On 07/20/2004 06:52:53 PM, Peter Bloomfield wrote:
[snip] > As I mentioned in my first post, a dedicated search line like > mozilla has is very comfortable. Not just that you don't have > to popup a special dialog, it intuitivly makes it clear that > this is a temporary filter applied to the current mailbox. Is there a screenshot somewhere? I'd rather not install mozmail just to see the UI!
Attached. It is actually on my TODO list to implement filtering like this - I think it is really useful. (as soon as I am done with the signing/imap problem, or perhaps even sooner).
[snip] > That's strange. I mean, my computer has mostly "general > purpose" keys, just very few have a dedicated use. The "DEL" > key is one of them, there is a clear function assigned to it. > Please, tell me how I should explain to my father, why the DEL > key isn't deleting anything, but the key, which is meant to > write a "D", covers this functionality. > I know, the concept of virtually mapping functionality to gp > keys is quite common, due to the fact there are no alternatives > - there is no SAVE key, QUIT-, REPLY-, OPEN-, WHATEVER key > attached to a keyboard. But there is a DEL key, we should give > at least this one the function it pretends to have. Yes--it's a strange oversight--perhaps someone can fill in some history.
The history is that GNOME menus did not allow to use Del as a shortcut since Del was used to _remove_ shortcuts! I think it has changed since then but I guess "D" stayed there for compatibility(?).
Pawel
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