<![CDATA[Shortcut to Search Bar in Start Page]]>Much like Chrome has [/] as a shortcut to its search bar, Opera (GX) could implement such a feature. I am prone to opening lots of new tabs with [Ctrl + T] and closing them with [Crtl + W], so the need to use my mouse to search for something (I need to pick it up and move the cursor to the search bar) is breaking up the flow.
Edit: I frequently use Full Screen, where the search bar is not automatically clicked.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/71935/shortcut-to-search-bar-in-start-pageRSS for NodeMon, 07 Sep 2026 09:38:29 GMTSat, 25 May 2024 05:06:04 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Shortcut to Search Bar in Start Page on Wed, 29 May 2024 05:12:11 GMT]]>@burnout426 I just tried that out - it works. And I get what you're saying when you say it's a workaround.

My gratitude is immense.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/351801https://forums.opera.com/post/351801Wed, 29 May 2024 05:12:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Shortcut to Search Bar in Start Page on Mon, 27 May 2024 14:43:42 GMT]]>@unilever Thanks for the clarification. You can hit tab to focus it or hit F9 first to focus the page if the page isn't focused and then hit tab.

Then, after that, when hitting ctrl + t to open a new tab, the field might be focused automatically (depending on what you were doing). Not saying it's a solution, but a workaround.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/351666https://forums.opera.com/post/351666Mon, 27 May 2024 14:43:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Shortcut to Search Bar in Start Page on Mon, 27 May 2024 12:17:21 GMT]]>@burnout426 I am talking about the search field on the start page. As far as I know, there is no shortcut to focus it.
Google Chrome, however, does - just pressing [/] lets me begin typing up a search.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/351653https://forums.opera.com/post/351653Mon, 27 May 2024 12:17:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Shortcut to Search Bar in Start Page on Sun, 26 May 2024 04:29:47 GMT]]>Are you talking about focusing the address field to search in it? If so, the standard shortcut for that is ctrl + L with alt + d as alternative. The address field isn't available in fullscreen mode though unless you do some tab/shift + tab nonsense blindly.

Or, are you talking about the search field on the start page?

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