history | Closed tabs |
Hometype has like vim's modes. All modes can be switched with keyboard manipulation.
In most cases Hometype is in this mode. You can scroll to up or down on the page, and move to back or forward in the history.
Hometype shifts the current mode automatically to this mode when a form is getting the focus. In insert mode don't bind a command to key because you have to input a text to form.
Hint tip elements is shown for displayed elements. If hint tip's key is pushed, you can follow a link or focus an element.
If the current mode shifts the visual mode, caret appears to select an element texts. Like a caret browsing in Firefox.
The command bar to input and execute a command is shown on the bottom of the page. This bar also can search bookmarks, histories, and closed tabs.
Key binding list that is used in Hometype is shown in the center of the page.
Default key bindings in the normal mode is follow:
| Key bind | Operation |
|---|---|
j or C-e |
Scroll down |
k or C-y |
Scroll up |
C-d |
Page half down |
C-u |
Page half up |
C-f |
Page down |
C-b |
Page up |
gg |
Scroll to the top of the page |
G |
Scroll to the bottom of the page |
yy |
Copy the url of the current tab to the clipboard |
H |
Back to the history |
L |
Forward to the history |
x |
Close the current tab |
C-p |
Move to the previous tab |
C-n |
Move to the next tab |
I |
Focus to an element appears first on the display |
A |
Focus to an element appears last on the display |
| Key bind | Operation |
|---|---|
P |
Toggle pinned tab |
u |
Reopen nearest closed tab |
U |
Search recently closed tab |
C-h |
Search histories in the current tab |
b |
Search bookmarks and open it in the current tab |
B |
Search bookmarks and open it in a new tab |
m |
Search tabs and select it |
o |
Search apps and launch it in a new tab |
f |
Follow a link in the current tab |
F |
Follow a link in a new tab |
cf |
Follow a link continuous in the current tab |
cF |
Follow a link continuous in a new tab |
v |
Enter the visual mode to select a text |
i or a |
Enter the insert mode |
: |
Enter the command mode |
Hometype is a open source project. This is developed by Balloonbros Team, but also supported by other active users. If you found a bug Hometype, please let us know them. Mail to info@balloonbros.cc or create a new issue on the Hometype repository in the github. We try to fix them as soon as possible. We will be very happy if you send a pull request about new function.