[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #64672: Add command palette entry point to admin bar/toolbar

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#64672: Add command palette entry point to admin bar/toolbar
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 Reporter:  annezazu                |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  task (blessed)          |      Status:  new
 Priority:  high                    |   Milestone:  7.0
Component:  Toolbar                 |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                  |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-design has-patch  |     Focuses:  ui
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Comment (by siliconforks):

 I just noticed this new feature while running WordPress 7.0-beta5 on a
 desktop machine.  I see that it simply displays "Ctrl+K" in the top bar.
 Isn't that a bit confusing?  I would assume that means that pressing
 Ctrl+K is equivalent to clicking on it, but shouldn't there be some
 indication as to what it actually does?  Does it ... delete the entire
 site?  How is the user supposed to know?

 I see in the discussion above that some people objected to using a search
 bar:

 > IMO, it feels a bit strange that there is this persistent search bar
 appearing in the admin bar, but when you click it, it opens //another//
 search bar in a modal.

 Personally I agree that it seems a bit odd, but that is the UI convention
 that everyone is using these days.  (See https://www.php.net/ or
 https://laravel.com/ for examples of this.)  It is probably a good idea
 for WordPress to follow that convention too.  It is certainly less
 confusing than just having "Ctrl+K" sitting there with no additional
 explanation or surrounding context.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/64672#comment:60>
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