# Immediately move cursor to Search Field when selecting category on Mobile

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/immediately-move-cursor-to-search-field-when-selecting-category-on-mobile/169848
**Category:** UX
**Created:** [November 11, 2020, 7:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/immediately-move-cursor-to-search-field-when-selecting-category-on-mobile/169848 "2020-11-11T19:34:42Z")
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### Author: ![debryc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/debryc/32/101652_2.png) [@debryc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/debryc)
#### Post date: [November 11, 2020, 7:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/immediately-move-cursor-to-search-field-when-selecting-category-on-mobile/169848/1 "2020-11-11T19:34:42Z")

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I think we can simplify adding a category to a topic by automatically moving the cursor into the search field when choosing a category.

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/e/5/e56ced77f9bdfe33cfbadab72f5ff3cf966b7255.jpeg)

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### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [November 15, 2020, 2:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/immediately-move-cursor-to-search-field-when-selecting-category-on-mobile/169848/2 "2020-11-15T02:19:44Z")

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This may not be safe on mobile (per depiction in your screenshot), as this will pop the mobile keyboard. That’s usually much more disruptive.

On desktop/laptop moving focus is safe because there’s no on-screen keyboard to pop.

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### Author: ![debryc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/debryc/32/101652_2.png) [@debryc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/debryc)
#### Post date: [November 18, 2020, 1:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/immediately-move-cursor-to-search-field-when-selecting-category-on-mobile/169848/3 "2020-11-18T13:26:45Z")

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> [@codinghorror](#):
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> This may not be safe on mobile (per depiction in your screenshot), as this will pop the mobile keyboard. That’s usually much more disruptive.

I thought about this too and noticed that when in portrait mode, the keyboard wouldn’t cover up anything essential.

Because of your comment, though, I looked into landscape model and unfortunately searching for a category when in landscape mode is nearly impossible.

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/6/5/6566f8692f61db0c7488875c8c0b4cd18f17ecf1.jpeg)

So I see your point!