closed #2442

public/language/en_GB/user.json

@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@
 	"browsing": "Browsing Settings",
 	"open_links_in_new_tab": "Open outgoing links in new tab?",
 
+	"enable_topic_searching": "Enable In-Topic Searching",
+	"topic_search_help": "If enabled, in-topic searching will override the browser's default page search behaviour and allow you to search through the entire topic, instead of what is only shown on screen.",
+
 	"follow_topics_you_reply_to": "Follow topics that you reply to.",
 	"follow_topics_you_create": "Follow topics you create."
 }

public/src/app.js

@@ -488,14 +488,16 @@ var socket,
 				});
 
 			Mousetrap.bind('ctrl+f', function(e) {
-				// If in topic, open search window and populate, otherwise regular behaviour
-				var match = ajaxify.currentPage.match(/^topic\/([\d]+)/),
-					tid;
-				if (match) {
-					e.preventDefault();
-					tid = match[1];
-					searchInput.val('in:topic-' + tid + ' ');
-					prepareSearch();
+				if (config.topicSearchEnabled) {
+					// If in topic, open search window and populate, otherwise regular behaviour
+					var match = ajaxify.currentPage.match(/^topic\/([\d]+)/),
+						tid;
+					if (match) {
+						e.preventDefault();
+						tid = match[1];
+						searchInput.val('in:topic-' + tid + ' ');
+						prepareSearch();
+					}
 				}
 			});
 		});

src/controllers/api.js

@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ apiController.getConfig = function(req, res, next) {
 		config.userLang = settings.language || config.defaultLang;
 		config.openOutgoingLinksInNewTab = settings.openOutgoingLinksInNewTab;
 		config.topicPostSort = settings.topicPostSort || config.topicPostSort;
+		config.topicSearchEnabled = settings.topicSearchEnabled || false;
 
 		if (res.locals.isAPI) {
 			res.status(200).json(config);

src/user/settings.js

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ module.exports = function(User) {
 				settings.followTopicsOnReply = parseInt(settings.followTopicsOnReply, 10) === 1;
 				settings.sendChatNotifications = parseInt(settings.sendChatNotifications, 10) === 1;
 				settings.restrictChat = parseInt(settings.restrictChat, 10) === 1;
+				settings.topicSearchEnabled = parseInt(settings.topicSearchEnabled, 10) === 1;
 
 				callback(null, settings);
 			});
@@ -94,7 +95,8 @@ module.exports = function(User) {
 			followTopicsOnCreate: data.followTopicsOnCreate,
 			followTopicsOnReply: data.followTopicsOnReply,
 			sendChatNotifications: data.sendChatNotifications,
-			restrictChat: data.restrictChat
+			restrictChat: data.restrictChat,
+			topicSearchEnabled: data.topicSearchEnabled
 		}, callback);
 	};