Re: 'Delete' v. 'Move to trash'

[Peter Bloomfield <peterbloomfield bellsouth net>]

On 01/07/2005 03:02:23 PM, Craig Routledge wrote:
> On 01/07/2005 11:31:38 AM, Andrew Conkling wrote:
> > I hate to be stubborn about this, but in two other  
> > programs--Rox and Terminal--the Delete key does just that, but  
> > if there is no shortcut and the key is pressed, it becomes the  
> > shortcut, just as I wish for it to in this case.
> >
> > I don't know what they do differently, but I just wanted to  
> > make mention that it's possible.
>
> Interesting.  You might want to discuss it with the GTK  
> people.  I would think that sort of behaviour should be  
> implemented upstream, not hacked into lots of applications  
> separately.

Not necessary--the issue is the way that Balsa adds `Delete' as  
an alternative accelerator.  If that's removed, so that `D' for  
`move to trash' and `Ctrl+D' for `toggle deleted' are the only  
accelerators, you can bind `Delete' to either one in the usual  
way.  As Andrew noted, what happens is that first the existing  
accelerator is removed but not replaced (I guess that's the  
standard meaning of hitting `Delete'), and the second time you  
`Delete', it establishes `Delete' as the accelerator.

That setup seems to offer the most flexibility--all that remains  
is deciding how to cope with user reaction to taking away an  
accustomed accelerator!

Peter