philc / philc/vimium

Keep 'F' navigation feature active

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Description

When you have to click very often, when navigating some pages, or for example with dropdown boxes, you have to hit 'f' every time.

'f' -> 'Select drop down to open it'
'f' -> 'Choose option'
'f' -> 'Click on one of the options'
'f' -> 'Click something else'

Is there any way to keep the 'f' feature active, so that when you have to do multiple clicks in a row to navigate you don't constantly have to keep hitting 'f' inbetween every click?

There is the option 'alt' + 'f', then the 'f' feature stays active after you select an option, but it opens in a new tab. So basically the 'alt' + 'f' feature, but then without opening the links in a new tab.

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No files or tests are named. Start by tracing the existing f and alt+f navigation behaviors, then determine where their activation and tab-opening behavior are handled; done means repeated f navigation remains active without opening links in a new tab.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
web-dev
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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