Option to set Quick find as the default search option

[fillerup]

Can there be an option to have quickfind (activated with /) to be set as the default search option that appears when pressing Ctrl-F?

[New Tobin Paradigm]

Not without an extension.

[Moonchild]

Just press '/' instead? it's less work for your fingers

[Potkeny]

Just press '/' instead? it's less work for your fingers

Off-topic:
For me, "ctrl-f" needs one hand, "/" needs two. Maybe I have to rebind "/" to something else

[Moonchild]

oh, the joys of international keyboards, I guess.

[fillerup]

Just press '/' instead? it's less work for your fingers

Off-topic:
For me, "ctrl-f" needs one hand, "/" needs two. Maybe I have to rebind "/" to something else

yep, pretty much the reason. ANSI is not very ergonomically suited for this particular task

[New Tobin Paradigm]

For the future it would be best if you did not mix the terms "find (in page)" and "search (the web)" because they are two different things and it can cause confusion.

[fillerup]

For the future it would be best if you did not mix the terms "find (in page)" and "search (the web)" because they are two different things and it can cause confusion.

indeed.. i'll keep this in mind

waiting for a verdict from Moonchild, though i honestly don't think it would be even slightly difficult to implement

[New Tobin Paradigm]

The answer is no. Build a simple simple extension. I think you can do this without js if you don't want the swap to be toggle-ible.

[Moonchild]

You're waiting for my answer?
I'm sorry but keyboard remapping and changing default features to cater to internationalized keyboards that have common computing keystrokes under weird key combinations is not a slope I'll be stepping on -- it's way too slippery.

So the answer is no: I won't impact browser behavior for this request. If you need to remap keys you can do so with a simple extension as Tobin indicated. I'm gathering a simple overlay of the findbar should do it.

[New Tobin Paradigm]

The real problem is that you can't simply make it "/" it will have to be like "ctrl+/" else every time you do http:/ it would open the findbar.

But whatever solution he comes up with just have whatever it is run gFindBar.onFindCommand(); and the findbar will popup. I would suggest a toolbar button you can put on the left of the status text on the status bar my self.

[Lucio Chiappetti]

I never heard of "quick find" until today. Can anybody enlighten me on what the differences with normal "find" are ?

[Moonchild]

It's a cut-down version of the find-in-page command.