Improve behaviour of arrow keys when focused on search input

iaincollins · Jan 29, 2023 · 66b7714 · 66b7714
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diff --git a/src/client/pages/_app.js b/src/client/pages/_app.js
@@ -7,8 +7,15 @@ import '../css/main.css'
 
 const handleKeyPress = (event) => {
   const element = document.activeElement.tagName
+
+  // Check for focus on input elements
   if (element.toLowerCase() === 'input') {
+    // If ESC is pressed, then remove focus from input
     if (event.key === 'Escape') document.body.click()
+
+    // If UP or DOWN arrow is pressed then remove focus
+    if (['ArrowUp', 'ArrowDown'].includes(event.key)) document.body.click()
+
     return
   }