show Ctrl+F hotkey for focusing searchbox in GUI

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Reported by: Be-ing
Date: 2015-05-21T20:54:43Z
Status: Fix Released
Importance: Wishlist
Launchpad Issue: lp1457656
Tags: library, skin

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It would be helpful to be able to focus the library search box by mapping a control object to a controller button press. This would allow users to press a button on their controller and start typing to search without having to use their mouse.

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Commented by: esbrandt
Date: 2015-05-22T03:11:02Z

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Can`t you just use CTRL+F before typing the search term on your keyboard?
No need to use the mouse.

On May 21, 2015, at 10:54 PM, Be wrote:

Public bug reported:

It would be helpful to be able to focus the library search box by
mapping a control object to a controller button press. This would allow
users to press a button on their controller and start typing to search
without having to use their mouse.

** Affects: mixxx
Importance: Undecided
Status: New

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Commented by: Be-ing
Date: 2015-05-22T03:23:48Z

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Yeah, that works. So I guess the problem is that isn't indicated anywhere in the GUI so I didn't know that hotkey existed. Perhaps adding an item to the Library dropdown menu that says "Search" along with the Ctrl+F hotkey would help.

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Commented by: esbrandt
Date: 2015-05-22T15:37:06Z

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Where to stop?
* We have the SEARCH bar prominently displayed in the library.
* We have a CTRL+F key combination to invoke search that is universal to many other maps
* We have the keyboard mapping table <http://mixxx.org/manual/1.12/chapters/appendix.html#keyboard-mapping-table> in the manual with all shortcuts, three of them for the search bar alone
And you still haven’t found what you looking for as an experienced user :)

To provide kinda context related help what about:

• Add a tooltip to the search input field
• Add a link for the online keyboard mapping table ( dubbed Keyboard shortcuts) in the Help menu
  (iirc there is already a separate request for that on the bug tracker)

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Commented by: ywwg
Date: 2015-05-22T15:56:39Z

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for the record I had no idea that ctrl-f put focus on the search box :). But I'm not sure the menu item is the right answer, it would be easy to select it and not see the change in the UI. I think a tooltip for the search box is the right solution.

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Commented by: Be-ing
Date: 2015-05-22T16:16:05Z

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Both of those suggestions seem like good ideas to me.

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Commented by: esbrandt
Date: 2015-05-25T17:14:13Z

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#591

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Commented by: Be-ing
Date: 2015-06-04T21:00:30Z

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The Ctrl+Backspace description is incorrect. Ctrl+Backspace deletes words rather than clears the whole box.

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Issue closed with status Fix Released.