1 files changed, 20 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/content_scripts/link_hints.coffee b/content_scripts/link_hints.coffee
index 54476935..6f95ac57 100644
--- a/content_scripts/link_hints.coffee
+++ b/content_scripts/link_hints.coffee
@@ -19,14 +19,21 @@ OPEN_INCOGNITO = name: "incognito"
 DOWNLOAD_LINK_URL = name: "download"
 
 LinkHints =
-  activateMode: (mode = OPEN_IN_CURRENT_TAB) -> new LinkHintsMode mode
-
-  activateModeToOpenInNewTab: -> @activateMode OPEN_IN_NEW_BG_TAB
-  activateModeToOpenInNewForegroundTab: -> @activateMode OPEN_IN_NEW_FG_TAB
-  activateModeToCopyLinkUrl: -> @activateMode COPY_LINK_URL
-  activateModeWithQueue: -> @activateMode OPEN_WITH_QUEUE
-  activateModeToOpenIncognito: -> @activateMode OPEN_INCOGNITO
-  activateModeToDownloadLink: -> @activateMode DOWNLOAD_LINK_URL
+  activateMode: (count = 1, mode = OPEN_IN_CURRENT_TAB) ->
+    if 0 < count
+      new LinkHintsMode mode, (event = null) ->
+        # This is called which LinkHintsMode exits.  Escape and Backspace are the two ways in which hints mode
+        # can exit following which we do not restart hints mode.
+        return if event?.type == "keydown" and KeyboardUtils.isEscape event
+        return if event?.type == "keydown" and event.keyCode in [ keyCodes.backspace, keyCodes.deleteKey ]
+        LinkHints.activateMode count-1, mode
+
+  activateModeToOpenInNewTab: (count) -> @activateMode count, OPEN_IN_NEW_BG_TAB
+  activateModeToOpenInNewForegroundTab: (count) -> @activateMode count, OPEN_IN_NEW_FG_TAB
+  activateModeToCopyLinkUrl: (count) -> @activateMode count, COPY_LINK_URL
+  activateModeWithQueue: -> @activateMode 1, OPEN_WITH_QUEUE
+  activateModeToOpenIncognito: (count) -> @activateMode count, OPEN_INCOGNITO
+  activateModeToDownloadLink: (count) -> @activateMode count, DOWNLOAD_LINK_URL
 
 class LinkHintsMode
   hintMarkerContainingDiv: null
@@ -43,7 +50,7 @@ class LinkHintsMode
   # A count of the number of Tab presses since the last non-Tab keyboard event.
   tabCount: 0
 
-  constructor: (mode = OPEN_IN_CURRENT_TAB) ->
+  constructor: (mode = OPEN_IN_CURRENT_TAB, onExit = (->)) ->
     # we need documentElement to be ready in order to append links
     return unless document.documentElement
     @isActive = true
@@ -80,6 +87,7 @@ class LinkHintsMode
 
     @hintMode.onExit =>
       @deactivateMode() if @isActive
+    @hintMode.onExit onExit
 
     @setOpenLinkMode mode
 
@@ -323,7 +331,9 @@ class LinkHintsMode
       if @markerMatcher.popKeyChar()
         @updateVisibleMarkers hintMarkers
       else
-        @deactivateMode()
+        # Exit via @hintMode.exit(), so that the LinkHints.activate() "onExit" callback sees the key event and
+        # knows not to restart hints mode.
+        @hintMode.exit event
 
     else if event.keyCode == keyCodes.enter
       # Activate the active hint, if there is one.  Only FilterHints uses an active hint.