[Users] Select All shortcut Ctrl + A not working

[Dustin Miller]

On Sat, 6 May 2023 02:22:45 +0000 (UTC)
addicted2h via Users <users at lists.claws-mail.org> wrote:

> 4.0.0 is the last available version in the current Mint repository. I
> had previously used Claws 3.16 ... After installing a new 21.1 Linux
> Mint, I installed Claws via the Software Manager. ... I ... noticed
> the odd problem: I no longer can use Ctrl + A as the shortcut to
> select all email messages in a folder in the message list view. I
> used to do that all the time, but now I have to go to the menu and
> pick the command. I checked via Clawsker, and re-did it, but the
> keyboard shortcut had already been correctly set to Ctrl + A. It is
> also not assigned to a different function on my system, as I use the
> same to select all in Nemo, the file manager. This is such an odd
> malfunction I don't even know where to start looking. Though I did
> search this list's archive, to no avail. Any ideas?
> 
DM: Not sure I can give anything conclusive, but here are a few ideas /
comments that might help you figure it out:

* 1. You may be encountering a difference between the GTK2-based Claws
  Mail (latest release 3.19.1 on 20 Oct 2022) and the GTK3-based one
  (latest release 4.1.1 on 20 Oct 2022), because I know that the
  GTK3-based one does not handle keyboard shortcuts in the same way. If
  you think this may be the case, you can check out the 'menurc' config
  file to see if a manual change there will help, although it's
  possible your attempts to use Clawsker have already covered this
  troubleshooting angle. (If you decide you prefer to use the
  GTK2-based one and are willing / able to compile it yourself, that's
  also an option.)

* 2. Have you confirmed that the message list pane is definitely in
  focus before you try the 'Ctrl + A'? (Some people have had
  focus-related problems with the GTK3-based Claws.) To be sure, I would
  use the mouse to click on a message in this pane (which should select
  it) and then try the 'Ctrl
  + A'. (For reference, my Claws Mail v4.1.1git28 [on Linux Mint Debian
  5 w/ Xfce DE] does not show the behavior you're describing. I doubt
  that this would be the result of something that changed after the
  4.1.1 release, since this is the first I've heard someone mentioning
  the problem. It's possible that it's a difference in system
  environment, system settings, or Claws Mail settings, not sure.)

* 3. You could also run Claws with the '--debug' option and check the
  log to see if there is any helpful info there.

DM: Hope you'll get it figured out, one way or another. :) ---Dustin