[Users] Why can't I use d as a hotkey :p:

[Steve Litt]

On Sun, 20 May 2012 09:08:19 +0800, Thomas C. Hicks said:
> On Sat, 19 May 2012 19:05:37 -0400
> Steve Litt <slitt at troubleshooters.com> wrote:
> 
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > I'm using Claws 3.7.9, after just upgrading from Ubuntu 11.04 +
> > Gnome 2 to Ubuntu 11.10 + Xfce. Before, I had been using the
> > keystroke d as the hotkey to move to trash, and I really liked it
> > that way. Now I can no longer use d. I can use x, or pretty much
> > any other unused keystroke, as a hotkey for "move to trash", but
> > when I hover the "move to trash" selection on the menu, and press
> > the d key, instead of recording the keystroke it acts like I
> > pressed Enter and just goes ahead and terminates the menu, and then
> > moves the item to the trash. It does this if I hover the "reply"
> > menu selection also. It's as if, somewhere deep in the system,
> > there's still some sort of a link from the d key to "move to
> > trash", but it's not available on the menu. If I press the d key
> > without hovering a menu, nothing happens.
> > 
> > I looked throughout the menu hierarchy and see no item with d as a
> > hotkey. I used a file manager to view all the likely candidates in
> > $HOME/.claws-mail but could find no file storing hotkeys.
> > 
> > What would be my next step in figuring out how to assign d to "move
> > to trash?"
> > 
> > Thanks
> > 
> > SteveT
> > 
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> I am having my own troubles with hotkeys (and other things) today
> after an upgrade.  I can share that the $HOME/.claws-mail/menurc file
> stores entries for hotkey definitions if that helps.
> 
> thomas
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Hi Thomas,

It helps a bunch. My /home/slitt/.claws-mail/menurc is a zero length
file. So something's sure getting wierd, because I've changed a few of
the hotkeys.

Hmmmm.

Thanks

SteveT

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