philc / philc/vimium

Add enterFindModeBackward for "?"

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Description

Currently ? is help page. I am extremely used to ? in vim env, it is very frustrating having a popup randomly opening up. Could we have a cmd enterFindModeBackward for those seeking to bring back ? normal behaviour please

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Research direction

Start by tracing Vimium's command handling for the ? key, the help-page action, and the existing find-mode commands. Add the requested enterFindModeBackward command and verify that ? can invoke backward find mode without unexpectedly opening the help page.

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Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
65/100

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