Add a command to unload the current tab
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Description
Since FireFox 140, you can unload specific tabs directly from the context menu, including the active one.
See also https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/unload-tabs-reduce-memory-usage-firefox.
Please add a command to unload the current tab directly from Vimium.
I intend to bind it to U, so maybe you want to consider using this as a default binding, but it seems like a power user thing that probably not everyone will need.
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 locating Vimium's existing commands for tab actions and review how commands are exposed for key bindings. Compare the requested behavior with Firefox's documented tab-unloading context-menu behavior, then verify that the new command unloads the active tab and decide whether a default U binding is appropriate.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100