set focus on search textbox instead of address bar on google-chrome-extension

Asked May 24 '13 at 18:05

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I've tried to create a simple google-chrome-extension for a custom new tab.
I've used two files to do it:

manifest.json:

{
  "name": "focus",
  "version": "0.2",
  "chrome_url_overrides": {
    "newtab": "new.html"
  },
  "manifest_version": 2
}

new.html

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script>
function setFocus()
{
document.getElementById("fname").focus();
}
</script>
</head>

<body onload="setFocus()">
<form>
Search: <input type="text" id="fname" size="30"><br>
</form>
</body>

</html>

After I install those files as a chrome-extension I open a new tab. It works but the focus is on address bar (omnibox) and NOT on search textbox.

How can I set the focus on search textbox?

thanks

asked May 24 '13 at 18:05

Can Yuksel

You can't override the browser. – Mooseman May 24 '13 at 18:07
Is there any other way to achieve the same goal? – Can Yuksel May 24 '13 at 18:24
Any errors in the console? There are no errors with the script itself. (http://jsfiddle.net/CUqZm/) – Mooseman May 24 '13 at 18:27

set focus on search textbox instead of address bar on google-chrome-extension

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