Some cherry-picked changes from my next mode-refactoring commit.

common/content/hints.js

@@ -347,8 +347,10 @@ const Hints = Module("hints", {
         let prefix = (elem.getAttributeNS(NS, "class") || "") + " ";
         if (active)
             elem.setAttributeNS(NS, "highlight", prefix + "HintActive");
-        else
+        else if (active != null)
             elem.setAttributeNS(NS, "highlight", prefix + "HintElem");
+        else
+            elem.removeAttributeNS(NS, "highlight");
     },
 
     /**
@@ -429,7 +431,6 @@ const Hints = Module("hints", {
      */
     _removeHints: function (timeout, slight) {
         for (let [,{ doc: doc, start: start, end: end }] in Iterator(this._docs)) {
-            util.dump(String(doc), start, end);
             for (let elem in util.evaluateXPath("//*[@dactyl:highlight='hints']", doc))
                 elem.parentNode.removeChild(elem);
             for (let i in util.range(start, end + 1))
@@ -489,12 +490,10 @@ const Hints = Module("hints", {
 
         let n = 5;
         (function next() {
-            this._setClass(elem, n % 2);
+            let hinted = n || this._validHints.some(function (e) e === elem);
-            util.dump(n, String(this._top));
+            this._setClass(elem, n ? n % 2 : !hinted ? null : this._validHints[Math.max(0, this._hintNumber-1)] === elem);
             if (n--)
                 this.timeout(next, 50);
-            else if (!this._validHints.some(function (h) h.elem == elem))
-                elem.removeAttributeNS(NS, "highlight");
         }).call(this);
 
         this.timeout(function () {

pentadactyl/NEWS

@@ -21,6 +21,13 @@
     * Multiple Ex commands may now be separated by |
     * Command-line is now hidden by default. Added C and M to
       'guioptions'.
+    * Hint mode improvements, including:
+      - Added g; continued extended hint mode, which allows
+	selecting multiple hints. Removed ;F
+      - Hints are now updated after scrolling and window resizing.
+      - Added ;S mode for creating search keywords.
+      - Added 'hintkeys' option.
+      - Added "transliterated" option to 'hintmatching'.
     * JavaScript completion improvements, including:
       - The prototype of the function whose arguments are currently
         being typed is displayed during completion.
@@ -48,7 +55,6 @@
     * IMPORTANT: 'guioptions' default value has changed.
     * IMPORTANT: 'mapleader' is now an option rather than a :let
       variable.
-    * Added g; continued extended hint mode and removed ;F
     * Added "bookmarks", "diverted", and "links" to 'activate'
       option
     * Added 'altwildmode' and <A-Tab> command-line key binding.
@@ -59,8 +65,6 @@
     * Added -keyword, -tags, -title to :delbmarks.
     * Added "passwords" and "venkman" dialogs to :dialog.
     * Added :extupdate command
-    * Added 'hintkeys' option.
-    * Added "transliterated" option to 'hintmatching'.
     * Replaced 'focuscontent' with 'strictfocus'.
     * Changed 'urlseparator' default value to '|'
     * Added 'wildanchor' option.