Re: Keyboard shortcut to set focus on the search field
Re: Keyboard shortcut to set focus on the search field
- Subject: Re: Keyboard shortcut to set focus on the search field
- From: "Mattias Arrelid" <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 11:36:30 +0200
On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 11:28 AM, Ken Thomases <email@hidden> wrote:
> On Jun 4, 2008, at 4:10 AM, Mattias Arrelid wrote:
>
>> In most of Apple's applications, pressing Command + Alt + F will set
>> focus on the "main" search field belonging to the window (Mail, Safari
>> etc.). In Xcode's documentation window, it would be nice to be able to
>> get there by using the same shortcut, so that one does not have to tab
>> all over the place to get there.
>>
>> According to these old release notes, such a functionality has been
>> there:
>> http://developer.apple.com/releasenotes/DeveloperTools/RN-DocumentationXcode2_3/index.html
>>
>> Am I missing something, or is this just not implemented in Xcode 3?
>
> I usually bring up the documentation window using the keyboard shortcut
> Command-Option-? (where ? is Shift-/ on a U.S. keyboard). When I do that,
> the search field has focus by default. Your question prompted me to
> check... that shortcut gives focus to the search field even if the window is
> already open. Neat! :)
That's better... but unfortunatley, it changes the current
documentation set in the side bar as well, and I really don't want
that since then I have to use tabbing or my mouse to set the "correct"
one again :)
But thanks for the tip... as long as you use the default doc set that
will do the trick!
Best regards,
Mattias
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