Bring up insert mode if the user opens up the native find interface. Closes issue #32.

1 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/vimiumFrontend.js b/vimiumFrontend.js
index 39e29715..fae37631 100644
--- a/vimiumFrontend.js
+++ b/vimiumFrontend.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ var settingPort;
 var saveZoomLevelPort;
 // Users can disable Vimium on URL patterns via the settings page.
 var isEnabledForUrl = true;
+var platform;
 
 // TODO(philc): This should be pulled from the extension's storage when the page loads.
 var currentZoomLevel = 100;
@@ -45,6 +46,13 @@ function initializePreDomReady() {
   // Send the key to the key handler in the background page.
   keyPort = chrome.extension.connect({ name: "keyDown" });
 
+  if (navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Mac") != -1)
+    platform = "Mac";
+  else if (navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Linux") != -1)
+    platform = "Linux";
+  else
+    platform = "Windows";
+
   chrome.extension.onConnect.addListener(function(port, name) {
     if (port.name == "executePageCommand") {
       port.onMessage.addListener(function(args) {
@@ -193,10 +201,17 @@ function onKeydown(event) {
     unicodeKeyInHex = "0x" + event.keyIdentifier.substring(2);
     keyChar = String.fromCharCode(parseInt(unicodeKeyInHex)).toLowerCase();
 
+    // Enter insert mode when the user enables the native find interface.
+    if (keyChar == "f" && !event.shiftKey && ((platform == "Mac" && event.metaKey) ||
+                                              (platform != "Mac" && event.ctrlKey)))
+      enterInsertMode();
+
     if (event.shiftKey)
       keyChar = keyChar.toUpperCase();
     if (event.ctrlKey)
       keyChar = "<c-" + keyChar + ">";
+    if (event.metaKey)
+      keyChar = null;
   }
 
   if (insertMode && event.keyCode == keyCodes.ESC)