philc / philc/vimium

Special characters (like @) open links in new tab instead of current page

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Description

I'd like to use characters like !@#$%&*()_ in my hints, but every time there's a link with any of these keys as hints, it opens it in a new tab, why is that? I already tried mapping the F key to f, because maybe it had something to do with pressing the shift button, but it didn't change anything.

Obs: my keyboard layout is for Portuguese, but the special keys I mentioned act the same as an English keyboard, so I don't think it matters (! is shift+1, @ is shift+2, etc).

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The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. First reproduce the behavior with special-character hints and compare it with letter hints; done means links using those hints open in the current page rather than a new tab.

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Tech stack
javascript
Domain
web-dev
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
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Needs clarification
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