Issue #4806 Adding "Always show hints" feature

content_scripts/vimium_frontend.js

@@ -250,22 +250,31 @@ const onFocus = forTrusted(function (event) {
 globalThis.addEventListener("focus", onFocus, true);
 globalThis.addEventListener("hashchange", checkEnabledAfterURLChange, true);
 
-async function initializeOnDomReady() {
+async function initializeOnDomReady(){
   // Tell the background page we're in the domReady state.
-  await chrome.runtime.sendMessage({ handler: "domReady" });
-
+  await chrome.runtime.sendMessage({handler: "domReady"});
+  
   const isVimiumNewTabPage = document.location.href == Settings.vimiumNewTabPageUrl;
-  if (!isVimiumNewTabPage) return;
 
-  // Show the Vomnibar.
+  //Ensure Settings are loaded before accessing them.
   await Settings.onLoaded();
-  if (Settings.get("openVomnibarOnNewTabPage")) {
-    await Utils.populateBrowserInfo();
-    DomUtils.injectUserCss();
-    Vomnibar.activate(0, {});
+
+  //On Vimium's new-tab page, optionally show the Vomnibar.
+  if(isVimiumNewTabPage) {
+    if (Settings.get("openVomnibarOnNewTabPage")){
+      await Utils.populateBrowserInfo();
+      DomUtils.injectUserCss();
+      Vomnibar.activate(0, {});
+    }
   }
-}
 
+  // Automatically enter link-hints mode on page load if enabled in settings.
+  // Just mirrors what happens when user presses "f" on page load.
+  if (isEnabledForUrl && Settings.get("autoActivateLinkHints") && globalThis.LinkHints){
+    // Pass an empty options obbject so activateMode's destructing succeeds.
+    globalThis.LinkHints.activateMode(1, {});
+  }
+}
 const onUnload = Utils.makeIdempotent(() => {
   HintCoordinator.exit({ isSuccess: false });
   handlerStack.reset();

lib/settings.js

@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ w: https://www.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Search&search=%s Wikipedi
   waitForEnterForFilteredHints: true,
   helpDialog_showAdvancedCommands: false,
   ignoreKeyboardLayout: false,
+  autoActivateLinkHints: false,
 };
 
 /*

pages/options.html

@@ -173,6 +173,15 @@ <h2></h2>
         <div class="example">
           When enabled, the HUD will not be displayed in insert mode.
         </div>
+
+        <h2></h2>
+        <label class="boolean-label">
+          <input name="autoActivateLinkHints" type="checkbox" />
+          Automatically enter link-hints mode on page load
+        </label>
+        <div class="example">
+          When enabled, Vimium will behave as if you pressed f after each page loads.
+        </div>
 
         <h2></h2>
         <label class="boolean-label">

pages/options.js

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { Commands, KeyMappingsParser } from "../background_scripts/commands.js";
 import * as userSearchEngines from "../background_scripts/user_search_engines.js";
 
 const options = {
+  autoActivateLinkHints: "boolean",
   filterLinkHints: "boolean",
   grabBackFocus: "boolean",
   hideHud: "boolean",