I am also running mutt 1.9.4 on Ubuntu 18.04, and can reproduce everything here -- except that <Return> in the index DOES display the message. I have nothing else to add.
On Wed, Aug 08, 2018 at 10:24:23PM -0700, TJ Hayes wrote: > I am using mutt 1.9.4 on Ubuntu Budgie 18.04. > > QUESTION: How can I have <Return> open/display the selected email message > from the index view? > > I have this in my muttrc: > > bind index <Return> display-message > > However, hitting <Return> does not open the selected message from the > index. Mutt gives no feedback like "this key is not bound" or anything > like that. I can use <Space> to display-message, but I'd rather use > <Return>. > > What I've checked: > (1) :exec what-key, then <Return> > Mutt tells me: Char = <Return>, Octal = 12, Decimal = 10 > > (2) <Return> is listed as bound to display-message, when I hit ? to view the > keybinds. > > (3) My <Return> key does function to do other things within mutt. When I > change folders or select an attachment, <Return> does function just fine. > <Return> is bound to select-entry in maps other than index. -- ... _._. ._ ._. . _._. ._. ___ .__ ._. . .__. ._ .. ._. Felix Finch: scarecrow repairman & wood chipper / fe...@crowfix.com GPG = E987 4493 C860 246C 3B1E 6477 7838 76E9 182E 8151 ITAR license #4933 I've found a solution to Fermat's Last Theorem but I see I've run out of room o