philc / philc/vimium

Feature request: Scroll down or up automatically while selection movement in visual mode/caret mode

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Description

I often end up with using mouse to scroll down the page when I am trying to select a very long content which is longer than one page size in visual mode so that I can see where I am.
I'd like to see the page is scrolled down or up automatically and correspondingly when I move out of the current page with 'hjklbwe'.
Or is there a implemented way to satisfy my requirement?

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No files, tests, or entry points are named in the issue. Start by locating Vimium's visual-mode and caret-mode movement handling, then trace how scrolling is currently triggered; done means movement with hjklbwe automatically keeps the selection or caret visible across page boundaries.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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