Control + f ends up going to Discourse search when the expectation is browser search. I know the development team has their reasons but sometimes it’s more useful to search for keywords within a post. How can I disable it so that control + f is disabled? I know the dev team will defend their reas…

You can press ctrl+f twice to use the native browser search

Thank you for the tip. It is unusual that Control+F works as expected for topics or posts with few replies but switches to Discourse search when there are multiple replies. This is not obvious and can cause confusion. Users who need to search within Discourse can press the magnifying glass icon, sim…

I see it as more of an extension than overriding the function. Ctrl+F means “I am looking for a specific string on this page”. But if the text is in the topic but hasn’t been loaded in, you won’t find it, but the search will. I think it’s unreasonable to expect the user to understand the pagination…

See post attached for more thorough discussion. [immagine] Remove overriding of cmd/ctrl-f UX How to recreate: Use major browsers (chromium derivatives / ffx / ie) browse the internet become accustomed to using standard keyboard commands like cmd-q, cmd-1/2/…

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piffy 17 Maggio 2024, 11:00pm 2

Puoi premere ctrl+f due volte per usare la ricerca nativa del browser

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Remove overriding of cmd/ctrl-f UX keyboard-shortcuts	34	1548	Giugno 20, 2024
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