[gravel]

This solution works in IE7, but not so much in Firefox 1.5.0.8.

With the search.tpl input form code using tabindex="1",
a new page in FF requires one hit of the "Tab" key,
to get the cursor to the Search box.
Set to tabindex="0", it requires 8 hits.

In IE7, either tabindex setting works - new pages load
with the cursor already there.