philc / philc/vimium

[[ or ]] are activating insert mode (V1.49)

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Description

[[ and ]] are activating insert mode:

mamdouh el gbaly - google search - google chrome_001

I tried mapping goNext to gn, for instance, and it doesn't activate insert mode.

vimium options - google chrome_003

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue in Vimium by pressing [[ and ]], then compare it with the reported gn mapping. Trace the keyboard handling for these mappings and verify that the commands no longer activate insert mode while navigation still works.

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Tech stack
javascript
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
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Clarity
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Newbie friendliness
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