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I hated the "instantness" of Instant Search but loved the keyboard shortcuts which seem to have disappeared. I used TAB and the arrow keys to select a search re
by bbotond 9y ago
I hated the "instantness" of Instant Search but loved the keyboard shortcuts which seem to have disappeared. I used TAB and the arrow keys to select a search result and Ctrl+Enter to open the result in a new tab.
It is very, very sad that it is no longer possible to use those.
- bdamm 9y agoDownload and use vimium. "<esc> f" pops up a tool-tip next to every link visible, with a one or two character sequence to open that link. It is awesome. I love it. Speed boost.
- craigc 9y agoIf you use Chrome, I recommend https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/jk-shortcuts-navigator/chgfodomgimhbcmlfljhkgildehakgif https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/jk-shortcuts-navig... You can press j to scan forward one result and k to scan backwards and enter or command enter to jump to a result It works on a bunch of other sites too like hacker news and reddit! I am NOT the author
- alexman 9y agoYes to me it is insane that Google doesn't provide native keyboard shortcuts (at least make it an option) for the search results page. It is available on Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Drive, etc. Why not Google search??