philc / philc/vimium

Can't expand dropdown menus from certain websites.

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Description

Describing the bug
There are check menus in certain websites, which vimium couldn't recognise, because they're not links. For example, head to this website. The menus (shown in below screenshot) can't be expanded.

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I'm on v1.67 (chrome).

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue in Chrome using Vimium v1.67 and the linked NCIS page, focusing on the check menus shown in the screenshot. Trace how Vimium discovers and activates interactive elements, then verify that these menus can be expanded through Vimium without breaking existing link handling.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

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
35/100

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