Exit insert mode upon tab switch. Closes #314.

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/vimiumFrontend.js b/vimiumFrontend.js
index 594438e9..736f14b0 100644
--- a/vimiumFrontend.js
+++ b/vimiumFrontend.js
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ function initializeWhenEnabled() {
   document.addEventListener("keypress", onKeypress, true);
   document.addEventListener("keyup", onKeyup, true);
   document.addEventListener("focus", onFocusCapturePhase, true);
-  document.addEventListener("blur", onBlurCapturePhase, true);
+  window.addEventListener("blur", onBlurCapturePhase, true);
   enterInsertModeIfElementIsFocused();
 }
 
@@ -479,7 +479,12 @@ function onFocusCapturePhase(event) {
 }
 
 function onBlurCapturePhase(event) {
-  if (isFocusable(event.target))
+  if (event.target == window)
+    // At this point, we will have exited insert mode already, but the browser remembers which element last
+    // had focus, and fires a focus event on it when the window regains focus. We blur this element to prevent
+    // implicit insert mode from reactivating when we switch back to this tab.
+    document.activeElement.blur();
+  else if (isFocusable(event.target))
     exitInsertMode(event.target);
 }