# Options to disable hijack of CMD+F / CTRL+F and "/" keys for search?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/options-to-disable-hijack-of-cmd-f-ctrl-f-and-keys-for-search/16875>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Tags:** keyboard-shortcuts\
**Created:** [25.Июнь.2014 21:04:48 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/options-to-disable-hijack-of-cmd-f-ctrl-f-and-keys-for-search/16875 "2014-06-25T21:04:48Z")\
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**Post date:** [08.Август.2014 17:02:36 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/options-to-disable-hijack-of-cmd-f-ctrl-f-and-keys-for-search/16875/31 "2014-08-08T17:02:36Z")

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> [@santouras](#):
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> I guess this is because gdocs mimics and extends the browser search with highlighting, of [y] results and up/down arrows.

That’s a really really good point. I think this may be exactly why the Discourse implementation bothers me too.

> [@sam](#):
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> So, instead. I 100% PRs to improve our in-topic search, perhaps one’s that mimic more of built-in one (like scrolling to highlighted spot and dealing with multiple matches in one post and so on.

This is very reasonable. I hope others will be able to help with this, because my ruby skills are next to non-existent (and I haven’t had much time to learn, or I would be doing so).

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