philc / philc/vimium

Shortcut for opening link in incognito window

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Description

Many users use incognito mode every day and it might be a good feature to make it possible to do this through Vimium as well.

Is this possible?
What combination of keys would be best suited for this feature?

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Research direction

The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating Vimium's shortcut handling and checking whether its browser-extension APIs support opening links in an incognito window; done means a clearly chosen shortcut reliably performs that action.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
web-dev
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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