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List:       kmail-devel
Subject:    Re: Fwd: KMail
From:       Don Sanders <dsanders () cch ! com ! au>
Date:       2000-03-12 21:49:08
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On Mon, 13 Mar 2000, Rivyn (Casey Shobe) wrote:
> On Sun, 12 Mar 2000, Reginald Stadlbauer wrote:
> > On Sun, 12 Mar 2000, Don Sanders wrote:
> > >On Sun, 05 Mar 2000, Reginald Stadlbauer wrote:
> > >> On Sat, 04 Mar 2000, you wrote:
> > >> >I used Outlook Express (4) for a while and it's poor keyboard
> > >> > handling (due to its use of active panes) drove me nuts.
> > >>
> > >> Well, I like focus and working with apps which have working focus
> > >> handling which is not the case in KMail currently.
> > >
> > >You seem to be advocating Outlook express like navigation/selection. I
> > > don't like this style and I'm going to try and explain why. However I'm
> > > not trying to force my personal preferences on other people, and if
> > > people want normal (MS style) focus handling just say so. (Or in
> > > Reggie's case please reconfirm)
> >
> > I think, if the focus is on the message view (HTML view), of course arrow
> > up/down work on this and things like N, P, +, - for navigating through
> > messages is fine. BUTTT(tm) if I click onto the header listview or tab
> > into it I _want_ to have the focus there and arrow up/down, etc. should
> > work as expected. Same for folder list.
>
> If there were a shortcut for changing the message folders without the
> mouse, that would be enough.

Tab to the folder tree, press ctrl up/down(/plus/minus/end/home/next/prev) 
this will change the current item but not change the selected item. (Makes 
sense?) When you reach the right folder press space to select it, then and 
only then will KMail update the list of headers/reader window to show 
messages in the selected folder.

This allows you to change from one selected folder to another folder without 
having to select all the folders in between.

BFN,
Don.

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