Re: [Evolution] Auto Select First Message in List

[Patrick O'Callaghan <poc usb ve>]

On Fri, 2021-07-09 at 13:49 +0200, Milan Crha via evolution-list wrote:
> On Fri, 2021-07-09 at 10:57 +0100, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> > That's not what I see. If I select a different folder and do
> > nothing
> > else, one message is highlighted but not selected. The arrow keys
> > move up and down the folder list instead of the message list. 
>
>         Hi,
> I rally meant when I run Evolution, not when moving between folders,
> aka right after start in the Mail view.
>
> I can imagine people moving between folders "approximately", like I
> know my folder starts with 'f', then I go there and then move up/down
> to the "fine" folder between other 'f' folders. Changing focus to the
> message list would disallow it.

OK. Not something I use so I'd forgotten about it.

> The left/right keys are tricky, even they make sense, because they
> are
> also used to expand/collapse the folder, when a Shift key is held
> down.
>
> What about the Enter key? That feels like a good candidate. When
> pressed while being in the folder tree, 'enter' the folder by moving
> focus to the message list.

That sounds reasonable.

poc