Answer by warp for How to do a quick find with forward slash in Chrome?
In current versions of chrome you can do: Ctrl + F, <search query>, Ctrl + Enter Which is a bit more convenient compared to using ESC.
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Try checking out Vimium, an extension which gives you Vim keymappings. This would allow you to type a '/' and then you start typing whatever you're looking for and it dynamically jumps you to the part...
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For OSX users (I'm using 10.6.6) I mapped the ⌘/ shortcut to the Chrome "Find..." command (Not as good as having a simple '/', but it will do for now... Go to System Preferences Choose Keyboard Choose...
View ArticleAnswer by Neil for How to do a quick find with forward slash in Chrome?
Update: The Chromium Find As You Type Extension comes with the '/' key search functioning out of the box. Just install the extension, and forward-slash search should start working.
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I've been posting this info wherever I can find threads on FAYT: If you want to have this feature (find as you type/FAYT) enabled in Chrome by default, go to Chromium Issue 150: Type-ahead-find and...
View ArticleAnswer by user37948 for How to do a quick find with forward slash in Chrome?
The problem is not only the usage of / itself. I often use / to go to a link and then hit enter to open it, without the use of mouse. It's very practical, even more so when I'm already typing, both...
View ArticleAnswer by Barak for How to do a quick find with forward slash in Chrome?
There is a problem with the AutoHotKey script that makes it unusable -- I don't think there's a way to get the desired behavior using AutoHotKey: 1) You can't search for text containing "/". This can...
View ArticleAnswer by Ton van den Heuvel for How to do a quick find with forward slash in...
A Chromium find-as-you-type extension was recently launched that comes very near to the behavior I want. There are several problems with the extension: does not search in local pages due to...
View ArticleAnswer by TataBlack for How to do a quick find with forward slash in Chrome?
As you realized, Chrome doesn't offer a native way to modify shortcuts. As things stand, you have two options: if you are on the beta or developer channel - and are willing to install an extension -...
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In Firefox forward slash is mapped to quick find. Is it possible to let forward slash behave the same in Google Chrome as in Firefox? To find a link and follow it in a page in Google Chrome I now have...
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