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If you would like to have readline-like keybindings (i.e. C-w to delete word backward, C-u to clear line, etc.) when editing text in GTK apps (also for navigation in tree views), then add the following to your ~/.gtkrc-2.0 and $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/gtk-3.0/settings.ini:
gtk-key-theme-name=EmacsDespite the Emacs name, these keybindings are not very related to Emacs; in fact, some of them do not even exist in Emacs. Rather, they appear in things which use readline, like your terminal emulator, so are quite familiar to keyboard lovers.
N.B. C-a will not do 'Select All' anymore; it will go to the beginning of the line. Use C-/ instead.
I found this cool script for Autohotkey:
Geeky vim-like text navigation everywhere in Windows by Pavel Chikulaev
Usage example:
Enter some url in Firefox and then select item from dropdown menu of suggestions by pressing Caps Lock and using j and k to navigate. Pretty cool stuff! And it works everywhere.
Say, you are editing text in vim or in any editor you like and instead of going to Insert mode you just press Caps Lock to make small movement and continue editing.
I can use it even in Firefox by typing this text.
I hope it will be helpful to someone.
TheGreenhabi
You might be interested to know that a more comprehensive keyboard layout is available which does this and much more at the cost of more learning required. Checkout Neo2. They also rearranged all the letter keys but you can disable this. Ref qNeo2. ypid
P.S. To make script conform to vim's hjkl you need to edit it, but it's very easy. You need to change this lines
HotKey, *h, MyPgUp, %enable%
HotKey, *i, MyUp, %enable%
HotKey, *j, MyLeft, %enable%
HotKey, *k, MyDown, %enable%
to
HotKey, *h, MyLeft, %enable%
HotKey, *i, MyEmpty, %enable%
HotKey, *j, MyDown, %enable%
HotKey, *k, MyUp, %enable%
While we're at it: DonationCoder's Skrommel built a nifty little tool called LabelControl with AutoHotkey a few years ago (unfortunately). Pressing Ctrl shows numbered hints for (mostly) all clickable items in windows GUI apps.
Little drawback: It's a little outdated, dunno how much of it is still working on Win8/10. Doesn't seem to be working with .NET-Applications for example. But then again: Skrommel released the source, feel free to hack it. You might, for example, find these two forum topics helpful:
-- @knobhead