Search improvement on http://www.opensnowmap.org

[ldmpub]

Hi,

Request

To gain time, I suggest to add "default focus" into the search box when user starts a search.

Current behavior

See video attached (keyboard entries are displayed in the bottom left corner)

2022-01-22-22-45-21.mp4

Future behavior

When user clicks on the search icon 🔎 in the top bar, he can directly enter his text in the search area (without having to click, prior to his inputs, in this area).
I don't see any drawbacks to this new behavior because there is no other possible action than search. You could have a look at how it works at google.com ...

[yvecai]

Thanks again for this extensive request.
I completely agree with you when you're on desktop. However, when you're browsing with a mobile phone, giving the focus to the input field opens up the on-screen keyboard.
This is less than ideal because on a small device it can hide the search menu before it can be seen, leaving the user completely lost.
I have to dig into it to give the proper behaviour on both worlds.

[ldmpub]

Ok, I see: you need to detect the device (or maybe the screen resolution?).