chrome.vim

a plugin for Chrome controll

require

• MacOS
• Vimium
• AppleScript
• bash

This plugin use Apple script to send key to chrome. So the following settings are required.

System Preferences, click Privacy, click Accessibility, then select the app’s tick box.

example config

vim-submode It's useful to set up chrome.vim and vim-submode to work together.

nmap mc  :<C-u>ChromeStroke
let g:chromevim#scroll=200


let g:submode_timeout=v:false

" scroll down and enter chromectl mode.
call submode#enter_with('chromectl', 'n', 'r', '<leader>j', '<Plug>(ChromeDown)')
" scroll up and enter chromectl mode.
call submode#enter_with('chromectl', 'n', 'r', '<leader>k', '<Plug>(ChromeUp)')
" close current tab and enter chromectl mode.
call submode#enter_with('chromectl', 'n', 'r', '<leader>x', '<Plug>(ChromeTabClose)')
"

" in chromectl mode{{{
" scroll down
call submode#map('chromectl', 'n', 'r', 'j', '<Plug>(ChromeDown)')
" scroll up
call submode#map('chromectl', 'n', 'r', 'k', '<Plug>(ChromeUp)')
" close current tab
call submode#map('chromectl', 'n', 'r', 'x', '<Plug>(ChromeTabClose)')
" Open a link in the current tab by Vimium
call submode#map('chromectl', 'n', 'r', 'i', ':<C-u>ChromeStroke "i"<CR>')
" Go one tab left by Vimium
call submode#map('chromectl', 'n', 'r', 'H', ':<C-u>ChromeStroke "H"<CR>')
" Go one tab right by Vimium
call submode#map('chromectl', 'n', 'r', 'L', ':<C-u>ChromeStroke "L"<CR>')
" Go forward in history by Vimium
call submode#map('chromectl', 'n', 'r', 'l', ':<C-u>ChromeStroke "l"<CR>')
" Go back in history by Vimium
call submode#map('chromectl', 'n', 'r', 'h', ':<C-u>ChromeStroke "h"<CR>')
" enter caret mode for Visual mode by Vimium
call submode#map('chromectl', 'n', 'r', 'c', ':<C-u>ChromeStroke "vc"<CR>')
" Visual mode by Vimium
call submode#map('chromectl', 'n', 'r', 'v', ':<C-u>ChromeStroke "v"<CR>')
" send Esc by Vimium
call submode#map('chromectl', 'n', 'r', 'E', ':<C-u>ChromeStrokeCode 53<CR>')
" send Enter by Vimium
call submode#map('chromectl', 'n', 'r', 'e', ':<C-u>ChromeStrokeCode 76<CR>')
"}}}

Usage

• :Chrome query : search 'query' by Google Chrome
• :ChromeStroke <key> : send key string to Google Chrome.
• :ChromeStrokeCode <code>: send key code to Google Chrome.
• :ChromeDown : scroll down
• :ChromeUp : scroll up
• :ChromeTabClose : close active tab