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