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GitHub issue: Automatically focus search bar after clicking search (search-slide) When I click the dark grey search button at the top of a Codidact page a new panel opens containing a search ter...
#4: Post edited
by
trichoplax
·
2023-06-22T11:10:08Z (10 months ago)
Make image a link to the standalone image
- GitHub issue: [Automatically focus search bar after clicking search (search-slide)](https://github.com/codidact/qpixel/issues/829)
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- When I click the dark grey search button at the top of a Codidact page a new panel opens containing a search term box and a blue search button. If I start typing, nothing happens because the search term box does not have keyboard focus. I need to click in the search term box before I can type anything.
![New search panel opened after clicking the search button]- Is this by design, or could it be changed so that keyboard focus automatically switches to the search term box?
- I can't think of a benefit to not changing the keyboard focus, especially as the previous keyboard focus is already lost (my typing doesn't go to the place I was previously typing, such as a draft question).
- Currently I have to make 2 clicks to type a search term, this would reduce it to 1 click. That's a very small difference and doesn't save much time, so I'd expect most of the benefit of this change to be in not confusing new users.
- [New search panel opened after clicking the search button]: https://meta.codidact.com/uploads/gl22tann626tcy50n0mq340osonb
- GitHub issue: [Automatically focus search bar after clicking search (search-slide)](https://github.com/codidact/qpixel/issues/829)
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- When I click the dark grey search button at the top of a Codidact page a new panel opens containing a search term box and a blue search button. If I start typing, nothing happens because the search term box does not have keyboard focus. I need to click in the search term box before I can type anything.
- [![New search panel opened after clicking the search button]][New search panel opened after clicking the search button]
- Is this by design, or could it be changed so that keyboard focus automatically switches to the search term box?
- I can't think of a benefit to not changing the keyboard focus, especially as the previous keyboard focus is already lost (my typing doesn't go to the place I was previously typing, such as a draft question).
- Currently I have to make 2 clicks to type a search term, this would reduce it to 1 click. That's a very small difference and doesn't save much time, so I'd expect most of the benefit of this change to be in not confusing new users.
- [New search panel opened after clicking the search button]: https://meta.codidact.com/uploads/gl22tann626tcy50n0mq340osonb
#3: Post edited
by
trichoplax
·
2023-01-15T10:18:57Z (over 1 year ago)
Link to older GitHub issue that already covers this
- When I click the dark grey search button at the top of a Codidact page a new panel opens containing a search term box and a blue search button. If I start typing, nothing happens because the search term box does not have keyboard focus. I need to click in the search term box before I can type anything.
- ![New search panel opened after clicking the search button]
- Is this by design, or could it be changed so that keyboard focus automatically switches to the search term box?
- I can't think of a benefit to not changing the keyboard focus, especially as the previous keyboard focus is already lost (my typing doesn't go to the place I was previously typing, such as a draft question).
- Currently I have to make 2 clicks to type a search term, this would reduce it to 1 click. That's a very small difference and doesn't save much time, so I'd expect most of the benefit of this change to be in not confusing new users.
- [New search panel opened after clicking the search button]: https://meta.codidact.com/uploads/gl22tann626tcy50n0mq340osonb
- GitHub issue: [Automatically focus search bar after clicking search (search-slide)](https://github.com/codidact/qpixel/issues/829)
- ---
- When I click the dark grey search button at the top of a Codidact page a new panel opens containing a search term box and a blue search button. If I start typing, nothing happens because the search term box does not have keyboard focus. I need to click in the search term box before I can type anything.
- ![New search panel opened after clicking the search button]
- Is this by design, or could it be changed so that keyboard focus automatically switches to the search term box?
- I can't think of a benefit to not changing the keyboard focus, especially as the previous keyboard focus is already lost (my typing doesn't go to the place I was previously typing, such as a draft question).
- Currently I have to make 2 clicks to type a search term, this would reduce it to 1 click. That's a very small difference and doesn't save much time, so I'd expect most of the benefit of this change to be in not confusing new users.
- [New search panel opened after clicking the search button]: https://meta.codidact.com/uploads/gl22tann626tcy50n0mq340osonb
#2: Post edited
by
trichoplax
·
2023-01-09T05:40:48Z (over 1 year ago)
Replace outdated image with current look
- When I click the dark grey search button at the top of a Codidact page a new panel opens containing a search term box and a blue search button. If I start typing, nothing happens because the search term box does not have keyboard focus. I need to click in the search term box before I can type anything.
- ![New search panel opened after clicking the search button]
- Is this by design, or could it be changed so that keyboard focus automatically switches to the search term box?
- I can't think of a benefit to not changing the keyboard focus, especially as the previous keyboard focus is already lost (my typing doesn't go to the place I was previously typing, such as a draft question).
- Currently I have to make 2 clicks to type a search term, this would reduce it to 1 click. That's a very small difference and doesn't save much time, so I'd expect most of the benefit of this change to be in not confusing new users.
[New search panel opened after clicking the search button]: https://meta.codidact.com/uploads/ZAFRdGQv9a1gKM4nujdsL4Ki
- When I click the dark grey search button at the top of a Codidact page a new panel opens containing a search term box and a blue search button. If I start typing, nothing happens because the search term box does not have keyboard focus. I need to click in the search term box before I can type anything.
- ![New search panel opened after clicking the search button]
- Is this by design, or could it be changed so that keyboard focus automatically switches to the search term box?
- I can't think of a benefit to not changing the keyboard focus, especially as the previous keyboard focus is already lost (my typing doesn't go to the place I was previously typing, such as a draft question).
- Currently I have to make 2 clicks to type a search term, this would reduce it to 1 click. That's a very small difference and doesn't save much time, so I'd expect most of the benefit of this change to be in not confusing new users.
- [New search panel opened after clicking the search button]: https://meta.codidact.com/uploads/gl22tann626tcy50n0mq340osonb
#1: Initial revision
by
trichoplax
·
2022-09-18T21:48:54Z (over 1 year ago)
Move keyboard focus into the search term box when search is clicked
When I click the dark grey search button at the top of a Codidact page a new panel opens containing a search term box and a blue search button. If I start typing, nothing happens because the search term box does not have keyboard focus. I need to click in the search term box before I can type anything. ![New search panel opened after clicking the search button] Is this by design, or could it be changed so that keyboard focus automatically switches to the search term box? I can't think of a benefit to not changing the keyboard focus, especially as the previous keyboard focus is already lost (my typing doesn't go to the place I was previously typing, such as a draft question). Currently I have to make 2 clicks to type a search term, this would reduce it to 1 click. That's a very small difference and doesn't save much time, so I'd expect most of the benefit of this change to be in not confusing new users. [New search panel opened after clicking the search button]: https://meta.codidact.com/uploads/ZAFRdGQv9a1gKM4nujdsL4Ki