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		dustmop on July 9, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Soon you'll be able to buy any top-level domain yo... I've found I sometimes type domain names into the search box just because my fingers are better trained to use "Ctrl-K" than "Ctrl-L" or "Meta-D". Especially since "Ctrl-K" is pretty cross platform, while shortcuts for the location bar vary by OS and browser.

xenophanes on July 9, 2009 [–]

none of those hotkeys work on mac safari. cmd-L is location bar and cmd-opt-f for search

GeneralMaximus on July 9, 2009 | [–]

CMD+L TAB might get you there quicker. Just sayin'.

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