philc / philc/vimium

Feature Request: Support : commands

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Description

Please add way to use : commands like but not limited to
:q => close current tab
:qa => close all tabs
:w => save webpage etc

I know that some of the commands exists using different keybinding but as a person who is coming from :q seems more natural than x

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Research direction

Start by reviewing Vimium's existing keybindings and command handling to determine how colon commands would fit. Define the supported command set and behavior for examples such as :q, :qa, and :w, then verify that the resulting commands work alongside the existing bindings.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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