Shortcut Keys for Google Search by backy0175

Assign Shortcut Keys for Search Tools of Google Search Result

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About this extension

This add-on is intended to assign a shortcut key to the "search tool" available in the Google search results.
It will be able to perform tasks such as Refine Your Results by keyboard.

In version 1, Supports the keyboard shortcut for "On / Off of search tools" and "filtering by time".
In version 1.1, Support Set focus back to keyword input area.
In version 1.2, Some changes and Support new features as follows.

Change some shortcut keys (Alt + T -> Alt + S, Alt + A -> Alt + F, Alt + N -> Alt + A, Alt + K -> Alt + B)
Support direct operation without use menu -> Operability has improved tremendously.
Support help window (Alt + L)
Support time filtering of past 3 months(Alt + 3) and past 6 months(Alt + 6)
Support results and page handling
Support language related features

In version 1.3, Correct duplicated shortcut key and support all time filter shortcut keys in Google Image Search.

Shortcut keys are assigned as follows.

Basic Operation

Alt + B : set focus Back to keyword input area (shortcut key was changed in version 1.2)

Alt + S : toggle Search tools (shortcut key was changed in version 1.2)

Alt + F : toggle time filtering menu (shortcut key was changed in version 1.2)

Alt + L : show help window (new in version 1.2)

Time Filtering

Alt + A : Any time (shortcut key was changed in version 1.2)

Alt + H : past Hour

Alt + D : past Day

Alt + E : past wEek (shortcut key was changed in version 1.3)

Alt + M : past Month

Alt + 3 : past 3 Months (new in version 1.2)

Alt + 6 : past 6 Months (new in version 1.2)

Alt + Y : past Year

Alt + C : Custom range

Select Search Results and Page Handling (new in version 1.2)

Alt + J : select next result

Alt + K : select previous result

Alt + N : goto Next page

Alt + P : goto Previous page

Enter : open selected result in this window

Alt + T : open selected result in the new Tab

Alt + W : open selected result in the new Window

Related to Language (new in version 1.2)

Alt + U : results in yoUr language

Alt + I : all results

Alt + O : translated foreign pages

In addition, the shortcut key to be assigned in version 1 is fixed.

Known Issues 2015/04/17
Some part of this addon do not work properly due to Google is changing internal design of search results.
Update: 2015/04/22 I submit new version 1.7 that corresponding to the change of internal design of search result page.

Important Information: 2016/03/16
Mozilla is changing a lot of things about add-on development again. So this addon might be stop working in the future.

"The Future of Developing Firefox Add-ons | Mozilla Add-ons Blog"
https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2015/08/21/the-future-of-developing-firefox-add-ons/

"Add-ons/developer/communication - MozillaWiki - Upcoming Changes in Add-on Development"https://wiki.mozilla.org/Add-ons/developer/communication#Upcoming_Changes_in_Add-on_Development

Rated 4.4 by 7 reviewers

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Release notes for 2.2

corresponding to the change of internal design