Site search shortcut keys not working in Brave browser

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Just to summarize everything here:

  • The issue here is that using custom shortcut keys in the “site search” feature no longer work as they did previously. The %s characters must be appended to the end of the search string, otherwise it will be read as invalid.

  • This change was made upstream in the Chromium engine, not a change that was implemented intentionally by Brave.

  • The team is currently considering reverting this change. Note that while this is possible, it would require continuous maintenance of the feature for every update to the underlying Chromium engine. So while possible, it is not guaranteed that this change will be reverted given that it may require a non-trivial amount of upkeep.

  • In the meantime, there is a workaround that can give you similar functionality already in the browser. Please see this comment on the Github issue for more information on the workaround.

  • For users who feel strongly about this feature, I recommend commenting on the Github issue directly, so that the developers can see that this functionality is highly desired.

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