philc / philc/vimium

visitPreviousTab does not visit most recently opened tab

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Description

If I open a link in a new background tab, with or without f-mode, and trigger visitPreviousTab it does not go to the newly opened tab.

This differs from Firefox's Ctrl + TAB which will visit the most recently opened tab in the same situation.

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Research direction

Start by locating the visitPreviousTab command and the tab-opening behavior involved when a link opens in a background tab, then reproduce the report with and without f-mode. Compare the result with Firefox's Ctrl+TAB behavior; done means visitPreviousTab selects the most recently opened tab in both cases.

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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

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