Browser-laptop: Integrate basic support for home-row keyboard control

[qvtqht]

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Describe the issue you encountered:
There is no way (that I've found) to add vim-style keyboard bindings to the browser. Without these bindings, I'm forced to either use the arrow keys, touchpad, or mouse to navigate around. This requires wrist and arm movement, which leads to pain after an hour or two.

Expected behavior:
Having some kind of home row key bindings would allow me to cut down on wrist movement and makes long browsing sessions largely pain-free.

This might seem like a hefty enhancement request, but I've grown to rely on VimFX in Firefox (Chrome has Vimium, and there's also Vimperator) to browse largely without taking my hands of the home row.

Even without VimFX, Firefox allows me to navigate most pages with a combination of the Spacebar for scrolling, which Brave has, and the forward slash (/) quick search feature, which Brave is lacking.

• Platform (Win7, 8, 10? macOS? Linux distro?): macOS
• Brave Version: 0.11.5
• Steps to reproduce:
  
  
  
  1. Put your hands on the home row of your keyboard
  
  
  2. Open a website, such as https://www.brave.com/ (this is possible with the Cmd-L shortcut)
  
  
  3. Try to click a link or scroll up and down without removing your hands from the keyboard
  
  

[rifazn]

I've grown so used to VimFx on Firefox that not having it here in Brave is a big no no for me.
I want to use Brave alongside Firefox, but without Vimium, its going to be very hard for me.

[bsclifton]

@rifazn we do have extensions coming soon :smile: If you have a few minutes, please check out https://github.com/brave/browser-laptop/issues/4600 and help represent Vimium

[rifazn]

Looks like you have already reference this issue over there.
Is there any other way I can help represent it there? I don't think commenting over there about home-row support would be that much appreciated. It might seem like flooding.

[bsclifton]

@rifazn Added a note there- feel free to upvote it by clicking the thumbs up 😄 Thanks!

[bsclifton]

Vimium (and other extensions) are available for use with brave-core 😄