From f72ecb6a0ee6586965cd69fff80ff571e6dbbb31 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kovid Goyal <kovid@kovidgoyal.net>
Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2022 21:48:59 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] Fix automatic searches causing search box to lose focus when
 search as you type is enabled in Preferences->Searching. Fixes #1963868
 [Focus stolen from search bar after several seconds leads to
 misclicks](https://bugs.launchpad.net/calibre/+bug/1963868)

---
 src/calibre/gui2/search_box.py | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/search_box.py b/src/calibre/gui2/search_box.py
index 0150def30b..f2739a57af 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/search_box.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/search_box.py
@@ -244,6 +244,8 @@ class SearchBox2(QComboBox):  # {{{
 
     def timer_event(self):
         self._do_search(as_you_type=True)
+        # since this is an automatic search keep focus
+        self.setFocus(Qt.FocusReason.OtherFocusReason)
 
     def history_selected(self, text):
         self.changed.emit()