--- Sent from my mobile device. Please excuse the brevity and any errors. On Nov 15, 2014 12:37 AM, "Linus Arver" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello list, > > After many years of not using Pidgin, I'm back at it again. > > I'm aware that you can use CTRL+TAB to change conversation tabs, but I > propose the following (optional?) behavior: > > * Pressing TAB in an empty (pristine) conversation entry box should > act just like CTRL+TAB. > > I propose this because I cannot imagine why anyone would ever want to > send an IM with a ton of leading whitespace that tabs give you. And, > it's not something like the spacebar key that can easily be mispressed, > leading to a mistell if the convo tab is changed unintentionally. > > Personally, I'd like to disable the tab key altogether from the entry > box and permanently map it to CTRL+TAB, as I've never had the need to > type tabs mid-sentence. But, I imagine I could be in the minority in > this one --- who knows? > A big reason for tab to maintain current functionality is the fact that pidgin supports IRC which makes heavy use of tab completion for nicknames.
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