[imp] binding keys to HTML form buttons

Donnie Barnes djb@donniebarnes.com
Mon, 22 Jan 2001 01:11:41 -0500


> The standards and browser limitations are enough. But the second reason is the 
> better one, I think; responding to keybindings is a rather unnatural thing for 
> a website to do. Having it wouldn't improve the general user experience, that I 
> can see.

Given the first reason I have no idea why I'm arguing, but I will point out 
something...in Windows, if you want to cut and paste something from one window 
into a message that you are composing in IMP, you *have* to use keybindings to 
do the pasting because there is no "Edit" menu in the compose window.  You can 
use Control-V to do it.  Having that keybinding certainly enhances the general 
user experience.  

Keybindings are faster than using the mouse.  For something people use as much 
as a mail reader, they are a great enhancement, IMHO.


--Donnie

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