philc / philc/vimium

[feature-request] More key bindings in vomnibar

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Description

It would be great if one could add a few shortcuts to the vomnibar.

There are especially two shortcuts i would like to implement from Unix readline:

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Research direction

Start by locating the vomnibar key-handling entry point and review how existing shortcuts are defined. Check the behavior of Ctrl-M and Ctrl-H against the requested Unix readline mappings, then verify that both bindings work in the vomnibar without disrupting other input handling.

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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
35/100

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