Keyboard navigation fixes (still not perfect but better).

frontend/src/App.vue

@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ onUnmounted(watchDisconnect)
 const headerMain = ref<typeof HeaderMain | null>(null)
 let vert = 0
 let timer: any = null
+
 const globalShortcutHandler = (event: KeyboardEvent) => {
   if (store.dialog) {
     if (timer) {
@@ -76,6 +77,13 @@ const globalShortcutHandler = (event: KeyboardEvent) => {
   const c = fileExplorer.isCursor()
   const input = (event.target as HTMLElement).tagName === 'INPUT'
   const keyup = event.type === 'keyup'
+
+  // Always clear repeat timer on arrow keyup, even if focus moved to input
+  if (keyup && event.key.startsWith('Arrow') && timer) {
+    clearTimeout(timer)
+    timer = null
+  }
+
   if (event.repeat) {
     if (
       event.key === 'ArrowUp' ||
@@ -91,7 +99,22 @@ const globalShortcutHandler = (event: KeyboardEvent) => {
   //console.log("key pressed", event)
   /// Long if-else machina for all keys we handle here
   let arrow = ''
-  if (!input && event.key.startsWith("Arrow")) arrow = event.key.slice(5).toLowerCase()
+  const inHeader = !!(event.target as HTMLElement).closest('.headermain')
+  const inBreadcrumb = !!(event.target as HTMLElement).closest('.breadcrumb')
+  // Handle arrows: in search input with text, only up/down; otherwise all arrows
+  const searchInput = inHeader && input
+  const searchHasText = searchInput && (event.target as HTMLInputElement).value
+  if (event.key.startsWith("Arrow")) {
+    const dir = event.key.slice(5).toLowerCase()
+    // In search with text: left/right move cursor, up/down navigate
+    if (searchHasText && (dir === 'left' || dir === 'right')) {
+      return  // Let browser handle cursor movement
+    }
+    arrow = dir
+  }
+  if (arrow) {
+    // Arrow key handling - fall through to bottom
+  }
   // Find: process on keydown so that we can bypass the built-in search hotkey
   else if (!keyup && event.key === 'f' && (event.ctrlKey || event.metaKey)) {
     headerMain.value!.toggleSearchInput()
@@ -143,13 +166,34 @@ const globalShortcutHandler = (event: KeyboardEvent) => {
     timer = null
   }
   let f: any
+  // Arrow navigation - always use fileExplorer for repeatable movement
+  if (arrow && !keyup) {
+    const focusSearch = () => (document.querySelector('.headermain input[type="search"]') as HTMLElement)?.focus()
+    const focusBreadcrumb = () => (document.querySelector('.breadcrumb') as HTMLElement)?.focus()
+    
+    if (inBreadcrumb) {
+      // Breadcrumb: up→header (no repeat), down→files (with repeat)
+      if (arrow === 'up') { focusSearch(); f = null }
+      else if (arrow === 'down') { fileExplorer.focusFirst?.(); f = null }
+    } else if (inHeader) {
+      // Header: left/right navigate focusable items (buttons without tabindex=-1, search input, disk space)
+      const items = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('.headermain button:not([tabindex=\"-1\"]), .headermain input[type=\"search\"], .headermain [tabindex=\"0\"]')) as HTMLElement[]
+      const idx = items.indexOf(document.activeElement as HTMLElement)
+      if (arrow === 'left' && idx > 0) { items[idx - 1]?.focus(); f = null }
+      else if (arrow === 'right' && idx < items.length - 1) { items[idx + 1]?.focus(); f = null }
+      else if (arrow === 'up') f = () => fileExplorer.up({ shiftKey: false })
+      else if (arrow === 'down') { focusBreadcrumb(); f = null }
+    } else {
+      // File explorer: normal navigation with repeat
       switch (arrow) {
         case 'up': f = () => fileExplorer.up(event); break
         case 'down': f = () => fileExplorer.down(event); break
         case 'left': f = () => fileExplorer.left(event); break
         case 'right': f = () => fileExplorer.right(event); break
       }
-  if (f && !keyup) {
+    }
+  }
+  if (f) {
     // Initial move, then t0 delay until repeats at tr intervals
     const t0 = 200, tr = event.altKey ? 20 : 100
     f()
@@ -157,12 +201,13 @@ const globalShortcutHandler = (event: KeyboardEvent) => {
   }
 }
 onMounted(() => {
-  window.addEventListener('keydown', globalShortcutHandler)
+  // Use capture phase to handle events before they reach target elements
-  window.addEventListener('keyup', globalShortcutHandler)
+  window.addEventListener('keydown', globalShortcutHandler, true)
+  window.addEventListener('keyup', globalShortcutHandler, true)
 })
 onUnmounted(() => {
-  window.removeEventListener('keydown', globalShortcutHandler)
+  window.removeEventListener('keydown', globalShortcutHandler, true)
-  window.removeEventListener('keyup', globalShortcutHandler)
+  window.removeEventListener('keyup', globalShortcutHandler, true)
 })
 export type { Path }
 </script>

frontend/src/components/DiskSpace.vue

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <template>
-  <div class="disk-space-container" ref="containerRef">
+  <div class="disk-space-container" ref="containerRef" tabindex="0" @keydown.enter="handleClick" @keydown.space.prevent="handleClick">
     <div
       ref="widgetRef"
       class="disk-space-widget"
@@ -352,6 +352,11 @@ onUnmounted(() => {
   position: relative;
   width: 3em;
   height: 3em;
+  outline: none;
+}
+
+.disk-space-container:focus .disk-space-widget:not(.expanded) {
+  filter: brightness(1);
 }
 
