Tweak #3119.

1. Use verb phrase for function name.

2. Add `Scroller.reset()` method.  This *only* resets the activated element.

3. Reset the scroller only if the URL has changed.  (Previously, in #3119, the scroller was also being reset when the tab gained the focus.)
   Based on a suggestion from @marcotc.

2 files changed, 7 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/content_scripts/scroller.coffee b/content_scripts/scroller.coffee
index 19bf91cf..94a0d4f1 100644
--- a/content_scripts/scroller.coffee
+++ b/content_scripts/scroller.coffee
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ activatedElement = null
 # https://github.com/philc/vimium/pull/2168#issuecomment-236488091
 
 getScrollingElement = ->
-  specialScrollingElement() ? document.scrollingElement ? document.body
+  getSpecialScrollingElement() ? document.scrollingElement ? document.body
 
 # Return 0, -1 or 1: the sign of the argument.
 # NOTE(smblott; 2014/12/17) We would like to use Math.sign().  However, according to this site
@@ -239,7 +239,6 @@ CoreScroller =
 # Scroller contains the two main scroll functions which are used by clients.
 Scroller =
   init: ->
-    activatedElement = null
     handlerStack.push
       _name: 'scroller/active-element'
       DOMActivate: (event) -> handlerStack.alwaysContinueBubbling ->
@@ -249,6 +248,10 @@ Scroller =
         # yet implemented by Chrome.
         activatedElement = event.deepPath?[0] ? event.path?[0] ? event.target
     CoreScroller.init()
+    @reset()
+
+  reset: ->
+    activatedElement = null
 
   # scroll the active element in :direction by :amount * :factor.
   # :factor is needed because :amount can take on string values, which scrollBy converts to element dimensions.
@@ -310,7 +313,7 @@ Scroller =
         element = findScrollableElement element, "x", amount, 1
         CoreScroller.scroll element, "x", amount, false
 
-specialScrollingElement = ->
+getSpecialScrollingElement = ->
   selector = specialScrollingElementMap[window.location.host]
   if selector
     document.querySelector selector
diff --git a/content_scripts/vimium_frontend.coffee b/content_scripts/vimium_frontend.coffee
index e93a7ad9..6fa118cf 100644
--- a/content_scripts/vimium_frontend.coffee
+++ b/content_scripts/vimium_frontend.coffee
@@ -297,7 +297,6 @@ checkIfEnabledForUrl = do ->
     {isEnabledForUrl, passKeys, frameIsFocused, isFirefox} = response
     Utils.isFirefox = -> isFirefox
     installModes() unless normalMode
-    Scroller.init() # TODO hack to bust Scroller.activatedElement caching
     normalMode.setPassKeys passKeys
     # Hide the HUD if we're not enabled.
     HUD.hide true, false unless isEnabledForUrl
@@ -308,6 +307,7 @@ checkIfEnabledForUrl = do ->
 # When we're informed by the background page that a URL in this tab has changed, we check if we have the
 # correct enabled state (but only if this frame has the focus).
 checkEnabledAfterURLChange = forTrusted ->
+  Scroller.reset() # The URL changing feels like navigation to the user, so reset the scroller (see #3119).
   checkIfEnabledForUrl() if windowIsFocused()
 
 # If we are in the help dialog iframe, then HelpDialog is already defined with the necessary functions.