On Thu, Nov 28, 2013 at 01:31:14AM +1300, Chris Bannister wrote:
> 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?
I see my error. Apologies. I'm not sure how that happened.
