When searching, you don't need to use tab. It doesn't do anything while typing in the search box and doesn't close the creative menu.
This had been fixed back in 1.16, but has returned as a bug in 1.18.2. Tested with both Tab and Capslock as keybind
When searching, you don't need to use tab. It doesn't do anything while typing in the search box and doesn't close the creative menu.