philc / philc/vimium

Hover over links in link-hinting

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Description

Currently the link-hinting in vimium annotates the clickable links and allows to click them.

It would be great if hovering over links can be implemented. This is especially useful for hoverable dropdown menus and for hovering to preview video.

I would be willing to implement this, but am not sure if this is considered a good feature.

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Research direction

Start by locating the link-hinting implementation and its event handling. Determine how hover actions should work for dropdown menus and video previews, then confirm the behavior in both cases and ensure existing link-hinting and clicking still work.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend
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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