Re: [orca-list] Thunderbird: Cursor keys only means of navigating the mailbox list

[Marco Zehe <marco zehe googlemail com>]

Hi Dave,

David E. Price wrote:
> If you want to keep single-letter hot-keys, you might consider making
> them context-dependent. When focus is in the message list, the
> single-letter hot-keys function as they are currently implemented. If
> focus is in the mailbox tree, then single-letter hot-keys are disabled
> and single-letter (or multiple letter) navigation of the mailbox tree
> becomes functional. In fact, you have this partially implemented at the
> moment, since the single-letter hot-keys are disabled when focus is in
> the quick search text box. While I'm not thrilled with this solution, it
> is a possibility.

There is a bug filed on a very similar issue regarding these shortcuts
interfering with screen reader quick navigation keys:
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=411198

I think that bug can be expanded to cover first letter navigation in the
folder tree as well.

Mind adding your ideas to that bug as a comment?

Marco