Re: How do I come back from viewing the message to index?
On 2006-08-07, cga2000 <cga2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 07, 2006 at 01:24:53PM EDT, Gary Johnson wrote:
> > On 2006-08-07, cga2000 <cga2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > On Mon, Aug 07, 2006 at 10:45:10AM EDT, Jonas Jacobsson wrote:
> > > > cga2000 wrote:
> > > > > > The default key to get from the pager to the index is "q";
> > > > > > it's often also bound to "i", though.
> > > > > .. which is an abomination ..
> > > > >
> > > > > :-)
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm getting better .. but how many times have I hit "q" where I
> > > > > should have hit "i" only to find myself staring at a shell
> > > > > prompt.
> > > >
> > > > set quit="ask-no"
> > > >
> > > > :)
> > > >
> > > .. misses the mark by a mile or so..
> > >
> > > you're adding a second inconvenience on top of the original one
> > > instead of fixing the real problem.
> >
> > "Fixing the real problem?" The only problem I see here is that your
> > mental model of mutt's behavior is incorrect.
> >
> That the same keyboard action should be used to navigate different
> screens within the application or exit the application altogether
> depending on the context is not dependent on the way your brain is
> wired.
>
> It's just confusing.
I apologize; I misunderstood your confusion. I thought you were
expecting 'q' in the Index to take you to the mailboxes view instead
of exiting. You're right--that "overloading" of 'q' can be
confusing, especially when using some other application as a file
viewer within mutt, such a w3m, where 'q' does mean "quit". I find
myself using 'q' in w3m to "go back" and of course quitting instead.
Regards,
Gary
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Gary Johnson | Agilent Technologies
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