Question on a shortcut

Hello all -

Is there a shortcut where I can immediately go to a field on
the page
in the browser?

Specifically: I am a heavy uses of the following site to
look up
words:

http://thesaurus.refe
rence.com/

The page for this site has only one input field, which is
where the
word to be looked up is entered.  I am looking for a
keyboard shortcut
that will place the cursor in that one field, that is give
that field
the focus, so I can type in the word.  Currently I have to
use the
mouse to click inside the field to give it focus, which
slows me down.

Extensions are also welcome.

MANY thanks in advance -

Todd


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Um, I don't have any magic keyboard shortcuts for you, but
if you have
Greasemonkey, you could try writing a userscript to
automatically
focus that field.  It would involve analyzing the page code
(finding
out the form name and input name), but I think you could do
it with a
simple form.field.focus call.
Also, you can right-click the field in FF2 and select
"Add a keyword
for this search", which will make a keyword you can
type into FF's
address bar, followed by a space and the word you want to
look up.
For example, "tr howdy" could do a search for you
and completely
bypass the input page.  You can also bookmark the page and
then edit
the bookmark's properties.  Change the "Location"
field to "http://
thesaurus.reference.com/browse/%s" and make the
"Keyword" something
like "tr" or "thesau"; something that
will help you remember what it
does.  Then, to test it, type the keyword you chose, a
space, and a
word to look up in the thesaurus.  That should solve your
problem.

On Feb 13, 11:56 am, "Toddintr" <amsabu...gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello all -
>
> Is there a shortcut where I can immediately go to a
field on the page
> in the browser?
>
> Specifically: I am a heavy uses of the following site
to look up
> words:
>
> http://thesaurus.refe
rence.com/
>
> The page for this site has only one input field, which
is where the
> word to be looked up is entered.  I am looking for a
keyboard shortcut
> that will place the cursor in that one field, that is
give that field
> the focus, so I can type in the word.  Currently I have
to use the
> mouse to click inside the field to give it focus, which
slows me down.
>
> Extensions are also welcome.
>
> MANY thanks in advance -
>
> Todd


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Hi VoyagerFan,

Thank you so much for your response.  I was unaware of
greasemonkey.
I installed it, and it opened up a whole new world for me!!!
 I am now
programming the user script per your guidance re: the
form.field.focus
call.  I'll let you know how I do.

Thanks also for the rest of the suggestions.

Regards -

Todd

PS: Sorry for the late response - I was relying on Google
Groups to
alert me to a response, which never came.

On Feb 16, 1:25 am, "Voyagerfan5761"
<voyagerfan5...gmail.com> wrote:
> Um, I don't have any magic keyboard shortcuts for you,
but if you have
> Greasemonkey, you could try writing a userscript to
automatically
> focus that field.  It would involve analyzing the page
code (finding
> out the form name and input name), but I think you
could do it with a
> simple form.field.focus call.
> Also, you can right-click the field in FF2 and select
"Add a keyword
> for this search", which will make a keyword you
can type into FF's
> address bar, followed by a space and the word you want
to look up.
> For example, "tr howdy" could do a search for
you and completely
> bypass the input page.  You can also bookmark the page
and then edit
> the bookmark's properties.  Change the
"Location" field to "http://
> thesaurus.reference.com/browse/%s" and make the
"Keyword" something
> like "tr" or "thesau"; something
that will help you remember what it
> does.  Then, to test it, type the keyword you chose, a
space, and a
> word to look up in the thesaurus.  That should solve
your problem.
>
> On Feb 13, 11:56 am, "Toddintr"
<amsabu...gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hello all -
>
> > Is there a shortcut where I can immediately go to
a field on the page
> > in the browser?
>
> > Specifically: I am a heavy uses of the following
site to look up
> > words:
>
> >http://thesaurus.refe
rence.com/
>
> > The page for this site has only one input field,
which is where the
> > word to be looked up is entered.  I am looking for
a keyboard shortcut
> > that will place the cursor in that one field, that
is give that field
> > the focus, so I can type in the word.  Currently I
have to use the
> > mouse to click inside the field to give it focus,
which slows me down.
>
> > Extensions are also welcome.
>
> > MANY thanks in advance -
>
> > Todd


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Hi,
you need to change your Group settins from No Email to one
of the
other options.
Cheers.

