Bug 18684 - Ctrl+R to search backwards in history from the address bar
Summary: Ctrl+R to search backwards in history from the address bar
Status: RESOLVED INVALID
Alias: None
Product: WebKit
Classification: Unclassified
Component: History (show other bugs)
Version: 528+ (Nightly build)
Hardware: All OS X 10.5
: P2 Enhancement
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Reported: 2008-04-22 14:41 PDT by Douglas Livingstone
Modified: 2008-04-22 14:49 PDT (History)
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Description Douglas Livingstone 2008-04-22 14:41:22 PDT
This is a feature request inspired by Bash/Terminal.app.

While running Terminal.app, the command history can be searched interactively by pressing Ctrl+R. After entering a few characters from a command, the most recently executed match is shown, ready for execution. Pressing Ctrl+R again will cycle backwards in history.

When implementing this feature in Safari, page titles and urls could be used as metadata. This would make it much easier to find history items when the time of last access is unknown, without having to introduce a "Search History" menu item.
Comment 1 Matt Lilek 2008-04-22 14:49:47 PDT
The address bar is a feature of the Safari browser, not the WebKit engine. The appropriate place for Safari bugs and feature requests is <https://bugreport.apple.com> (free "Online" ADC account available at <http://connect.apple.com>).