vimperator alphanumeric hints

Question

Vimperator uses strictly numeric hints by default. This has several disadvantages:

• Smaller scope: it only takes 10 links to get to double digits
• Number keys are harder to type

Is there any way to make Vimperator use more characters (ideally [a-zA-Z0-9])?

Answer 1

There is an option called hintchars, that changes the characters that are used for hints.

You have put the following line in your .vimperatorrc, of course with exactly the characters on the right hand side that you want to use:

set hintchars=asdfghklqwertyuiop