philc / philc/vimium

Use lower case and Capital case link hints to differentiate f and F

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Description

Currently, all the link hints are capitalized, despite f or F. It is not possible to tell if I type a hint, the link will be opened in new tab or the current tab. It makes more sense to have the link hint to match the case of the command, that use lower case link hints for command f, and use capitalized ones for command F.

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Research direction

Start by tracing Vimium’s link-hint generation and the command handlers for lowercase f and uppercase F. Verify how hint case is displayed and interpreted, then test both commands to confirm that lowercase hints open the current tab and capitalized hints open a new tab.

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Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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