Auto select all text when search bar is focused

[9mdv]

Auto select all text when search bar is focused and implement Ctrl+U keyboard shortcut.

Pull Request Type

• Feature Implementation

Related issue

Closes #4746 and somewhat related to #4247

Description

This is my attempt at implementing the auto select feature. When focusing the search bar via Ctrl+L, it will auto select all text for easy deletion. The Ctrl+U is a convenience shortcut that will clear all the text inside the search bar which is pretty standard on all HTML input textbox as well as on YouTube itself.

Desktop

• OS: Linux
• OS Version: 6.6.20 LTS
• FreeTube version: 0.19.2

[absidue]

I suspect that CTRL+U selecting text in web browsers is a Linux specific thing, as using that combination in any web browser on Windows views the source code.
Therefore it might make sense to only have that shortcut work on Linux if at all.

This pull request will also reintroduce problems for your fellow Linux users, as selecting text causes Linux to copy it for some people.

[9mdv]

I suspect that CTRL+U selecting text in web browsers is a Linux specific thing, as using that combination in any web browser on Windows views the source code. Therefore it might make sense to only have that shortcut work on Linux if at all.

Ctrl+u is for clearing the text inside the search box and will only trigger there, so not really a global shortcut. With this enabled, it would be easier to use with a keyboard: Ctrl+L to focus the search box -> Ctrl+u to clear the old text -> Ctrl+v to paste the new text or link.

This pull request will also reintroduce problems for your fellow Linux users, as selecting text causes Linux to copy it for some people.

You're right, this will probably pollute some people's clipboard if their system is set to copy the primary selection. Probably better to put it behind a setting, via a toggle.

[9mdv]

Closing this PR as I've found an alternative with the same 3 keystrokes: Ctrl+L A V.