>> ... the way TB! handles navigation is entirely daft...
JA> I disagree. In terms of navigation, TB does exactly what you tell it
JA> to do. Even if that is not what you meant to tell it, but that is a
JA> operator error. There is no way for a program to fix all of those,
JA> and remain useful.
It does what you tell it to, but telling it what to do is often a
non-trivial exercise. Why is next Ctrl-]? That makes NO sense. What
about all of the Fn key mappings? YUCK.
>> and we're all hoping that easy cross-folder navigation comes in v2.
JA> The only way that cross-folder navigation could be any easier is if
JA> they add the "jump to next unread message in any folder" feature. I
JA> believe RIT has said they are adding it to version 2.
Well, perhaps. There are things that could make it easier though...
>> I long for a multi-account Agent every day (that is art in
>> navigation, I tell you all)...
JA> What is special about it?
Well, one thing that's really handy is the single-key read. However,
if I want to jump to the message list, I can also hit '2'. If I want
to head over to the group/folder list, I hit '1'. To the message
pane, I hit '3'. Now that seems crazy perhaps, it did to me when I
first heard about it. However, now that I know it's there, I don't
need to know which pane has focus to decide if I need to Tab or
Shift-Tab, I can just jump directly to the pane I want without
thought. This is one of those "saves a microsecond" kind of things,
but it makes the UI that much more friendly. I don't need to hit Tab
and see if I'm in the right pane, I just hit '1'. Then up/down
through the groups/folders, and ding-dong, I'm set.
Plus, I've never figured out how to get anything useful out of
quicksearch, Agent implements the Windows standard of Ctrl-F to open a
find window, and I can type in alt.porno.sexy.horses.with.dresses and
bam I'm right there.
>> Ten times a day I wish I had a "go to previous message" since I spaz
>> out and hit the wrong key and all of the sudden the message I wanted
>> to read is no longer in the message pane... <sigh>
JA> I could see that being very useful. That and an undo command for
JA> when I accidentally move a message to the wrong folder (including trash).
Yep, Backspace goes to the previously-read message, and I don't know
if there's a limit (you can keep backspacing all day).
Shift-Backspace goes back to the previously-previously read message,
in other words, undoing your backspacing, one step at a time. REALLY
handy, I must say.
Ctrl-F also works as expected, btw, in the message list pane too, so
you can actually find what you want. Then there's Ctrl-G, global
search, which will search through all message bodies for a string, if
you so desire (although, as you may imagine, that can take a while).
Ctrl-G also allows you to set individual folders that you want to go
into, I believe...
>> Join me in crossing fingers and praying. ;) Would the addition of
>> single-key navigation make the auto-jump-to-next-unread moot for you?
JA> I should think so. Why do you need the duplication?
Yeah, I imagine that would help John out a lot.
JA> However, if I use the "goto next unread message in any folder"
JA> command, then I am telling TB to find the next unread message,
JA> open the folder in which it resides, and select said message.
Keep in mind that there need not be a "goto next in any folder"
command specifically, merely an option that enables cross-folder
navigation of "Next Unread".
Another Agent bonus? They "just" implemented Unlimited Undo/Redo in
the editor. Oh, that's handy, especially after NO UNDO. :)
-tom!
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