Type to search and type to seek are now options in cosmic-files! https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/pull/859
Type to search or seek by jackpot51 · Pull Request #859 · pop-os/cosmic-files

This provides the ability to have typing when no input is focused to directly open the search input (like Ctrl+F) or the location editing input (like Ctrl+L). The default is configurable in settings.

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@soller Brilliant! Cosmic is shaping up very nicely...
@soller Will it automatically start searching, when I start to type without clicking on search icon, like nautilus file manager?
It is very good and power user feature in nautilus