Accessibility.typeaheadfind.enabletimeout

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This article describes the preference accessibility.typeaheadfind.enabletimeout. To add, delete, or modify this preference, you will need to edit your configuration — do not edit this article.

1 Background
2 Possible values and their effects
- 2.1 True
- 2.2 False
3 Caveats
4 UI
- 4.1 Mozilla Suite
5 First checked in
6 Has an effect in
7 Related bugs
8 Related preferences
9 External links

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Background

Find As You Type (or Type Ahead Find as it was originally called) allows you to start finding text on the page immediately by simply typing the text you’re trying to find. After a set amount of time with no further keyboard input, Find As You Type can be deactivated. This preference determines whether or not that happens.

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Possible values and their effects

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True

Allow FAYT to be deactivated after a set amount of time with no more keyboard input. (Default)

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False

Once activated, FAYT will not deactivate until the user presses [Esc].

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Caveats

In Firefox, this preference currently does nothing (see bug 260562).

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UI

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Mozilla Suite

A checkbox labeled “Clear the current search after a few seconds of inactivity” is located under “Edit → Preferences → Advanced → Keyboard Navigation → Find As You Type”.

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