philc / philc/vimium

【Suggestion】Can you add url decoder?

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Description

when I edit url with "ge" ,because it contains chinese word(UTF-8),it just shows like '%9E' and so on , I don't know if you can add the js urldecoder method or other decoder method to solve this problem ,if it's ok , I hope you can finish this ,thanks!

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The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating Vimium's URL-editing and encoding path, then reproduce editing a URL containing Chinese characters; done means the edited URL displays and handles those characters without the reported percent-encoded fragments.

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