Unity search (quicksearch) better keyboard navigation

It would be nice to be able to use down and up arrow to access results in search window right from input field. Now I have to type in input field and to select something in the search window I have to use mouse/touchpad.


Also “Tab” could switch between All/Project/Hierarchy tabs

Hi @Epsilon_Delta1 ,

Can you elaborate on how this happens? We tried to to ensure that the focus would ALWAYS be on the search field when opening the search window thus allowing you to go full keyboard.

In the attached gif, I use Ctrl+K to open the search window then immediatly do a bunch of keydown to walk the results.

The shortcut we have to alternate between tabs is Alt + LeftArrow/RightArrow (see other gif).

Thanks for your feedback,

Seb

9535843--1346134--quicksearch_full_keyboard.gif
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I was using table view (which I prefer). All other views are working correctly… Can table view get this functionality?
Thanks for the tab navigation shortcuts - maybe add an ability to shortcut manager to change it?

Hi @Epsilon_Delta1 ,

you got me on the TableView. Of course it is the only view that doesn’t behave properly. I will add this to my bug pile.

We want to remove all hardcoded shortcut for the search window and make those available and rebindable through the Shortcut Manager. Our tool started before the Shortcut Manager was a reality and we haven’t fully converted it. That said, there are a lot of key bindings you can do to Open the Search Window in a specific context:

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