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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: [Kopete-devel] Making ENTER sent
From:       Dominique Devriese <dominique.devriese () student ! kuleuven ! ac ! be>
Date:       2004-01-15 22:56:36
Message-ID: 87r7y0bz2z.fsf () student ! kuleuven ! ac ! be
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Leo Savernik writes:

>> However it should still be possible to transmit multiline
>> messages. Either use ctrl-enter to insert a linebreak, or cut&paste
>> text into the buffer (both methods should work, IMHO).

> Nooo. Never ever must ctrl-enter do a line break. Iff enter cannot
> be used, it should be at least Shift+Enter. If people get used to
> Ctrl+Enter in kopete, you can bet they'll send loads of incomplete
> mails with kmail.

Very much agreed.

>> Having the thing configurable is a good thing of course. There are
>> people used to the current behaviour and there are people who
>> actually like the current behaviour. Ruling them out is
>> undesirable.

> Good that you mention it. Existing users' behaviours are usually
> never taken into regard when changes are proposed.

FWIW, I spent considerable time to find out how to change the
ctrl+enter default to enter, not because I had some sort of habit from
somewhere, just because the ctrl+enter was too cumbersome to reach.

cheers
domi
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