I think we should focus the content area on page load instead of the search field. Some users are experiencing a broken expectation of being able to use navigation keys without first focusing the document. Since the search field is immediately focused, it swallows all keyboard input. We now redirect keystrokes (excluding navigation keys) to the search field regardless of focus, so it doesn't need to be focused by default.
I think we should focus the content area on page load instead of the search field. Some users are experiencing a broken expectation of being able to use navigation keys without first focusing the document. Since the search field is immediately focused, it swallows all keyboard input. We now redirect keystrokes (excluding navigation keys) to the search field regardless of focus, so it doesn't need to be focused by default.