show Ctrl+F hotkey for focusing searchbox in GUI

[Be]

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.

[jus (jus)]

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 <email address hidden> 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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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1457656
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> Title:
> ability to focus library search box from controller without mouse
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[Be (be.ing)]

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.

[jus (jus)]

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)

[Owen Williams (ywwg)]

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.

[Be (be.ing)]

Both of those suggestions seem like good ideas to me.

[jus (jus)]

https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/pull/591

[Be (be.ing)]

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

[Swiftb0y (swiftb0y)]

Mixxx now uses GitHub for bug tracking. This bug has been migrated to:
https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/issues/8046