The / hotkey does not work

[Artur-]

In the readme there is

<a href="/search" data-hotkey="s,/">Search</a>

the same code is used in the GitHub toolbar that says "Type / to search".

The problem is that pressing / (shift + 7 on a finnish keyboard) does not trigger the search. It does nothing. Pressing "s" does trigger it.

[keithamus]

For shortcuts like these to work, you must have "Character keys" enabled within the accessibility options within your GitHub settings. Please also make sure you're not using a browser extension that might override these, such as vim-mode extensions.

[Artur-]

Uh... so to use the shortcut mentioned by default on the frontpage of all repositories in GitHub, I must configure something?

[Artur-]

Seems like they are enabled by default though

[Artur-]

Removing all extension make no difference either

[keithamus]

Uh... so to use the shortcut mentioned by default on the frontpage of all repositories in GitHub, I must configure something?

The option is enabled by default.

Could you please visit https://www.toptal.com/developers/keycode and press the / key, and take a screenshot of the values that come back. Thank you.

[Artur-]

[formspiel]

Hi,
I can confirm that the same code is true on the German keyboard.

It's super awesome that the icon is visually present to support learnability, but I tried so often, and it never worked. It's a bit disappointing. Hope I can also help to get this to work.

Yes, accessibility option is enabled.

[keithamus]

Can you please visit this page: https://github.github.io/hotkey/examples/hotkey_mapper.html and, once loaded, tap the desired key and report back with a screenshot - and perhaps copy the code? Thanks.

[formspiel]

To achieve "/" on a German keyboard, I've to press "shift" and "7"
The Hotkey Mapper output is:
Shift+/