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CTRL + L to highlight the address bar and gain focus. Thanks for the tip.

• lewisl9029 11y ago
  Alt + d also works, and I feel it's more convenient since it can be easily triggered using just the left hand.
  • ygra 11y ago
    Alt+D sadly doesn't work in every language, Ctrl+L is independent of the UI language.
    • gcb0 11y ago
      not on windows for some time, but i recall F4 also does that on all languages. i think ^L just focused the address bar, F4 focused the address bar and already opened the recently typed dropdown.
      • iso8859-1 11y ago
        Don't you mean F6?
        • ygra 11y ago
          F6 focuses the address bar (or rather, different "panes" of the application in order; you can use it similarly in Explorer, for example). F4 indeed works in the way they described by focusing the address bar and opening the drop-down.
  • globuous 11y ago
    This is a great example of why I prefer using alt or cmd with shortcuts rather than ctrl. I find altGr+L or cmd+L much more convinient than ctrl+L. Actually, I wouldn't use that shortcut nearly as often if I had to deal with the ctrl key. I hate that pinky stretch. So thanks for that alt+D tip, 'did not know of it ;)
    • jjaredsimpson 11y ago
      I've remapped caps lock to ctrl, there's also the possibility to use the palm for ctrl not the pinky.