Put Search bar below

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I found myself navigating in aedict with just one thumb of one hand with which 
I am holding my phone. 

So, you need both hands, one to hold and one to point, to tap the search bar in 
the upper part of the display. 
Wouldn't it be great to have a possibility (in the options menue) to put the 
search bar at the complete bottom, even below one's keyboard?
I assume searching would be even more comfy with the use of 2 hands if it had 
been below instead of faaaar up and hard to reach. 

I may have suggested that once before, I can't remember exactly. 
Maybe that wasn't possible or such. 

But anyway, tell me what you think. 

Original issue reported on code.google.com by dezorian...@gmail.com on 15 Nov 2014 at 3:11

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Hi, I agree that the topmost placement of all of application controls is a bit 
weird decision from Google as it is hard to reach when you hold the phone with 
just one hand, e.g. in a subway. I keep struggling with this myself. 
Unfortunately, I think it is impossible to put any content below the virtual 
keyboard. However, what I can try to do is to move both the search bar and all 
of the actionbar buttons to the bottom of the page (this could be made 
configurable in the Settings), so that they will be right above the virtual 
keyboard. What do you think?

Original comment by martin.v...@gmail.com on 19 Nov 2014 at 7:51

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Yeah, I remember you telling me that it was Google at the wrong here.

An "Just above the keyboard" - search bar would be splendid.

I will try it out and tell you what I think as soon as you have come up
with it.
Thanks.
Am 19.11.2014 20:51 schrieb <aedict@googlecode.com>:

Original comment by dezorian...@gmail.com on 19 Nov 2014 at 7:55

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I think the root of your problem is that you need to tap on search box to show 
software keyboard, why not to show it automatically in the first place. For 
example try to run google search app, there is just a search box and keyboard 
appears automatically.

Original comment by kazufuku...@gmail.com on 26 Nov 2014 at 1:08

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There is setting for that, in Settings, GUI, Omnisearch: Show Soft Input.
I think that the reporter is trying to control his phone with one hand only and 
it may be quite hard with larger phones.

Original comment by martin.v...@gmail.com on 26 Nov 2014 at 1:21

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Omnisearch can now be moved to the bottom to the screen.

Original comment by martin.v...@gmail.com on 27 Nov 2014 at 9:08

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