On Feb 23, 7:35 am, "Toddintr" <amsabu...gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi VoyagerFan,
>
> Thank you so much for your response.  I was unaware of
greasemonkey.
> I installed it, and it opened up a whole new world for
me!!!  I am now
> programming the user script per your guidance re: the
form.field.focus
> call.  I'll let you know how I do.
>
> Thanks also for the rest of the suggestions.
>
> Regards -
>
> Todd
>
> PS: Sorry for the late response - I was relying on
Google Groups to
> alert me to a response, which never came.
>
> On Feb 16, 1:25 am, "Voyagerfan5761"
<voyagerfan5...gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Um, I don't have any magic keyboard shortcuts for
you, but if you have
> > Greasemonkey, you could try writing a userscript
to automatically
> > focus that field.  It would involve analyzing the
page code (finding
> > out the form name and input name), but I think you
could do it with a
> > simple form.field.focus call.
> > Also, you can right-click the field in FF2 and
select "Add a keyword
> > for this search", which will make a keyword
you can type into FF's
> > address bar, followed by a space and the word you
want to look up.
> > For example, "tr howdy" could do a
search for you and completely
> > bypass the input page.  You can also bookmark the
page and then edit
> > the bookmark's properties.  Change the
"Location" field to "http://
> > thesaurus.reference.com/browse/%s" and make
the "Keyword" something
> > like "tr" or "thesau";
something that will help you remember what it
> > does.  Then, to test it, type the keyword you
chose, a space, and a
> > word to look up in the thesaurus.  That should
solve your problem.
>
> > On Feb 13, 11:56 am, "Toddintr"
<amsabu...gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > Hello all -
>
> > > Is there a shortcut where I can immediately
go to a field on the page
> > > in the browser?
>
> > > Specifically: I am a heavy uses of the
following site to look up
> > > words:
>
> > >http://thesaurus.refe
rence.com/
>
> > > The page for this site has only one input
field, which is where the
> > > word to be looked up is entered.  I am
looking for a keyboard shortcut
> > > that will place the cursor in that one field,
that is give that field
> > > the focus, so I can type in the word. 
Currently I have to use the
> > > mouse to click inside the field to give it
focus, which slows me down.
>
> > > Extensions are also welcome.
>
> > > MANY thanks in advance -
>
> > > Todd


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Thank you!

Todd

On Feb 22, 11:40 pm, jeb.a...gmail.com wrote:
> Hi,
> you need to change your Group settins from No Email to
one of the
> other options.
> Cheers.
>
> On Feb 23, 7:35 am, "Toddintr"
<amsabu...gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi VoyagerFan,
>
> > Thank you so much for your response.  I was
unaware of greasemonkey.
> > I installed it, and it opened up a whole new world
for me!!!  I am now
> > programming the user script per your guidance re:
the form.field.focus
> > call.  I'll let you know how I do.
>
> > Thanks also for the rest of the suggestions.
>
> > Regards -
>
> > Todd
>
> > PS: Sorry for the late response - I was relying on
Google Groups to
> > alert me to a response, which never came.
>
> > On Feb 16, 1:25 am, "Voyagerfan5761"
<voyagerfan5...gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > Um, I don't have any magic keyboard shortcuts
for you, but if you have
> > > Greasemonkey, you could try writing a
userscript to automatically
> > > focus that field.  It would involve analyzing
the page code (finding
> > > out the form name and input name), but I
think you could do it with a
> > > simple form.field.focus call.
> > > Also, you can right-click the field in FF2
and select "Add a keyword
> > > for this search", which will make a
keyword you can type into FF's
> > > address bar, followed by a space and the word
you want to look up.
> > > For example, "tr howdy" could do a
search for you and completely
> > > bypass the input page.  You can also bookmark
the page and then edit
> > > the bookmark's properties.  Change the
"Location" field to "http://
> > > thesaurus.reference.com/browse/%s" and
make the "Keyword" something
> > > like "tr" or "thesau";
something that will help you remember what it
> > > does.  Then, to test it, type the keyword you
chose, a space, and a
> > > word to look up in the thesaurus.  That
should solve your problem.
>
> > > On Feb 13, 11:56 am, "Toddintr"
<amsabu...gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > Hello all -
>
> > > > Is there a shortcut where I can
immediately go to a field on the page
> > > > in the browser?
>
> > > > Specifically: I am a heavy uses of the
following site to look up
> > > > words:
>
> > > >http://thesaurus.refe
rence.com/
>
> > > > The page for this site has only one
input field, which is where the
> > > > word to be looked up is entered.  I am
looking for a keyboard shortcut
> > > > that will place the cursor in that one
field, that is give that field
> > > > the focus, so I can type in the word. 
Currently I have to use the
> > > > mouse to click inside the field to give
it focus, which slows me down.
>
> > > > Extensions are also welcome.
>
> > > > MANY thanks in advance -
>
> > > > Todd


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Hi VoyagerFan,

Mission accomplished!  Here's my two line greasemonkey
script:

document.getElementById("search-terms").focus();
document.getElementById("search-terms").value =
"";

The second line is there to save me from having to clear out
the field
myself.  Fewer keystrokes.

