Firefox option swaps foreground / background tab commands
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Description
I have this option set since ages and only experienced the incorrect Vimium behavior since the extension update.
@xstnztk It's because old versions of Vimium "simulates" OpenInNewTab and so on, so it didn't trigger the Firefox's built-in process which considers about the option.
This is a new issue: do we need a new command option for LinkHints.* to swap the ctrl and ctrl+shift sent by Vimium?
Originally posted by @gdh1995 in https://github.com/philc/vimium/issues/3964#issuecomment-1019093547
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- 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
Start by reading the LinkHints.* command handling and the existing foreground/background tab command behavior described in the issue. Reproduce the Firefox option that swaps those behaviors, then determine whether the command handling can support the proposed Ctrl and Ctrl+Shift mapping. Done means the commands follow the Firefox preference without breaking their default behavior.
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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