 .disk-space-widget {

frontend/src/components/FileExplorer.vue

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 </template>
 
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { ref, computed, watchEffect, shallowRef, onMounted, onUnmounted } from 'vue'
+import { ref, computed, watchEffect, shallowRef, onMounted, onUnmounted, nextTick } from 'vue'
 import { useMainStore } from '@/stores/main'
 import { Doc } from '@/repositories/Document'
 import FileRenameInput from './FileRenameInput.vue'
@@ -135,6 +135,17 @@ defineExpose({
   isCursor() {
     return store.cursor && editing.value === null
   },
+  focusFirst() {
+    const docs = props.documents
+    if (docs.length > 0) {
+      store.cursor = docs[0]!.key
+      // Also focus the element directly (watchEffect won't trigger if cursor unchanged)
+      nextTick(() => {
+        const a = document.querySelector(`#file-${store.cursor} .name a`) as HTMLAnchorElement | null
+        if (a) a.focus()
+      })
+    }
+  },
   cursorRename() {
     editing.value = props.documents.find(doc => doc.key === store.cursor) ?? null
   },
@@ -150,7 +161,12 @@ defineExpose({
   },
   up(ev: KeyboardEvent) { this.cursorMove(-1, ev) },
   down(ev: KeyboardEvent) { this.cursorMove(1, ev) },
-  left(ev: KeyboardEvent) { router.back() },
+  left(ev: KeyboardEvent) {
+    // Only go back if we're in a subfolder (not at root)
+    if (props.path.length > 0) {
+      router.back()
+    }
+  },
   right(ev: KeyboardEvent) {
     const a = document.querySelector(`#file-${store.cursor} a`) as HTMLAnchorElement | null
     if (a) a.click()
@@ -190,9 +206,17 @@ defineExpose({
         scrolltimer = null
       }, 300)
     }
-    if (moveto === N) focusBreadcrumb()
+    // When leaving the file list: up goes to breadcrumbs, down goes to header
+    if (moveto === N) {
+      if (d < 0) focusBreadcrumb()
+      else focusHeader()
+    }
   }
 })
+const focusHeader = () => {
+  const el = document.querySelector('.headermain input[type="search"]') as HTMLElement | null
+  if (el) el.focus()
+}
 const focusBreadcrumb = () => {
   const el = document.querySelector('.breadcrumb') as HTMLElement | null
   if (el) el.focus()

frontend/src/components/Gallery.vue

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 </template>
 
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { ref, computed, watchEffect, shallowRef, onMounted, onUnmounted } from 'vue'
+import { ref, computed, watchEffect, shallowRef, onMounted, onUnmounted, nextTick } from 'vue'
 import { useMainStore } from '@/stores/main'
 import { Doc } from '@/repositories/Document'
 import { connect, controlUrl } from '@/repositories/WS'
@@ -82,6 +82,17 @@ defineExpose({
   isCursor() {
     return store.cursor && editing.value === null
   },
+  focusFirst() {
+    const docs = props.documents
+    if (docs.length > 0) {
+      store.cursor = docs[0]!.key
+      // Also focus the element directly (watchEffect won't trigger if cursor unchanged)
+      nextTick(() => {
+        const a = document.querySelector(`#file-${store.cursor}`) as HTMLAnchorElement | null
+        if (a) a.focus()
+      })
+    }
+  },
   cursorRename() {
     editing.value = props.documents.find(doc => doc.key === store.cursor) ?? null
   },
@@ -144,9 +155,17 @@ defineExpose({
         scrolltimer = null
       }, 300)
     }
-    if (moveto === N) focusBreadcrumb()
+    // When leaving the file list: up goes to breadcrumbs, down goes to header
+    if (moveto === N) {
+      if (d < 0) focusBreadcrumb()
+      else focusHeader()
+    }
   }
 })
+const focusHeader = () => {
+  const el = document.querySelector('.headermain input[type="search"]') as HTMLElement | null
+  if (el) el.focus()
+}
 const focusBreadcrumb = () => {
   const el = document.querySelector('.breadcrumb') as HTMLElement | null
   if (el) el.focus()

frontend/src/components/HeaderMain.vue

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <div class="smallgap"></div>
     <SvgButton name="eye" @click="store.prefs.gallery = !store.prefs.gallery" tooltip="Details/Gallery" />
     <div class="search-group">
-      <SvgButton name="find" @click="focusSearch" tooltip="Search" />
+      <SvgButton name="find" tabindex="-1" @click="focusSearch" tooltip="Search" />
       <input
         ref="search"
         type="search"
@@ -159,6 +159,9 @@ defineExpose({
 .search-group:focus-within {
   background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
 }
+.search-group:focus-within {
+  box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px var(--accent-color, #f80);
+}
 .search-group:hover :deep(button.action-button),
 .search-group:focus-within :deep(button.action-button) {
   transform: scale(1.1);

frontend/src/components/SvgButton.vue

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <template>
   <button
     class="action-button"
+    :tabindex="tabindex"
     @mouseenter="tooltip?.startHover"
     @mousemove="tooltip?.updatePosition"
     @mouseleave="tooltip?.endHover"
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ import CursorTooltip from './CursorTooltip.vue'
 const props = defineProps<{
   name: IconName
   tooltip?: string
+  tabindex?: string | number
 }>()
 
 const tooltip = ref<InstanceType<typeof CursorTooltip> | null>(null)