On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 01:41:55PM +0000, Martin Orwin wrote:
> I understand your concerns about this but I don't think you'll find it a
> problem in the long run. I occasionally hit the wrong key and there is
> always a way of undoing what I've done (aside from saying 'no' when Mutt
> actually asks me if I really want to do something, which personally I like).
> Shift-W let's me unclear a flag I've accidentally set and ctrl-c ('do you
> want to exit mutt?') gets me out of any other situation (just remember to
> type n(o) when it asks). There will be other more sophisticated ways of
> getting out of certain situations, but for me these two work and are enough.
> As to all the other key-bound functions, it doesn't matter that you don't use
> them. It's a big tool box and over the time I've used Mutt I've learned to
> use some of the tools when I've felt the need to do something (limit patterns
> for example). I think you might be throwing the baby out with the bathwater
> if you disable all the keybindings as then you may need to work out how to
> reinstate some function or other when you feel the need to use it.
>
> I'd say stick with Mutt as it is, I did, and in a few weeks time I think
> you'll find that the keybinding thing is a non-issue. Just my thoughts.
> Whatever you choose to do, once you get used to it, it's the best email
> client out there IMHO (apart from when I get those pesky complex html
> messages and have to use the Gmail web interface!).
I notice you are using mutt as the MUA. How did you manage to screw up
this post so badly?
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