Any keyboard shortcut to directly go to search box on a open google page?
V S Rawat
tab to go to google box in toolbar of ff.
But, if a google page is open, is there any keyboard shortcut that would
directly take you to the search box in that page?
for that matter, in general, is there keyboard shortcut that would take
you directly to the first text entry box in the currently open page (say
login id, etc.)?
thanks.
Matt Nordhoff
> OK. If you press control-D, you go to address box in ff, then you press
> tab to go to google box in toolbar of ff.
You can also hit Ctrl+K to go to the search box. (See Mozilla's keyboard
shortcuts page [1].)
> But, if a google page is open, is there any keyboard shortcut that would
> directly take you to the search box in that page?
>
> for that matter, in general, is there keyboard shortcut that would take
> you directly to the first text entry box in the currently open page (say
> login id, etc.)?
Sorry, I dunno about that.
[1] <http://www.mozilla.org/support/firefox/keyboard>
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V S Rawat <vsr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> But, if a google page is open, is there any keyboard shortcut that
> would directly take you to the search box in that page?
>
> for that matter, in general, is there keyboard shortcut that would
> take you directly to the first text entry box in the currently open
> page (say login id, etc.)?
In general, AFAIK the answer is no. You might like the NumberFox
extension, which attaches numbers to all links and form elements
(including text boxes) so that you navigate using the keyboard.
<https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2317>
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»Q«
Millwood
I define g as google search in quick searches. I only have an address bar.
I can get to it with ctrl-l (not ctrl-d for me - but ctrl-l is easier to
type anyhow) and then just type
g search arguments [enter]
David McRitchie
> I define g as google search in quick searches. I only have an address bar. [in Firefox it is called Location Bar]
>
> I can get to it with ctrl-l (not ctrl-d for me - but ctrl-l is easier to
> type anyhow) and then just type
> g search arguments [enter]
The ctrl-l looks like an i and that is why keyboard shortcuts
are written with capital letters. Ctrl+L to get to the location bar.
Alt+D, F6 will get you to the location bar as well.
Ctrl+D should create a bookmark and bring up a visible
dialog that you can modify. See Help (F1), keyboard shortcuts.
The define g as google search is a Keyword Shortcut
I use "g:" myself for Google
http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/firefox/kws.htm
see use of Ctrl+D dialog (suggest adding "OpenBook" extension)
Bookmarks in Firefox
http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/firefox/bookmarks.htm
like the others I don't know of a shortcut to get you to the
input form on a page/frame.
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V S Rawat
> V S Rawat wrote:
>> OK. If you press control-D, you go to address box in ff, then you press
>> tab to go to google box in toolbar of ff.
>
> You can also hit Ctrl+K to go to the search box. (See Mozilla's keyboard
> shortcuts page [1].)
wow.
worked liked a charm.
thanks.
the sad part is that K is quite far off from the right control key and
it is impossible to press ctrl k with right hand, while left hand is
occupied by mouse.
>
>> But, if a google page is open, is there any keyboard shortcut that would
>> directly take you to the search box in that page?
>>
>> for that matter, in general, is there keyboard shortcut that would take
>> you directly to the first text entry box in the currently open page (say
>> login id, etc.)?
>
> Sorry, I dunno about that.
>
> [1] <http://www.mozilla.org/support/firefox/keyboard>
ok. thanks.
squaredancer
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> On 4/19/2007 05:47 PM India Time, _Matt Nordhoff_ wrote:
>
>
>> V S Rawat wrote:
>>
>>> OK. If you press control-D, you go to address box in ff, then you press
>>> tab to go to google box in toolbar of ff.
>>>
>> You can also hit Ctrl+K to go to the search box. (See Mozilla's keyboard
>> shortcuts page [1].)
>>
>
> wow.
> worked liked a charm.
> thanks.
>
> the sad part is that K is quite far off from the right control key and
> it is impossible to press ctrl k with right hand, while left hand is
> occupied by mouse.
>
well - this sounds rather stupid to me - *IF* you are using the mouse
(with your left hand) *WHY* don't you mark the entry-field with it??
THAT IS WHAT IT'S FOR!
reg
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Brian Heinrich
> "Millwood"
>
>> I define g as google search in quick searches. I only have an address bar. [in Firefox it is called Location Bar]
>>
>> I can get to it with ctrl-l (not ctrl-d for me [ . . . ]
Actually, that would be <Alt>+D; <Ctrl>+D is used to bookmark a page.
>> [ . . . ] - but ctrl-l is easier to
>> type anyhow) and then just type
>> g search arguments [enter]
>
> The ctrl-l looks like an i and that is why keyboard shortcuts
> are written with capital letters.
Not necessarily. What of ^l (which, of course, is different from ^L)?
(Mouse buttons are even more fun: 'left' and 'right' mouse buttons assume
right-handed use of the mouse . . . but if you use button-[1|2|3], which is
button-2 and which button-3?)
> Ctrl+L to get to the location bar.
> Alt+D, F6 [ . . . ]
Here, F6 place the cursor in/highlights the search. . . .
> [ . . . ] will get you to the location bar as well.
>
> Ctrl+D should create a bookmark and bring up a visible
> dialog that you can modify. See Help (F1), keyboard shortcuts.
>
> The define g as google search is a Keyword Shortcut
> I use "g:" myself for Google
> http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/firefox/kws.htm
> see use of Ctrl+D dialog (suggest adding "OpenBook" extension)
> Bookmarks in Firefox
> http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/firefox/bookmarks.htm
>
> like the others I don't know of a shortcut to get you to the
> input form on a page/frame.
I doubt there is one, because such a functionality depends, at least in
part, on how the page has been marked up (/e.g./, whether access-keys have
been defined or not).
--
/b.
String quartets don't march very well.
--Donald Barthelme, /The Dead Father/
Brian Heinrich
<snip />
> the sad part is that K is quite far off from the right control key and
> it is impossible to press ctrl k with right hand, while left hand is
> occupied by mouse.
Umm . . . what kind of keyboard are you using? -- On my keyboard, as on
every other keyboard and typewriter I've ever used, K is immediately to the
left of L, so it shouldn't be significantly more difficult to press <Ctrl>+K
than to press <Ctrl>+L. . . .
<snip />
Ron Hunter
> On 2007-04-20 23:19 (-0600 UTC), V S Rawat wrote:
>
> <snip />
>
>> the sad part is that K is quite far off from the right control key and
>> it is impossible to press ctrl k with right hand, while left hand is
>> occupied by mouse.
>
> Umm . . . what kind of keyboard are you using? -- On my keyboard, as on
> every other keyboard and typewriter I've ever used, K is immediately to
> the left of L, so it shouldn't be significantly more difficult to press
> <Ctrl>+K than to press <Ctrl>+L. . . .
>
> <snip />
>
the keyboard. Unless one has hands which are very small, this should be
no problem. For those with very small hands, check out the 'sticky
keys' feature of Windows for a possible solution.
--
Ron Hunter rphu...@charter.net
squaredancer
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> OK. If you press control-D, you go to address box in ff, then you press
> tab to go to google box in toolbar of ff.
>
> But, if a google page is open, is there any keyboard shortcut that would
> directly take you to the search box in that page?
>
then the cursor (aka textmarker) is already *IN* the search-box! Same
if I open any of the other options there!
> for that matter, in general, is there keyboard shortcut that would take
> you directly to the first text entry box in the currently open page (say
> login id, etc.)?
>
have you adjusted your mouse settings, so that the cursor always goes to
the "active element" (button, text-field etc) ??? That is possible with
(most) Logitech mouse drivers!
reg