philc / philc/vimium

Feature request: Focus hint

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Description

  1. Press gf.
  2. Hints are displayed (the same as when f is pressed).
  3. Selecting a hint in the usual way, causes the url to be displayed in the status bar (in the same way as a mouseover). (e.g. Keysnail calls elem.focus on the url.)

Related to: #2083

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Research direction

Start by tracing the existing gf and f hint flows described in the issue. Verify that selecting a gf hint focuses the linked URL so it appears in the browser status bar, matching the existing mouseover behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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