philc / philc/vimium

Press Ctrl-[ in passNextKey mode causes firefox to go to the previous page

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Description

Bind passNextKey to a key, press it, then trying exiting the mode with Ctrl-[
Pressing Ctrl-[ exits insert mode (i) and open link mode (f) without going to the previous page

Firefox 110.0.1
Linux 6.2.6-zen1-1-zen
Vimium 1.67.6

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Research direction

Reproduce the passNextKey flow described in the issue, including Ctrl-[ from that mode and from insert mode (i) and open link mode (f). Trace the keyboard handling entry point for passNextKey and Ctrl-[; done means Ctrl-[ exits the modes without Firefox navigating to the previous page.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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