Comments on: Usability Bitchings: Chrome & Ctrl+K http://blog.figuringshitout.com/usability-bitchings/ Ideas, thoughts and my attempts to figure shit out Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:42:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Fildip http://blog.figuringshitout.com/usability-bitchings/comment-page-1/#comment-8607 Fildip Sun, 16 Aug 2009 13:59:22 +0000 http://blog.bumblebeelabs.com/?p=921#comment-8607 tried F6 ? tried F6 ?

]]> By: Lewix http://blog.figuringshitout.com/usability-bitchings/comment-page-1/#comment-8594 Lewix Mon, 03 Aug 2009 02:28:19 +0000 http://blog.bumblebeelabs.com/?p=921#comment-8594 Putting a question mark before something in the address box searches it in Google instead of going to the address (if you type "?www.google.com", you'll get a google search page, not the home page). So the ctrl + k (or ctrl + e) will mimik the other browser's search box function : by putting a question mark.<br>Otherwise ctrl + l or alt + d is what you actually seem to want to do... Putting a question mark before something in the address box searches it in Google instead of going to the address (if you type “?www.google.com”, you'll get a google search page, not the home page). So the ctrl + k (or ctrl + e) will mimik the other browser's search box function : by putting a question mark.
Otherwise ctrl + l or alt + d is what you actually seem to want to do…

]]> By: trond http://blog.figuringshitout.com/usability-bitchings/comment-page-1/#comment-8592 trond Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:28:44 +0000 http://blog.bumblebeelabs.com/?p=921#comment-8592 It's probably because CTRL-K is the normal search key combo on Firefox. You're looking for CTRL-L, which takes you to the location bar, highlights the current URL, and lets you type in a new one. Or, as someone else said, ALT-D<br><br>I actually kinda like that they have the two different key combos, despite using only a single text entry box. It's probably because CTRL-K is the normal search key combo on Firefox. You're looking for CTRL-L, which takes you to the location bar, highlights the current URL, and lets you type in a new one. Or, as someone else said, ALT-D

I actually kinda like that they have the two different key combos, despite using only a single text entry box.

]]> By: Ishmaeel http://blog.figuringshitout.com/usability-bitchings/comment-page-1/#comment-8591 Ishmaeel Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:03:14 +0000 http://blog.bumblebeelabs.com/?p=921#comment-8591 ...by which I mean Alt-D, of course. …by which I mean Alt-D, of course.

]]> By: Ishmaeel http://blog.figuringshitout.com/usability-bitchings/comment-page-1/#comment-8590 Ishmaeel Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:00:20 +0000 http://blog.bumblebeelabs.com/?p=921#comment-8590 My guess is that their initial design was "type shit to go to <a href="http://shit.com" rel="nofollow">shit.com</a>, and type ?shit to search for shit on google." Then they decided that a url and a search keyword is essentially the same shit, merged and streamlined the functionality and left the ctrl-k query mark behind like the proverbial Macaulay Culkin.<br><br>Solution? Train yourself to use Ctrl-D. Now that Opera and Firefox have caved too; it is the cross-browser shortcut to focus and select the url box. My guess is that their initial design was “type shit to go to shit.com, and type ?shit to search for shit on google.” Then they decided that a url and a search keyword is essentially the same shit, merged and streamlined the functionality and left the ctrl-k query mark behind like the proverbial Macaulay Culkin.

Solution? Train yourself to use Ctrl-D. Now that Opera and Firefox have caved too; it is the cross-browser shortcut to focus and select the url box.

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