# Focus shift while searching the user directory **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/focus-shift-while-searching-the-user-directory/294359 **Category:** UX **Tags:** user-directory **Created:** [February 6, 2024, 3:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/focus-shift-while-searching-the-user-directory/294359 "2024-02-06T15:54:03Z") **Posts on this page:** 9 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![Moin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/moin/32/554653_2.png) [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin) #### Post date: [February 6, 2024, 3:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/focus-shift-while-searching-the-user-directory/294359/1 "2024-02-06T15:54:03Z")
If you type not fast enough in the search field of the user directory, the focus shifts to ❤ Received, leading to the activation of keyboard shortcuts if you don’t notice. Short screencast of the focus shift: And one where, by trying to add a “u”, the keyboard shortcut is triggered: ---
### Author: ![yaacobyy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/yaacobyy/32/452025_2.png) [@yaacobyy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/yaacobyy) #### Post date: [October 9, 2024, 5:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/focus-shift-while-searching-the-user-directory/294359/3 "2024-10-09T05:57:32Z")
Copied from [here](https://meta.discourse.org/t/typing-in-the-users-search-window-is-stopped/329872): When I’m searching for a group name [here](https://meta.discourse.org/g) and start to type, the search is filtered according to all the symbols I already typed after each symbol. I can wait as long as I want between the symbols. However, when I search for a username [here](https://meta.discourse.org/u?order=username), after each symbol, I must type the next symbol after not more than ~0.4Sec or else, the results are filtered, and the cursor is no longer inside the search window, so I cannot continue typing (unless I put the cursor back inside the search window again and again after each symbol). ---
### Author: ![Jagster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jagster/32/192154_2.png) [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster) #### Post date: [October 9, 2024, 6:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/focus-shift-while-searching-the-user-directory/294359/4 "2024-10-09T06:23:41Z")
I reckon 0,2 sec is closer 😜 It has been such as long I’ve used Discourse. That’s why I think it is un-usable and I as an admin go to admin side if I need to operate with users. ---
### Author: ![nat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/nat/32/235063_2.png) [@nat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nat) #### Post date: [October 16, 2024, 3:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/focus-shift-while-searching-the-user-directory/294359/6 "2024-10-16T03:37:33Z")
Just merged a fix which should prevent this behaviour: [https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/29209](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/29209) ---
### Author: ![Moin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/moin/32/554653_2.png) [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin) #### Post date: [October 16, 2024, 6:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/focus-shift-while-searching-the-user-directory/294359/7 "2024-10-16T06:51:51Z")
Works great. Thanks. But you broke the table headings for plugins. ![Screenshot_20241016_085102_Firefox](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/e/8/5/e85d1e3740b4d20e68f49990d9500f78178d37fa.jpeg) ---
### Author: ![nat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/nat/32/235063_2.png) [@nat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nat) #### Post date: [October 16, 2024, 6:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/focus-shift-while-searching-the-user-directory/294359/8 "2024-10-16T06:52:28Z")
Yikes, thanks a lot. ![This image is a four-panel meme featuring the character Grumpy from the Pixar film Toy Story, holding a sign with various phrases. (Captioned by AI)](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/d/3/d/d3d06d3c1bafc3935affecb27dd7d45972387276.jpeg) ---
### Author: ![Moin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/moin/32/554653_2.png) [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin) #### Post date: [October 16, 2024, 7:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/focus-shift-while-searching-the-user-directory/294359/9 "2024-10-16T07:30:15Z")
I also have the impression that your changes also broke the [User Card Directory](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-card-directory/144479) component. At least I can no longer click on “❤ received” or “❤ given” in the cards view to change the order. ---
### Author: ![nat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/nat/32/235063_2.png) [@nat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nat) #### Post date: [October 18, 2024, 7:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/focus-shift-while-searching-the-user-directory/294359/10 "2024-10-18T07:52:48Z")
Appreciate your callout here @moin! - [FIX: Support add\_directory\_column in glimmered table header toggle by nattsw · Pull Request #29231 · discourse/discourse · GitHub](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/29231) - [FIX: Update order when column is clicked by nattsw · Pull Request #40 · discourse/discourse-user-card-directory · GitHub](https://github.com/discourse/discourse-user-card-directory/pull/40) It also turns out there was another component affected - [GitHub - discourse/discourse-custom-fields-on-groups-list · GitHub](https://github.com/discourse/discourse-custom-fields-on-groups-list) I’ll close this topic next week in case there are more that pops up but I did a quick scan and it looks like we’re fine. ---
### Author: ![nat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/nat/32/235063_2.png) [@nat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nat) #### Post date: [October 25, 2024, 8:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/focus-shift-while-searching-the-user-directory/294359/11 "2024-10-25T08:53:26Z")
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