philc / philc/vimium

Download link url command is not working

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Description

The LinkHints.activateModeToDownloadLink command doesn't seem to be working on Firefox (it either does nothing or does the same as LinkHints.activateMode). Is this a case of a missing API, like the clipboard issue with FF?

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue in Firefox using LinkHints.activateModeToDownloadLink, then compare its behavior with LinkHints.activateMode. Trace the implementation of the named command and verify whether download links activate as intended rather than behaving like normal links. Done means the command reliably downloads the selected link in Firefox.

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Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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