Bug: Search field loses focus

[victorengel]

I'm not sure how to replicate this issue intentionally, but it happens a lot unintentionally. I'm using an M4 Mac (Sequoia 15.2). If I press CMD-F to enable the search feature and start typing a search term, often only the first digit is taken by the search field. The remaining digits then get added to the document, which, if I'm not paying attention, likely causes a syntax error. If I notice, it's easy enough to undo and repeat the search, but why is this happening in the first place? It should not happen. This must be some sort of bug with the search field dropping first responder status for some reason.

[abose]

Thanks for reporting the issue.

1. Is this the installed desktop app or browser app.
2. Are any extensions installed?
3. Does the problem occur in both find in files cmd-shift-f or with search within a file too cmd-f
4. How often does this happen?

[devvaannsh]

@abose, I've noticed this issue too. It happens in both the desktop and browser apps. From what I’ve found, here’s the problem: when a user opens the search field, some are in the habit of pressing Ctrl + S to save the file every time. This makes the search field lose focus. This isn’t the expected behavior. The search field should keep focus even after saving. Also, sometimes when pressing Ctrl + F to open the search field, the touchpad gets touched accidentally, which triggers a click event on the editor and makes the search field lose focus. One solution I have in mind is to run a timer of around 200 ms after opening the search field to reject any click events on the editor during that time, since they could be unintentional.

[abose]

Interesting. May need to track this in some issues if we are not @devvaannsh