[imp] binding keys to HTML form buttons

[rob@myinternetplace.net]

Quoting Anil Madhavapeddy <avsm@horde.org>:

> On Mon, Jan 22, 2001 at 01:11:41AM -0500, Donnie Barnes wrote:
> >
> > 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.
>

> You can right-click on the selection, and choose the options from
> the menu that appears.  But that isn't the point - you're only
> thinking of IE for Windows, other browsers on other OS's would
> impose different keybindings and restrictions.  IMP adding to this
> would not help matters.

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

> I tried putting keybindings into IMP about six months ago, and it
> didn't really work very well; too many quirks and incompatibilities.

It is too bad that we couldn't have imp know what type of browser you
are using, and then do the keybindings accordingly.  I was going to
bring up the idea of keybindings for things like delete and whatnot,
but now that I have seen this email, it will go onto my list of
"things imp won't get me" and keep wondering about it.

Actually, I am using imp to read my email, using lynx-ssl, and when I
go to edit an email, lynx will use gnuclient -nw for my editor.  I can
finally use imp to compose replies to emails without wanting to slit
my wrists!

rob

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