philc / philc/vimium

Cannot discard text highlighting by clicking on the highlighted text

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Description

Chrome version: 60.0.3112.113

I have to find a blank space and click on it on the screen to terminate highlighting. When I click on the highlighted text it stays as it is.

It works without Vimium.

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue in Chrome 60.0.3112.113, comparing clicks on highlighted text with clicks on blank space and with Vimium disabled. Done means clicking highlighted text dismisses the highlighting as it does without Vimium; the issue names no file or test to run.

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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
39/100

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