# Request: Plexamp Search puts focus in search entry box **URL:** \ **Category:** Plex Labs\ **Tags:** plexamp\ **Created:** [January 29, 2023, 5:22pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/request-plexamp-search-puts-focus-in-search-entry-box/828761 "2023-01-29T17:22:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![egoebelbecker](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/egoebelbecker/32/83116_2.png) [@egoebelbecker](https://forums.plex.tv/u/egoebelbecker)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2023, 5:22pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/request-plexamp-search-puts-focus-in-search-entry-box/828761/1 "2023-01-29T17:22:56Z")
It would be very convenient if the Linux Plexamp (which I guess is Elektron-based, so this might benefit other platforms?) put the focus in the text entry box when you went to the search tab. ---
**Author:** ![BanzaiInstitute](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/banzaiinstitute/32/293273_2.png) [@BanzaiInstitute](https://forums.plex.tv/u/BanzaiInstitute)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2023, 6:04pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/request-plexamp-search-puts-focus-in-search-entry-box/828761/2 "2023-01-29T18:04:34Z")
Agreed 100%, I was just noticing this the other day. ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2023, 6:52pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/request-plexamp-search-puts-focus-in-search-entry-box/828761/3 "2023-01-29T18:52:07Z")
Why only the Linux version? The current behaviour is intended. Watch what vanishes when you focus the search field. ---
**Author:** ![egoebelbecker](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/egoebelbecker/32/83116_2.png) [@egoebelbecker](https://forums.plex.tv/u/egoebelbecker)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2023, 7:04pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/request-plexamp-search-puts-focus-in-search-entry-box/828761/4 "2023-01-29T19:04:57Z")
I said the Linux version because that’s what I use. I’m not sure if search works the same on other desktops, but I did want to be clear that I wasn’t talking about the mobile version. (On iOS, clicking the search tab puts the focus in the search box.) I did say that the change might be relevant for all desktops because I think it’s an Elektron app. But I don’t know. I don’t see anything disappear when I put focus on the search box. Aural Fixations and my recent searches stay there, which is what I expect. ---
**Author:** ![BanzaiInstitute](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/banzaiinstitute/32/293273_2.png) [@BanzaiInstitute](https://forums.plex.tv/u/BanzaiInstitute)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2023, 11:27pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/request-plexamp-search-puts-focus-in-search-entry-box/828761/5 "2023-01-29T23:27:57Z")
Everything disappears and Aural Fixations and Recent Searches appear. But I do not see how needing to click the search field to actually enter search text is helpful. If focus was in the search field I could still interact with those other items with one click. If the way it is now is obviously superior I am prepared to be wrong on the Internet today. ---
**Author:** ![elan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/elan/32/5_2.png) [@elan](https://forums.plex.tv/u/elan)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 12:22am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/request-plexamp-search-puts-focus-in-search-entry-box/828761/6 "2023-01-31T00:22:27Z")
> [@BanzaiInstitute](#): > > If the way it is now is obviously superior I am prepared to be wrong on the Internet today. Thanks for a laugh! I think you’re actually right, there wouldn’t be a downside to doing it the way you say. ---
**Author:** ![BanzaiInstitute](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/banzaiinstitute/32/293273_2.png) [@BanzaiInstitute](https://forums.plex.tv/u/BanzaiInstitute)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 12:34am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/request-plexamp-search-puts-focus-in-search-entry-box/828761/7 "2023-01-31T00:34:23Z")
It’s OK to be wrong on the Internet, but being right is better. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2023, 12:34am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/request-plexamp-search-puts-focus-in-search-entry-box/828761/8 "2023-05-01T00:34:47Z")
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