philc / philc/vimium

Firefox: Focus issue after popup

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Description

Using Firefox:

  1. Go to any old page.
  2. Click on the Vimium popup and set or remove an exclusion rule.
  3. Save that. (The popup disappears.)

Problem: The focus does not return to the original window (as it does in Chrome). You have to click the window to get the focus.

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the popup exclusion-rule flow in Firefox and compare what happens in Chrome after the popup disappears. Trace the popup close and focus behavior; done means focus returns to the original window without requiring a click.

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Assessment

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

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