philc / philc/vimium

J/K scrolling polling rate issue?

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Description

Switching between J/K quickly causes scrolling to stop working until you let go of the keys.

When scrolling with J/K, if you hold J, let go of J and press K and vice versa, often times scrolling stops completely until you let go of both keys, wait perhaps ~400 milliseconds and press J or K again. In other words, the only way to consistently avoid this issue of switching between J/K quickly is to let go of J if you're pressing J and wait ~400 milliseconds then press K and vice versa--anything less and scrolling stops completely until you let go of the key.

Am I the only one with this problem?

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Research direction

Reproduce the reported failure by holding J, releasing it, and quickly pressing K, then repeat in reverse. No file, test, or entry point is identified in the issue; done would mean switching between J and K continues scrolling without requiring both keys to be released or a delay.

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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
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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