[BUG] (https://youtube.com/) Link mode does not add a tag to the 'Add a public comment...' field
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Description
Describe the bug
Link mode does not add a tag to the 'Add a public comment...' field
To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
- Open any YouTube video
- Scroll down to the comment section
- Press the 'f' key on the keyboard
- Notice the missing label for writing a comment

Browser and Vimium version
Browser(s):
| Brave | 1.10.61 Chromium: 81.0.4044.138 (Official Build) dev (64-bit) |
|---|---|
| Revision | 8c6c7ba89cc9453625af54f11fd83179e23450fa-refs/branch-heads/4044@{#999} |
| OS | Linux |
| JavaScript | V8 8.1.307.32 |
| Flash | (Disabled) |
| User Agent | Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/81.0.4044.138 Safari/537.36 |
| Command Line | /opt/brave.com/brave-dev/brave --enable-dom-distiller --disable-domain-reliability --no-pings --extension-content-verification=enforce_strict --extensions-install-verification=enforce --sync-url=https://no-thanks.invalid --enable-features=MixedContentSiteSetting,SimplifyHttpsIndicator,PasswordImport,AutoupgradeMixedContent,PassiveMixedContentWarning,WebUIDarkMode,DnsOverHttps --disable-features=AllowPopupsDuringPageUnload,LookalikeUrlNavigationSuggestionsUI,TextFragmentAnchor,NotificationTriggers,TabHoverCards,SmsReceiver,VideoPlaybackQuality,AutofillServerCommunication --flag-switches-begin --flag-switches-end --disable-webrtc-apm-in-audio-service --disable-sync |
| Executable Path | /opt/brave.com/brave-dev/brave |
| Profile Path | /home/tom/.config/BraveSoftware/Brave-Browser-Dev/Default |
| Chromium | 81.0.4044.138 (Developer Build) (64-bit) |
|---|---|
| Revision | 8c6c7ba89cc9453625af54f11fd83179e23450fa-refs/branch-heads/4044@{#999} |
| OS | Linux |
| JavaScript | V8 8.1.307.32 |
| Flash | (Disabled) |
| User Agent | Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/81.0.4044.138 Safari/537.36 |
| Command Line | /usr/lib/chromium/chromium --enable-gpu-rasterization --flag-switches-begin --top-chrome-touch-ui=disabled --disable-features=TabHoverCards --flag-switches-end --disable-webrtc-apm-in-audio-service --file-url-path-alias=/gen=/usr/lib/chromium/gen |
| Executable Path | /usr/lib/chromium/chromium |
| Profile Path | /home/tom/.config/chromium/Default |
Vimium:
| Version |
|---|
| 1.66 |
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Reproduce the issue on a YouTube video by opening the comment section and pressing the f key in link mode. Trace the handling of the comment field and verify that the expected label or tag is added when the behavior is fixed.
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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
- 45/100