philc / philc/vimium

Multiple hints on the same components when pressing 'f'

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Description

Describe the bug

Since I started using vimium, I noticed a weird behavior across multiple sites that goes as follows: whenever I press f, I would see that some parts of the web page have multiple hint (sometimes overlaying that you can't actually see the complete key sequence). See the screenshots below for examples. I am not sure if this is the intended behavior,

To Reproduce

Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Go to any YouTube Video URL 'https://youtu.be/jeRSReSbxjw?si=NbvmJiXL_r7y-MXN'
  2. Press f to view the hints.

NOTE: I am not sure that it's reproducible or not because I remember using Vimium on a friend's machine I didn't have these issues.

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YouTube example:
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Github example (check the top part):
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Browser and Vimium version

Chrome Version: 132.0.6834.196 (Official Build) (64-bit) (cohort: Control)
Vimium Version: 2.1.2

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the overlapping hints on the provided YouTube URL with Vimium 2.1.2 and Chrome 132. Compare the behavior with the GitHub example and determine whether multiple hints on one component are expected; done means the intended hint behavior is established and the reported overlap is addressed.

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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
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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