vpw allows users to navigate pdf files using keyboard shortcuts from Vi. It is an Autohotkey script for emulating Zathura from Linux.
- Currently, the pdf viewers supported are Adobe Acrobat, SumatraPDF, and PDF-XChange Editor. However, line 5 can be easily edited to support any other program. Please use the Window Spy feature of Autohotkey to extract an application name.
- The navigations (
j k u d) emulate mouse wheel scrolls. This means the mouse pointer needs to be on the pdf viewer. It can be easily achieved by thectrl + win + spaceshortcut. The position of the pointer can be easily changed by modifying lines 10 and 11.win + spaceshortcut for a mouse click can be useful as well.
| Commands | Description |
|---|---|
Esc |
Navigation mode |
i |
Insert mode |
j |
Wheel Down 1 |
k |
Wheel Up 1 |
u |
Wheel Up 5 |
d |
Wheel Down 5 |
g |
Home (first page) |
G |
End x2 (last page) |
/, ctrl + f |
Search (and set insert mode) |
n |
Navigate to next search result (F3) |
N |
Navigate to previous search result (shift + F3) |
J |
Focus left tab (shift + ctrl + Tab) |
K |
Focus right tab (ctrl + Tab) |
ctrl + n |
Jumpt to page |
ctrl + k |
Zoom in |
ctrl + j |
Zoom out |
Enter |
Enter (Insert mode), Navigate to next search result (Navigation mode) |