philc / philc/vimium

Feature request: visual marker for scrolling

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Description

How would one add a marker to the bottom or top of the view before scrolling with d or u?

For example - if I'm reading a wall of text and press d, sometimes I don't notice where is the continuation of what I was reading, but if there was a yellow horizontal line that moves with the page content, I know where I should look after scrolling.

It's a minor thing, but I'm just curious how would one add something like that.

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No files, tests, or entry points are named in the issue. Start by finding how the d and u commands perform scrolling, then trace the view-rendering path; done means scrolling with either command visibly marks the previous reading position and the marker moves with the page content.

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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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