&dactyl.host;'s GUI

Open a &dactyl.host; dialog. Available dialogs include:

:dl :downl :downloads :downloads

Show progress of current downloads. Here, downloads can be paused, resumed, and canceled.

Available options include:

-sort

Sort order (see downloadsort) (short name: -s)

:dlc :dlclear :dlclear

Clear completed downloads.

Add-ons

The following commands manipulate the currently installed add-ons. With the exception of :extadd, they all except the following arguments:

-types

The types of add-ons to operate on, the most common types being extension, theme, and plugin (short names -type, -t)

:exta :extadd :extadd file|url

Install an extension. file|uri must be the local file path or URL of an XPInstall (.xpi) file.

:extrm :extde :extdelete :extdelete extension :extdelete!

Uninstall an extension. extension is the extension's name. When ! is given all extensions are uninstalled.

:extd :extdisable :extdisable extension :extdisable!

Disable an extension. extension is the extension's name. When ! is given all extensions are disabled.

:exte :extenable :extenable extension :extenable!

Enable an extension. extension is the extension's name. When ! is given all extensions are enabled.

:exto :extoptions :extoptions! extension :extp :extpreferences :extpreferences! extension

Open the preferences dialog for an extension. If ! is given, open a dialog, otherwise open a buffer. See also newtab.

:extr :extrehash :extrehash extension :extrehash

Toggle an extension's enabled status twice. This is useful for rebooting a restartless extension.

:extt :exttoggle :exttoggle extension :exttoggle

Toggle an extension's enabled status.

:extu :extupdate :extupdate extension :extupdate!

Update an extension. When ! is given, update all extensions.

Sidebar

:sbcl :sbclose :sbclose

Close the sidebar window.

:sbope :sbopen :sb :sbar :sideb :sidebar :sidebar name

Open the sidebar window. name is any of the menu items listed under the standard &dactyl.host; View->Sidebar menu. Add-ons, Preferences and Downloads are also available in the sidebar.

:sidebar! name

Toggle the sidebar window. When name is provided, the semantics are as follows: If the named sidebar is currently open, it is closed. Otherwise the named sidebar is opened. When name is not provided, the semantics are as follows: If the sidebar is currently open, it is closed. Otherwise the previously open sidebar panel is re-opened.

Status line

The status line appears at the bottom of each window. You can use guioptions to specify if and when the status line appears, as well as its relation to the command line and messages.

The status line contains several fields that provide information about the state of the current buffer. These are, in order:

• URL: The URL of the currently loaded page. While the page is loading, progress messages are also output to this field.
• History and bookmark status ([+-❤⋯]): The position of the current page in the tab's session history; - and + indicate that it is possible to move backwards and forwards through the history respectively. ❤ indicates that the current page is bookmarked. Any other character indicates a QuickMark matching the current page.
• Tab index ([N/M]): N is the index of the currently selected tab and M is the total number of tabs in the current window.
• Vertical scroll: The vertical scroll percentage of the current buffer, or Top or Bot for the top and bottom of the buffer respectively.
• Security: The security information button is displayed when appropriate as per &dactyl.host;. The color of the status bar also changes to reflect the current security status of the loaded page.

  black

  The site's identity is unverified and the connection is unencrypted

  red

  The connection is encrypted, but the site's identity has not been verified or it contains unencrypted content

  blue

  The site's domain has been verified and the connection is encrypted

  green

  The site's domain and owner have been fully verified via an Extended Validation certificate and the connection is encrypted

• Extensions: Any extension buttons that would normally be installed to the &dactyl.host; status bar are appended to the end of the status line.

Toolbars

:tbs :tbshow :toolbars :toolbarshow :toolbarshow name

Shows the named toolbar.

:tbh :tbhide :toolbarh :toolbarhide :toolbarhide name

Hides the named toolbar.

:tbt :tbtoggle :toolbart :toolbartoggle :toolbartoggle name

Toggles the named toolbar.