philc / philc/vimium

Focus is not set to firest match on O command

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Description

Describe the bug

When using the O command, focus is not set to the first matching entry as it is when using the B or T commands.

To Reproduce

  1. With browser open and a non-system page loaded, press O
  2. Enter some text of an entry in the bookmark or url history
  3. Observe first matching entry does not get highlighted as a default

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Browser and Vimium version

Vivalidi 7.5.3735.56 (Stable channel) (64-bit)
Vimium 2.3

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue with the O command on a non-system page, entering text matching a bookmark or URL history entry. Compare its focus behavior with the B and T commands; done means the first matching entry is highlighted by default, with the existing behavior preserved for those commands.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
68/100

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