philc / philc/vimium

Temporarily disable vimium from another extension

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Description

I am writing an extension which I want to use a similar pattern that vimium uses to select links (but in my case I'll be selecting paragraphs on the page). But if the user has vimium installed, after pressing the shortcut to activate the paragraph-selection mode they will have to press i first before typing out the paragraph hint. Is there a way to temporarily disable vimium from another extension? Maybe adding a dom element that vimim would see and not react to key presses when that element is present?

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The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by tracing Vimium's shortcut and key-handling behavior and the browser-extension interaction described. Done means determining whether another extension can temporarily suppress Vimium and documenting a reproducible result or supported approach.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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