High contrast mode on Windows labels on url hints not visible
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Description
Describe the bug
When high contrast mode is enabled on Windows 10, the labels on URL hints are not visible.
To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
- Enable high contrast mode
- Active URL hints
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Browser and Vimium version
- Chromium 82 (82.0.432.3 (Official build) dev (64-bit), Windows 10 OS Version 1909 (Build 18363.657))
- Vimium 1.65.2
I've tried overriding the styles:
div > .vimiumHintMarker span {
/* linkhint text */
color: black;
font-weight: bold;
font-size: 12px;
}
But these styles don't apply on high contrast mode. When turning off high contrast mode, the styles do get applied.
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First steps
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue in Windows 10 high contrast mode and activating Vimium URL hints. Trace the URL-hint label styles, including the shown .vimiumHintMarker span override, and verify that the labels become visible without breaking normal mode.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- css, javascript
- Domain
- accessibility, frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100