Shouldn't ESC always go to commands mode?
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Description
After I create new tab (t) with vimium the cursor it positioned in address bar and I am in insert mode. In firefox plugins (e.g. vimperator) I could leave to commands mode with ESC and pressing 't' would open another tab. Vimium doesn't exit with ESC - the 't' is inserted as a character in address bar. Can I enable ESC escaping somehow?
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Research direction
No files or tests are named. Reproduce the new-tab workflow in Firefox with Vimium, then trace the keyboard handling for the address bar and command mode. Done means pressing ESC after opening a tab returns to commands mode so that a subsequent “t” opens another tab instead of being inserted into the address bar.
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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
- 35/100