# Search brings up edit mode, cursor skips out of search in to field

**URL:** <https://discourse.jabref.org/t/search-brings-up-edit-mode-cursor-skips-out-of-search-in-to-field/251>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [October 8, 2016, 2:56am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/search-brings-up-edit-mode-cursor-skips-out-of-search-in-to-field/251 "2016-10-08T02:56:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![kingwarrick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/278dde/32.png) [@kingwarrick](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/kingwarrick)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2016, 2:56am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/search-brings-up-edit-mode-cursor-skips-out-of-search-in-to-field/251/1 "2016-10-08T02:56:41Z")

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Jabref 3.6  
Windows 10

With my database open, I type in the search field. As I type, the autocomplete box shows, but Jabref then loads an entry in edit mode, and the cursor jumps down in to one of the fields, even if my mouse cursor stays in the search field. I end up typing in one of the fields for that entry, rather than the search box (sometimes name, sometimes crossref, depends on the type of entry), which gives me all sorts of headaches.

Not sure how to proceed in terms of reproducibility or troubleshooting, and can’t see (though it may exist) what setting I might want to enable/disable.

Any suggestions or questions are welcomed.

edited for more details

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**Author:** ![i\_ngli](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.jabref.org/i_ngli/32/677_2.png) [@i\_ngli](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/i_ngli)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2016, 11:57am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/search-brings-up-edit-mode-cursor-skips-out-of-search-in-to-field/251/2 "2016-10-08T11:57:17Z")

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I used to have the same issue on Linux with a July 3.6 snapshot. Now I have downloaded the latest development snapshot; and actually, the behaviour seems even more unclear… I will report this as a bug - [https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/2137](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/2137)

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**Author:** ![i\_ngli](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.jabref.org/i_ngli/32/677_2.png) [@i\_ngli](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/i_ngli)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2016, 9:32am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/search-brings-up-edit-mode-cursor-skips-out-of-search-in-to-field/251/3 "2016-10-11T09:32:45Z")

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the current development version seems to have solved the issue.

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**Author:** ![kingwarrick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/278dde/32.png) [@kingwarrick](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/kingwarrick)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 4:25pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/search-brings-up-edit-mode-cursor-skips-out-of-search-in-to-field/251/4 "2016-11-01T16:25:50Z")

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Yes, thank you for the suggestion. Problem is resolved.