Input focus (`focusInput`) does not work on reddit at all
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Description
Describe the bug
Input focus (focusInput) does not work on reddit website.
To Reproduce
- Go to URL https://www.reddit.com/
- Press key that's mapped to
focusInput - Vimium falsely reports: "There are no inputs to focus."
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Browser and Vimium version
Tested under Vimium 2.3.1, Chrome 143.0.7499.193 under macOS.
| Google Chrome | 143.0.7499.193 (Official Build) (arm64) |
|---|---|
| Revision | fc6af963edebc86a5d6779e29b94312ebe911538-refs/branch-heads/7499@{#4084} |
| OS | macOS Version 14.7.2 (Build 23H311) |
| JavaScript | V8 14.3.127.17 |
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue on https://www.reddit.com/ with the key mapped to focusInput, then trace the focusInput command and its input detection. Done means the command focuses an available Reddit input instead of reporting that there are no inputs to focus.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
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
- 35/100