Heh. I'll let you in on a little secret: I have never remembered the direct shortcut to the search box. All I remember is CMD-L. So I just use CMD-L followed by

Heh. I'll let you in on a little secret: I have never remembered the direct shortcut to the search box. All I remember is CMD-L. So I just use CMD-L followed by Tab. I'm not sure there's a way to do what you suggest. You could, of course, use those aforementioned Firefox keywords. Or, if you've got a Mac, set up shortcuts in Quicksilver (another tool whose subtle points I keep forgetting about).