philc / philc/vimium

Opening a link in a new tab(`F`) also clicks it in Reddit

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Description

Describe the bug
F acts as if I'm pressing F and f simultaneously.

To Reproduce
https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/54838975/215228366-70baae61-ba46-4f46-a5e1-1da23fa75a78.mp4

  1. Use search feature in reddit: https://www.reddit.com/search/?q=typescript
  2. use F(Open a link in a new tab)
  3. link is opened in new tab, however the page is also clicked as if f(Open a link in current tab) is pressed.

Browser and Vimium version
firefox version: 110.0b5
OS version: Linux 5.15.0-58-generic #64-Ubuntu SMP Thu Jan 5 11:43:13 UTC 2023
vimium version: 1.67.6

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue in Firefox on Reddit's search page using the supplied steps and video, then trace Vimium's handling of the F and f link-opening keys. Done means F opens the link in a new tab without also activating it in the current tab.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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