philc / philc/vimium

Vimium can't click X on certain popups.

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Description

[Edited to clarify and crop screenshots]

Chrome version:

Google Chrome 74.0.3729.169 (Official Build) (64-bit) (cohort: Stable)
Revision 78e4f8db3ce38f6c26cf56eed7ae9b331fc67ada-refs/branch-heads/3729@{#1013}

Vimium version: 1.64.6

Pop-ups on many websites have little x's in the corner to close them. However, Vimium often can't find them and click on them.

Two examples:
g4gpopup

usatodaypopup

To see for yourself, go to any page at the site GeeksForGeeks. Make sure you're not signed into the site, and clear any site cookies. After some browsing, a popup will appear encouraging you to sign in. No amount of "gf" and "gF" will allow me to click on the x when I press "f" or "F".

As a counterpoint, here's an example of where the x is selected properly:
githubpopup

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Research direction

No source file or test is named. First reproduce the issue in Chrome on GeeksForGeeks and USA Today using the described popup conditions, then trace how Vimium discovers and selects popup close controls; done means f or F exposes and clicks the X in the reported examples.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

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
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