[imp] DIMP + "delete" key

[Earnie Boyd]

Quoting Michael M Slusarz <slusarz at horde.org>:

> Quoting Chuck Hagenbuch <chuck at horde.org>:
>
>> Quoting Liam Hoekenga <liamr at deathstar.org>:
>>
>>> When I read a message in DIMP (Firefox 2.0.0.12, OSX 1.5.0.2) and press
>>> delete, all it does is unselect the message.  If I've read the messages
>>> after the message I tried to delete, DIMP will move to the next
>>> message.  If the subsequent messages are unread, it unselects the
>>> message and displays the usage boiler plate.
>>
>> Try this:
>> http://lists.horde.org/archives/cvs/Week-of-Mon-20080218/075179.html
>
> I would ask that this be reverted, because the previous behavior was
> by design.  Since the backspace is used as a navigation key in most
> browsers,

I've been caught jaw dropped because of this action.  Hit the backspace 
key and you go back to the previous page.

> it was specifically disabled from deleting messages.  You
> have to go out of your way to use the Delete key to delete a message,
> which can be seen as an additional check to make absolute sure you
> want to perform a destructive action.
>

User configurable is a good thing though.  We can't all be universally 
the same.

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