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→‎Search bar UI improvements: * shortcut to select search engine */
(Added suggestion to scroll slightly further when finding words off bottom of window)
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* When dragging text to search bar, mouse over search engine should show list of search engines, and allow dropping text onto one to search that engine
* When dragging text to search bar, mouse over search engine should show list of search engines, and allow dropping text onto one to search that engine
* User-defined hotkey to the search field (if it not already exists)- (try ctrl+k)
* User-defined hotkey to the search field (if it not already exists)- (try ctrl+k)
* Shortcut to give focus to the search bar AND to switch to a particular engine,  e.g:
** CTRL+K > give focus to search bar (as today)
** CTRL+W > give focus to search bar and select Wikipedia
** CTRL+G > give focus to search bar and select Google
** If not enabled by default give at least the user the ability to specify its own shortcuts in the search engine management dialog.
* Some kind of history like linux terminals have using arrow keys up and down
* Some kind of history like linux terminals have using arrow keys up and down
* Search bar should allow the user to search for a string matching only a whole word.
* Search bar should allow the user to search for a string matching only a whole word.
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