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Request: vi navigation keys for message and folder lists

#132

I would find it much easier to use the vi nav keys (j=down k=up h=left l=right) for navigating the folder list and message list.

Google supports those same keys for traversing email messages in Gmail, articles in Reader, etc.

Currently it looks like unmodified qwerty input is used to pick something that starts with that letter.

I don't dislike that or anything, but reaching for the arrow keys is surprisingly uncomfortable (for me).

Reported by emory · May 27th, 2011 @ 07:26 PM

State: accepted
Milestone: none
Assigned to: benny benny

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  1. benny
    benny
    • State changed from new to accepted

    This would be pretty non-standard for a Cocoa program. I'm not even
    quite sure how hard it would be to implement. I do agree that the
    default usage of non-modifier keys is close to useless, so I do not
    really oppose the idea.

    Note that the space key can be used to scroll forwards or to skip to the
    next message. It may save you from some of the “reaching”.

    [state:accepted]

    May 28th, 2011 @ 03:40 PM

  2. emory
    emory

    It may fit in better to use emacs-style control-n/control-p since that is what Cocoa apps seem to use for things like that?

    I prefer the vi-style personally but the emacs-style probably makes more sense.

    June 6th, 2011 @ 03:14 AM

  3. benny
    benny

    I am working on a solution to this. Could you write a feedback email if you are interested in testing/helping?

    June 17th, 2011 @ 11:14 AM

  4. benny
    benny
    • State changed from accepted to fixcommitted

    Implemented as a low level feature for now (no GUI). See the release notes.

    June 23rd, 2011 @ 06:29 AM

  5. benny
    benny
    • State changed from fixcommitted to fixreleased

    August 3rd, 2011 @ 12:04 PM

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