Find functionality missing (ctrl + f not working)

[heiba]

Hello,

First of all, well done on creating Applicationize, within 2 days of getting my mac, it's now my most-used app.

However, one big missing feature is: ctrl+f , the find functionality doesn't work unfortunately.

You know how essential the find functionality is in many web apps, I don't really need to mention the million use cases when Applicationizing Wikipedia, Google Keep, Facebook, etc

Let me know if there's a work around please

Thanks

[claytonolley]

I second this request. From: Mohamed Heiba <[email protected]> Reply-To: eladnava/applicationize <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, May 25, 2017 at 11:50 AM To: eladnava/applicationize <[email protected]> Cc: Subscribed <[email protected]> Subject: [eladnava/applicationize] Ability to search (#44) Hello, First of all, well done on creating Applicationize, within 2 days of getting my mac, it's now my most-used app. However, one big missing feature is: ctrl+f , the find functionality doesn't work unfortunately. You know how essential the final functionality is in any webpage, I don't really need to mention the million use cases when Applicationizing Wikipedia, Google Keep, Facebook, etc Let me know if there's a work around please Thanks — You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub<#44>, or mute the thread<https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AGkjjZg7X3c21F6i5ISgNZbvWqVTB9pZks5r9c1lgaJpZM4Nmv3K>.

[eladnava]

Thanks for your kind words!

The webview.find() method could be of assistance in implementing this:
https://developer.chrome.com/apps/tags/webview#method-find

However, we would also have to design the UI for the find popup and highlighting the results on the page.

It appears to be possible to implement this, but until this is ready, you can try the following:

1. Go to the target website
2. Click the three vertical dots in the top right of Chrome
3. More Tools -> Add to Applications
4. Tick Open as window

This type of app is a workaround for Applicationize and does support Ctrl + F.

[heiba]

Hello Elad,

Can you not use the existing chrome find function in Applicationize ?

The work around you provided doesn't apply on mac -> hence why I am using Applicationize

[eladnava]

Hi @heiba,
Sorry, I forgot to mention that you must enable the following Chrome flags (chrome://flags/):

1. The new bookmark app system
2. Allow hosted apps to be opened in windows
3. Creation of app shims for hosted apps on Mac

Then, follow the steps I mentioned above.

[eladnava]

I have went ahead and implemented this into Applicationize! 🎉

The key combination CMD + F now brings up a simplified find box with very similar behavior to Chrome's native find functionality:

[heiba]

Amazing work!! Tested it, and it works great! Please also make CMD + F hide the find box if already visible OR have an 'x' button that will hide the find box. Currently, there is no way to hide the find box.

Also, would be superb if the search could be triggered by typing characters in the box not by pressing enter, this would really make it same as the find box in Chrome!

[eladnava]

@heiba Press Escape to hide the find box. On Chrome, pressing CMD + F does not hide the open box.

Regarding find-as-you-type, done! 👍

[heiba]

You're superb @eladnava , find-as-you-type working like a charm!

[heiba]

Pressing Escape in Applicationize while in fullscreen will exit full screen, then I need to press escape again to hide find box.

In chrome, pressing escape while in full scree, will hide find box and will not exit full screen.

Could you possibly resolve this inconvenience please :)

[eladnava]

Hi @heiba,
I tried to reproduce this on YouTube in full screen mode but failed.

Which site with full screen mode are you experiencing this on?

[heiba]

Try messenger.com, keep.google.com, any website i tried with really

[eladnava]

Hi @heiba,
How do you enter full screen mode in those websites? There is no UI control for this.

[heiba]

hi @eladnava , I believe there is a misunderstanding. Any window in Mac can go to full screen if you click on the green button, which makes the window full screen and shifts it right in its own space screen in Mac.

This is Google Keep applicationized in normal mode

This is Google Keep applicationized in fullscreen mode

This is Google Keep applicationized in normal mode and I hover to display the menu bar at the top

[eladnava]

Hi @heiba,
Thanks for the detailed explanation. I was able to reproduce your issue.

It appears that Chrome packaged apps in full screen mode cannot listen for the Escape key until the full screen mode is minimized.

So, I think a workaround would be to add a X icon in the find box. What do you think?