Poweruser search, use / to focus on searchinput

[tswfi]

Questions	Answers
Description?	Poweruser search. Use / to focus on the searchInput field
Type?	new feature
BC breaks?	no
Deprecations?	no
Fixed ticket?	-
Sponsor company
How to test?	Open a page and type / , check that search input is focused (and on mobile the offCanvas is open) and ready for searching. Check that the / can still be typed on input fields elsewhere (the search focus should only happen if you are not in a input field already)

this replaces pr #797

[nicosomb]

FYI, this shortcut is used on some browsers (for example, Firefox) to open the browser's search form.

[tswfi]

FYI, this shortcut is used on some browsers (for example, Firefox) to open the browser's search form.

the browser probably wins there..

I wonder if there is a best practice for this defined somewhere...

[ga-devfront]

However, ctrl + k opens the search function in the Chrome browser (same as / for Firefox).
I completely understand the PR's intention, which I think is very good, but I don't know if it's going to backfire...

[Hlavtox]

I think I can call myself a poweruser, I navigate most of everything by keyboard shortcuts, but I have never heard or used of a slash for search.

Search is CTRL+F. :-)

[tswfi]

I think I can call myself a poweruser, I navigate most of everything by keyboard shortcuts, but I have never heard or used of a slash for search.

Search is CTRL+F. :-)

found the windows user :)

However, ctrl + k opens the search function in the Chrome browser (same as / for Firefox). I completely understand the PR's intention, which I think is very good, but I don't know if it's going to backfire...

any better ideas?