Add esc keyboard shortcut to clear & unfocus search input #Enhancement #Suggestion

[ldexterldesign]

Hi,

Hope you're well

Thanks for splendid software

As title

Annoying to have to move my cursor all the way to find that tiny x to clear search results, then move it back to whatever I was doing before searching (sometimes I even forget what I was doing)

A shortcut to input search queries (i.e. cmd + f) already exists so with an esc shortcut too it would make searches an instant thing rather than a taking seconds

Screen shot:

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If you have any issues (e.g. questions/queries) then happy to help

Keep great work!

Hope this helps

Sincerely

[martpie]

I am not sure to understand. Do you want a shortcut for when the input is not focused so it gets cleared? Or do you want an easy way to clear the input after using cmd-f?

[ldexterldesign]

Sorry I wasn't clear, and you've prompted me to think about this a bit more...

cmd + f should focus the input (as it does) and esc should unfocus the input (i.e. clearing input and returning the view to an unsearched/unfiltered state)

Clearer?

Sincerely

[martpie]

But you can already cmd-f and it will select the text of the input for you, so you just to press "delete" and the selection is reset 🤔

[ldexterldesign]

delete deletes one letter at a time. Do you mean cmd + delete (i.e. clears input)?

[ldexterldesign]

Delete is an option but it still doesn't unfocus the input which is the primary issue here I think

[martpie]

mmmh no. There is a rule (that may not be working for you) that when you select the input (via cmd-f or click), the text gets selected.

Screen Recording 2020-04-24 at 11.14.43.mov.zip

Regarding the unfocus, I did not see any application where clearing the selection would clear the focus. It's not accessible nor intuitive if you want to type just after clearing the field.

[ldexterldesign]

I think you're correct

My mental model is how cmd + f functions in web browsers but that's different because it's searching/finding words on a page. What Museeks is doing here is more of a filter.

Sincerely

[ldexterldesign]

I take it back

How do I get out of the search input without clicking out of it - there should be a keyboard shortcut for this as I don't want to move my cursor away from what I'm doing in the view?

[ldexterldesign]

Is tabbing out of the search input really the only way to get out of it using the keyboard without using cursor?

[ldexterldesign]

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