philc / philc/vimium

yank url and open clipboard url commands not working

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Description

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The 'Copy the current URL to the clipboard' (yy), Open the clipboard's URL in the current tab (p), and 'Open the clipboard's URL in a new tab' (P) commands are no longer working.

To Reproduce
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  1. Go to URL '...'
  2. Click on '....'

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Browser and Vimium version
Brave Browser, 1.45.113 Chromium: 107.0.5304.62 (Official Build) (arm64)
Vimium version 1.67.2

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If you're using Firefox, report the Firefox and OS version found at about:support. Also include the Vimium version found at about:addons.

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the yy, p, and P commands in Brave 1.45.113 with Vimium 1.67.2, then trace the command handling and clipboard interaction used by each command. Done means copying the current URL and opening the clipboard URL in the current or a new tab works reliably.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
web-dev
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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