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This misses the point. Websites are allowed to replace default keyboard shortcuts for a reason. There are only a few exceptions to this, like Ctrl+W. In other words, you can design your website however you want, except to make it more difficult to leave. This is an implementation of the same philosophy.


> you can design your website however you want, except to make it more difficult to leave.

Who decreed that page navigation is in scope and search navigation is outside?




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