Vimium disables pipe
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Description
It's annoying. When I have vimium installed, I can't type the pipe symbol "|" - It doesn't seem to be a shortcut to anything. But I just can't write it anywhere in the browser.
Does anybody have the same problem and possibly a workaround?
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Reproduce the problem with Vimium installed by trying to type the pipe character in the browser. Trace the key-handling path responsible for intercepting that input and verify that the pipe can be entered normally while Vimium remains enabled.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- web-dev
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100