I used a script from userscripts.org called Reference.com Ad
Remover
as my base script, then added the above lines to it. 
"search-terms"
is the id of the input field within the
thesaurus.reference.com page.

MANY THANKS for your guidance and taking the time to
respond!  This
script is really going to improve my life, as I have some
amount of
carpal tunnel going on in my right arm, and the use of the
mouse was
aggravating it.

Best regards -

Todd

On Feb 16, 1:25 am, "Voyagerfan5761"
<voyagerfan5...gmail.com> wrote:
> Um, I don't have any magic keyboard shortcuts for you,
but if you have
> Greasemonkey, you could try writing a userscript to
automatically
> focus that field.  It would involve analyzing the page
code (finding
> out the form name and input name), but I think you
could do it with a
> simple form.field.focus call.
> Also, you can right-click the field in FF2 and select
"Add a keyword
> for this search", which will make a keyword you
can type into FF's
> address bar, followed by a space and the word you want
to look up.
> For example, "tr howdy" could do a search for
you and completely
> bypass the input page.  You can also bookmark the page
and then edit
> the bookmark's properties.  Change the
"Location" field to "http://
> thesaurus.reference.com/browse/%s" and make the
"Keyword" something
> like "tr" or "thesau"; something
that will help you remember what it
> does.  Then, to test it, type the keyword you chose, a
space, and a
> word to look up in the thesaurus.  That should solve
your problem.
>
> On Feb 13, 11:56 am, "Toddintr"
<amsabu...gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hello all -
>
> > Is there a shortcut where I can immediately go to
a field on the page
> > in the browser?
>
> > Specifically: I am a heavy uses of the following
site to look up
> > words:
>
> >http://thesaurus.refe
rence.com/
>
> > The page for this site has only one input field,
which is where the
> > word to be looked up is entered.  I am looking for
a keyboard shortcut
> > that will place the cursor in that one field, that
is give that field
> > the focus, so I can type in the word.  Currently I
have to use the
> > mouse to click inside the field to give it focus,
which slows me down.
>
> > Extensions are also welcome.
>
> > MANY thanks in advance -
>
> > Todd


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No problem.  Glad I helped you solve your problem!  Good
luck evading
CTS as much as you can.

On Feb 23, 5:42 am, "Toddintr" <amsabu...gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi VoyagerFan,
>
> Mission accomplished!  Here's my two line greasemonkey
script:
>
>
document.getElementById("search-terms").focus();
> document.getElementById("search-terms").value
= "";
>
> The second line is there to save me from having to
clear out the field
> myself.  Fewer keystrokes.
>
> I used a script from userscripts.org called
Reference.com Ad Remover
> as my base script, then added the above lines to it. 
"search-terms"
> is the id of the input field within the
thesaurus.reference.com page.
>
> MANY THANKS for your guidance and taking the time to
respond!  This
> script is really going to improve my life, as I have
some amount of
> carpal tunnel going on in my right arm, and the use of
the mouse was
> aggravating it.
>
> Best regards -
>
> Todd
>
> On Feb 16, 1:25 am, "Voyagerfan5761"
<voyagerfan5...gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Um, I don't have any magic keyboard shortcuts for
you, but if you have
> > Greasemonkey, you could try writing a userscript
to automatically
> > focus that field.  It would involve analyzing the
page code (finding
> > out the form name and input name), but I think you
could do it with a
> > simple form.field.focus call.
> > Also, you can right-click the field in FF2 and
select "Add a keyword
> > for this search", which will make a keyword
you can type into FF's
> > address bar, followed by a space and the word you
want to look up.
> > For example, "tr howdy" could do a
search for you and completely
> > bypass the input page.  You can also bookmark the
page and then edit
> > the bookmark's properties.  Change the
"Location" field to "http://
> > thesaurus.reference.com/browse/%s" and make
the "Keyword" something
> > like "tr" or "thesau";
something that will help you remember what it
> > does.  Then, to test it, type the keyword you
chose, a space, and a
> > word to look up in the thesaurus.  That should
solve your problem.
>
> > On Feb 13, 11:56 am, "Toddintr"
<amsabu...gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > Hello all -
>
> > > Is there a shortcut where I can immediately
go to a field on the page
> > > in the browser?
>
> > > Specifically: I am a heavy uses of the
following site to look up
> > > words:
>
> > >http://thesaurus.refe
rence.com/
>
> > > The page for this site has only one input
field, which is where the
> > > word to be looked up is entered.  I am
looking for a keyboard shortcut
> > > that will place the cursor in that one field,
that is give that field
> > > the focus, so I can type in the word. 
Currently I have to use the
> > > mouse to click inside the field to give it
focus, which slows me down.
>
> > > Extensions are also welcome.
>
> > > MANY thanks in advance -
>
> > > Todd


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