philc / philc/vimium

Moving between tabs without actually loading them

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Description

Would it be possible to have a way where you can move between tabs (sort of like J K), but you don't actually load the pages that you visit along the way? For example if I have a tab I want to go to, but if I use J and K, I'll end up going past a few youtube tabs, which will end up inadvertently loading and causing some performance and ram issues along the way.

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Research direction

No files or tests are named. Start by tracing the J/K tab-navigation entry points and how tab selection triggers page loading; determine how to move across tabs without loading intermediate pages, then verify that skipping tabs no longer causes the reported YouTube performance and memory impact.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend
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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