https://github.com/tuhdo/xwidgete

Enhance usability for Xwidget browser in Emacs 25
https://github.com/tuhdo/xwidgete

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Enhance usability for Xwidget browser in Emacs 25

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/tuhdo/xwidgete
• Owner: tuhdo
• License: gpl-3.0
• Created: 2016-07-18T12:03:14.000Z (over 8 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2017-11-18T21:17:42.000Z (about 7 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-08-02T01:26:14.629Z (6 months ago)
• Language: Emacs Lisp
• Size: 2.05 MB
• Stars: 68
• Watchers: 8
• Forks: 3
• Open Issues: 2
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.org
  • License: LICENSE

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* Description

This package makes Xwidget browser in Emacs 25 behaves more like a normal

browser, with Emacs key bindings. At the moment, interacting with Xwidget

browser is rough. For example, to enter something input a textbox:

- First, put cursor in the text box.

- Press =RET=. A prompt appears in minibuffer area waiting for new input.

- Enter whatever you want.

- Press =RET=. Now, text appears in text box.

With this package, you will be able to enter text directly into a textbox and

navigate a web browser more effectively.

* Features

Key bindings:

| Key           | Description                   |

|---------------+-------------------------------|

| C-f           | Move cursor 1 character right |

| C-b           | Move cursor 1 character left  |

| C-a/Home      | Beginning of line             |

| C-e/End       | End of line                   |

| C-v/Page Down | Page Down                     |

| M-v/Page Up   | Page up                       |

| C-k           | Kill to end of line           |

| Down          | Scroll 1 line down            |

| Up            | Scroll 1 line up              |

| M-w           | Copy text                     |

|---------------+-------------------------------|

* Demo

** Text input

+ Before (notice minibuffer area):

[[file:demo/emacs_watch_youtube.gif][demo/emacs_watch_youtube.gif]]

+ After:

[[file:demo/emacs_xwidget_insert_chars.gif][demo/emacs_xwidget_insert_chars.gif]]

** Copy text:

+ Before:

[[file:demo/emacs_xwidget_copy_text_old.gif][demo/emacs_xwidget_copy_text_old.gif]]

+ After:

[[file:demo/emacs_xwidget_copy_text_html.gif][demo/emacs_xwidget_copy_text_html.gif]]

* Limitations

- You cannot send request with `RET`; to send one, you have to press a button.

  I haven't figured out how to do it. Patch welcome.

- You can only insert one space character. For some reason, the textbox in

  current Xwidget only limit to one space character in between other characters,

  no matter how many you insert. If you try the original input method described

  at the beginning and enter as many space characters and feed it to the

  textbox, the next tiem you press `RET`, every space character is trimmed

  except one.

- Copied text has no space indentation as in original content. But at least it

  preserves newlines. Without this package, not even newlines are preserved.