[Users] Select All shortcut Ctrl + A not working

[addicted2h]

 Apologies for additional email, but it's an important addendum: I realized that NONE of my hotkeys / keyboard shortcuts work in Claws! I don't use that many, but Ctrl + F to search is one. When it didn't work I pulled up the complete list and went through them all - none work, in no part of Claws (not in the message list, nor inside a single message). I don't even know where to start now. (A quick web search didn't bring back anything.) Just to be clear: all the usual keyboard shortcuts (Ctrl + A, Ctrl + S, Ctrl + F) work everywhere else on my machine.
     On Tuesday, May 9, 2023, 05:14:19 PM CDT, addicted2h <addicted2h at yahoo.com> wrote:  
 
  Thanks, Dustin, alas...

Re 1: I really don't want to get into compiling anything. Besides, I read everywhere that GTK+ 2 is on its way out. Yes, I did check via Clawsker that the keyboard shortcut was set to Ctrl + A. I even tried replacing that shortcut with several combos. Nothing works.

Re 2: Yes, focused via mouse-click on a message. (Btw, I assume you mistyped - I'm sadly on 4.0.0, not 4.1.1, as stated initially.)

Re 3: I ran it and saved it, but there is nothing in there that's hinting at a problem. The only "error" is in reference to non-installed themes: "skipping theme scan". (I'm fine with the stock theme and didn't install any.)

To further troubleshoot, I unloaded all my plugins and restarted Claws each time. No change. I had some trouble with the Notification plugin - it basically froze my Claws: the top-nav was inaccessible (not just non-responsive, I was unable to click anything); and the regular windows buttons had vanished (the ones to shrink, max and close the window). As soon as I unloaded and uninstalled that plugin, it was all fine again. Now, I don't know if the Ctrl + A issue was present then. However, the way I understand it, unloaded and uninstalled plugins on Linux don't leave any garbage behind.

I know it's a small thing, but very annoying in my workflow. If there were a context menu option to select all (in addition to the menu option), that'd help. Is there any option for this, maybe a hack? (I looked around, but no luck.) Or would it likely make use of the non-functioning keyboard shortcut?

I appreciate any help or hint!
     On Friday, May 5, 2023, 10:32:52 PM CDT, Dustin Miller <dustbiz at gmail.com> wrote:  
 
 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