Not All Web Buttons Work

[ventolinmx]

This extension looks very promising but I found it doesn't work with all the buttons of this webapp.

[JoacoEsteban]

Hi Jorge, thanks for checking Vind out.

Could you expand on what issue you're having? Eg: Element can't be uniquely identified, Binding does not trigger, etc.
Also, could you show me an which buttons you're trying to bind to?

Keep in mind that Vind's main focus is around uniquely identifiable elements so if there are many instances of a button it's probably not going to work well (eg: From the site you attached, "Details" button on every row)

[ventolinmx]

Hi

Yes, sorry I should have provided more info but couldn't find a way to identify the buttons I wanted to bind on the code. When choosing a button to bind, for example the "Copy" button I get: "That element cannot be bound because it Vind cannot uniquely identify it."

[JoacoEsteban]

Are you referring to this Copy buttons?

[ventolinmx]

Yes, exactly those.

[JoacoEsteban]

Alright, so that button fits this description

Keep in mind that Vind's main focus is around uniquely identifiable elements so if there are many instances of a button it's probably not going to work well (eg: From the site you attached, "Details" button on every row)

Basically there's no way to differentiate which of all the "Copy" buttons you'd be referring to. This is both due to the HTML having not much information for Vind to distinguish them and also the current Vind implementation which doesn't take into account the element's siblings.

I guess you'd like to be targeting the es locale Copy button one, is that correct? (Veo que hablas español jajja)

[ventolinmx]

Sí, gracias!

Now I understand a little bit more how it works but I guess many websites like that with a big userbase implement similar buttons. An add-on that aids repetitive tasks on those platforms would make the work of many people more efficient. I don't know if there's a way that could be solved on the client side but if you could make Vind catch more types of buttons, like the sibling elements you mentioned, I think it could attract more users. For example, I tried to make key shortcuts using crtl+1, ctrl+2, ctrl+3... with a couple of similar add-ons for every instance of "Copy" for the es locale but it didn't work either, and although it's not ideal I think it would reduce the clicking time a lot.

Thanks anyways for your answers!

[JoacoEsteban]

This is great feedback. It's valuable to see how Vind is being used for real use-cases.
I'll create an issue to implement the sibling selectors like I've mentioned, as this will most certainly would cover your use-case, and link you so that you get notified when it's up.

Also if you've been enjoying Vind so far, despite the shortcomings it would be awesome if you could leave it a positive review on the stores 🫶

[ventolinmx]

Great! I'll be happy to test it. I'll leave a review on addons.mozilla.org.
Thanks again.