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alexherbo2

The only build dependencies are jq and Crystal (eventually Zip, but it’s unlikely you don’t have it).
It is already the case, because all features are implemented as a lib (Krabby just holds the configuration).

https://github.com/alexherbo2/krabby/blob/master/doc/configu...

https://github.com/alexherbo2/krabby/blob/master/src/krabby/...

Tridactyl is currently the best (Vimperator / Pentadactyl)-like extension around. It seems to be nicely done and is in TypeScript (and Python for the application (native messaging) part). You might want to give a try, if not already.

https://github.com/tridactyl/tridactyl

I don’t know what to say. Internally, Krabby uses KeyboardEvent.code with a layer (US by default) for the display.

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/KeyboardEve...

Are you using a different keyboard layout than the US?

Because Krabby uses physical keys.

To mitigate mistyping, the hint mode refuses to proceed invalid sequences too.
The option is like a search always on?
Everything else? X)

What do you mean by “everything else”? Approaches are quite different, so I need more details.

I added a note to tell users they can click on the keys themselves to run the commands.
You can try the live demo to compare.

https://krabby.netlify.com#live-demo

No. There is someone from IRC who wants it too, but I haven’t a Mac. So it’s unlikely to happen currently.
Wow, gleeBox looks cool. Never heard of it before.

Does selection act at the structural level of the document, or are they applied to links only? In the video, he seemed only selecting links, and doing actions one by one.

If you refer to [#7], it is not true.

[#7]: https://github.com/alexherbo2/krabby/issues/7