From 4c27e6ebfeb9bb78625c1b318ce1cb44653d562f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Jes=C3=BAs=20Espino?= <jespinog@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2024 08:47:37 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Fixing accessiblity on search input (#29423)

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 webapp/channels/src/components/new_search/new_search.tsx | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/webapp/channels/src/components/new_search/new_search.tsx b/webapp/channels/src/components/new_search/new_search.tsx
index c12b045ac79..dfaaa57fad8 100644
--- a/webapp/channels/src/components/new_search/new_search.tsx
+++ b/webapp/channels/src/components/new_search/new_search.tsx
@@ -168,6 +168,10 @@ const NewSearch = (): JSX.Element => {
 
     const openSearchBoxOnKeyPress = useCallback(
         (e: React.KeyboardEvent) => {
+            if (e.key === 'Shift' || e.key === 'Control' || e.key === 'Meta') {
+                return;
+            }
+
             if (Keyboard.isKeyPressed(e, Constants.KeyCodes.TAB)) {
                 return;
             }
@@ -214,7 +218,7 @@ const NewSearch = (): JSX.Element => {
             onKeyDown={openSearchBoxOnKeyPress}
             onClick={openSearchBox}
             id='searchFormContainer'
-            role='search'
+            role='button'
             className='a11y__region'
         >
             <i className='icon icon-magnify'/>