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Navigate and edit text with familiar Vim motions without leaving your browser.\n\n## Features (Current Vim Motions)\n\n**Mode Management:**\n\n- `Esc` - Enter Normal mode from any editable field\n- `i` - Enter Insert mode to resume normal typing\n\n**Basic Movement:**\n\n- `h` / `←` - Move cursor left\n- `l` / `→` - Move cursor right  \n- `j` / `↓` - Move cursor down\n- `k` / `↑` - Move cursor up\n\n**Word Movement:**\n\n- `w` - Jump forward to the start of the next word\n- `b` - Jump backward to the start of the previous word\n\n**Editing Commands:**\n\n- `dw` - Delete word (including trailing whitespace)\n- `cw` - Change word (delete word without trailing whitespace and enter Insert mode)\n\n**Visual Features:**\n\n- **Mode indicator** - Shows current mode (NORMAL/INSERT/DELETE/CHANGE) in bottom-right corner\n- **Cursor color changes** - Red cursor for Normal mode, green cursor for Insert mode (optional)\n- **Colored mode indicator** - Red background for Normal mode, green for Insert mode (optional)\n\n**Universal Features:**\n\n- **Arrow key navigation** - Works on ALL websites (even when vim keybindings are disabled)\n- **Smart element detection** - Automatically works with textareas, input fields, and contentEditable elements\n- **Site-specific control** - Enable/disable vim keybindings per website\n- **FSM-based state management** - Robust finite state machine handles mode transitions and command sequences\n\n**Language Support:**\n\n- **Optimized for English text** - Works best with Latin characters and English content\n- **Limited CJK support** - Cursor movement may not work correctly with Chinese, Japanese, or Korean characters\n\n## Configuration\n\nAccess the options page to customize your experience:\n\n- **Toggle Extension** - Quickly enable/disable the extension\n- **Manage Websites** - Add/remove sites where vim keybindings should be active\n- **Mode Indicator Colors** - Choose between colored indicators (red for Normal, green for Insert) or classic black\n- **Cursor Colors** - Enable/disable cursor color changes for mode indication\n\n![Options screenshot](./options-screenshot.png)\n\n### Default Enabled Sites\n\n- GitHub (`https://github.com/*`)\n- ChatGPT (`https://chatgpt.com/*`)\n- Google Gemini (`https://gemini.google.com/*`)\n- Notion (`https://www.notion.so/*`)\n\n## Planned Features\n\n**Editing Commands:**\n\n- [ ] `x` - Delete character under cursor\n- [ ] `r` - Replace single character\n\n**Search \u0026 Navigation:**\n\n- [ ] `/` - Search forward\n- [ ] `?` - Search backward\n- [ ] `n` - Next search result\n- [ ] `N` - Previous search result\n- [ ] `gg` - Go to first line\n- [ ] `G` - Go to last line\n\n## Installation\n\nSince Bvim is not yet published on the Chrome Web Store, you'll need to install it manually as an unpacked extension:\n\n1. **Download the extension**\n   - Clone this repository: `git clone https://github.com/hzionn/bvim.git`\n   - Or download the ZIP file and extract it to a folder\n\n2. **Open Chrome Extensions page**\n   - Navigate to `chrome://extensions/` in your browser\n   - Or go to Chrome menu → More tools → Extensions\n\n3. **Enable Developer mode**\n   - Toggle the \"Developer mode\" switch in the top-right corner of the extensions page\n\n4. **Load the extension**\n   - Click the \"Load unpacked\" button that appears\n   - Select the `bvim` folder (the root directory containing `manifest.json`)\n\n5. **Verify installation**\n   - The Bvim extension should now appear in your extensions list\n   - You'll see the extension icon in your browser toolbar\n\n## Usage\n\n1. Navigate to any supported website (or add new sites in options)\n2. Click on any text field, textarea, or editable element\n3. Press `Esc` to enter Normal mode\n4. Use vim keybindings to navigate and edit\n5. Press `i` to return to Insert mode for regular typing\n\nThe mode indicator in the bottom-right corner shows your current mode and will change colors if you have colored indicators enabled. When typing commands like `dw` or `cw`, the indicator will show DELETE or CHANGE modes respectively.\n\n\u003e ⭐ **If Bvim helps improve your browsing experience, please consider starring this repository!** Your support helps others discover this project and motivates continued development.\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fhzionn%2Fbvim","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fhzionn%2Fbvim","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fhzionn%2Fbvim/lists"}