Keyboard shortcuts
Jul 29 2008 21:58
Keyboard shortcuts are frustrating and illogical.
Alt-1 to send a message is weird to say the least,
but I managed to get used to that. The Insert key
marks a message as read. This is simply frustrating.
It is on the wrong side of the keyboard when one hand
is on the keyboard and one is on the mouse (at least
for right-handed people). It is immediately above the
Delete key, which is a recipe for disaster. The
Insert key doesn't work while the Preview pane is
loading up, nor when the Preview pane has the focus.
And finally, to add insult to injury, the Insert key
doesn't work when you click in the Preview pane and
then click back on the current message in the message
list. I have to click to another message, then click
back on the first message to be able to use the
Insert key.
Another annoyance is that there doesn't appear to be a shortcut to immediately delete a message without going through the Trash. When I delete a Junk messages, I don't want to decide once again whether I really wanted to remove that message.
Another annoyance is that there doesn't appear to be a shortcut to immediately delete a message without going through the Trash. When I delete a Junk messages, I don't want to decide once again whether I really wanted to remove that message.