philc / philc/vimium

Feature Request: Option to enable on Restricted/Protected pages (with browser flag set)

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Description

Darkreader is able to do it, can Vimium do it too?

https://github.com/search?q=repo%3Adarkreader%2Fdarkreader+ProtectedPages&type=code

I'm poking around the codebase there to try to figure out how they pull it off. If I can figure it out I'll submit a PR, but I figured I'd open this now in case someone who's more skilled than me wants to take a crack at it.

Considering that for this option to work, the corresponding flag must be explicitly set in chrome://flags or about:config per-user, it seems like it's inherently non-risky (for Vimium) to provide this option for people who want to enable it.

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Research direction

The issue names no Vimium files or tests. Start by inspecting the JavaScript extension code and the referenced Dark Reader ProtectedPages implementation, then confirm how the required Chrome or Firefox browser flags affect restricted pages. Done means an explicitly opt-in setting enables Vimium on those pages without changing the default behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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