RocketChat / RocketChat/Rocket.Chat

Keyboard shortcut for Search

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Description

Description:

There should a keyboard shortcut for search.
Control-F perhaps? The combination doesn't really matter, but there should be one.
Right now, mouse click is the only option, and search should be a very common task for most users.

Steps to reproduce:
Expected behavior:

This is a feature request, but I expect that there should be a keyboard shortcut for starting search.

Actual behavior:

No keyboard shortcut available for search.

Server Setup Information:
  • Version of Rocket.Chat Server: 5.3
  • Operating System: Linux
  • Deployment Method: Unknown
  • Number of Running Instances: Unknown
  • DB Replicaset Oplog: Unknown
  • NodeJS Version: Unknown
  • MongoDB Version: Unknown
Client Setup Information
  • Desktop App or Browser Version:
    Desktop App
  • Operating System:
    Windows 11
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Research direction

The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating the Desktop App search entry point and existing keyboard-shortcut handling, then verify that a shortcut opens search without interfering with normal text entry; add or update coverage if the relevant tests are found.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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