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 ====== Tridactyl ====== ====== Tridactyl ======
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 +======Tridactyl Cheat Sheet======
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 +Tridactyl is a Firefox WebExtension that brings Vim-like keybindings and commands to your browser, allowing for highly efficient keyboard-only navigation. Here's a cheat sheet covering some of the most common and useful commands:
 +
 +=====Core Navigation & Scrolling=====
 +
 +  * **gg:** Scroll to the top of the page
 +  * **G:** Scroll to the bottom of the page
 +  * **H:** Go back in history
 +  * **L:** Go forward in history
 +  * **r:** Reload page
 +  * **R:** Hard reload page (clears cache)
 +  * **f:** Enter "hint mode" to follow a link (type the displayed hint characters)
 +  * **F:** Enter "hint mode" to open a link in a background tab
 +  * **gF:** Repeatedly open links in hint mode until you hit `<Escape>`
 +  * **gi:** Focus the last-used input field on the page
 +  * **yy:** Copy the current page URL to the clipboard
 +  * **gu:** Go to the parent of the current URL
 +  * **gU:** Go to the root domain of the current URL
 +  * **zi / zo / zz:** Zoom in / zoom out / reset zoom
 +
 +=====Tab Management=====
 +
 +  * **d:** Close the current tab
 +  * **u:** Reopen the last closed tab (or window)
 +  * **gt:** Go to the next tab
 +  * **gT:** Go to the previous tab
 +  * **g^ / g0:** Go to the first tab
 +  * **g$:** Go to the last tab
 +  * **b:** List all open tabs (you can type to filter and navigate the list)
 +  * **ga:** Go to the tab playing audio
 +
 +=====Opening New Pages/Tabs/Windows=====
 +
 +  * **o / O:** Open a URL (or default search) in the current tab (O pre-loads current URL)
 +  * **t / T:** Open a URL (or default search) in a new tab (T pre-loads current URL)
 +  * **w / W:** Open a URL (or default search) in a new window (W pre-loads current URL)
 +  * **p / P:** Open clipboard content in the current/new tab
 +  * **s / S:** Perform an engine search in the current/new tab
 +
 +=====Command Line (Ex-commands)=====
 +
 +  * **:** Activate the command line
 +    * `:help [command]`: Get help on a specific command
 +    * `:set [setting] [value]`: Set a Tridactyl setting
 +    * `:bind [key_sequence] [ex_command]`: Bind a key sequence to an ex-command
 +    * `:tabopen [URL]`: Open a URL in a new tab
 +    * `:winopen [URL]`: Open a URL in a new window
 +    * `:mkt ~/filename.rc`: (Requires native Tridactyl installation) Save current configuration to a file.
 +    * `:viewconfig nmaps`: View current normal mode keybindings
 +    * `:tabdetach`: Detach the current tab into a new window
 +
 +=====Visual Mode (v)=====
 +
 +  * **v:** Enter visual mode
 +    * **h / l:** Expand/reduce selection by one character
 +    * **0 / $:** Expand selection to beginning/end of line
 +    * **e / b:** Expand selection to next/previous word
 +    * **j / k:** Expand selection to next/previous line
 +    * **=:** Expand progressively to whole page
 +    * **s / S:** Search for selection (current/new tab)
 +    * **y:** Yank (copy) selection to clipboard
 +
 +=====Extended Hint Modes (prefixed with `;`)=====
 +
 +  * **;i / ;I:** Open an image (current/new tab)
 +  * **;s / ;a:** Save/save-as the linked resource
 +  * **;S / ;A:** Save/save-as the selected image
 +  * **;p.**: Copy an element's text to the clipboard
 +  * **;P.**: Copy an element's title/alt text to the clipboard
 +  * **;y:** Copy an element's link URL to the clipboard
 +  * **;#:** Copy an element's anchor URL to the clipboard
 +  * **;r:** Read the element's text with text-to-speech
 +  * **;k:** Delete an element from the page
 +  * **;;:** Focus an element
 +
 +=====Other Important Commands=====
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 +  * **Shift + Insert:** Enable/disable "ignore mode" (pass all keys to the website)
 +  * **Ctrl + Alt + Escape:** Temporarily disable/enable Tridactyl (similar to ignore mode)
 +  * **.**: Repeat the last command
 +  * **Ctrl-i (in a text box):** Open the text in an external editor (requires native Tridactyl installation)
 +  * **[[ / ]]**: Navigate forward/backward through paginated pages (e.g., search results, multi-part articles)
 +
 +=====Important Notes=====
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 +  * **Case Sensitivity:** Hint characters (when using `f` or `F`) should be typed in lowercase.
 +  * **Firefox Keybinds:** Tridactyl cannot override some native Firefox key combinations (e.g., `Ctrl-T` for new tab, `Ctrl-W` to close tab).
 +  * **Configuration:** You can customize keybindings and settings extensively using the command line (e.g., `:bind`, `:set`).
 +  * **`:` (Command Mode):** Many actions are available as "ex-commands" by typing a colon first.
 +  * **`Ctrl-v`:** Bypass Tridactyl bindings for the next single keystroke (useful for passing a key directly to the website).
 +
 +This cheat sheet provides a solid foundation for using Tridactyl. For a complete and up-to-date list of commands and their descriptions, consult the official Tridactyl documentation by typing `:help` in your browser with Tridactyl installed.
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   * P: open current clipboard url in new tab   * P: open current clipboard url in new tab
      
-search:+search and select:
   * /: search word (C-g to jump from match to match)   * /: search word (C-g to jump from match to match)
   * v: search with labels   * v: search with labels
 +  * y: yank selected text
  
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