[Users] Select All shortcut Ctrl + A not working

Thu May 11 18:09:23 UTC 2023

 OK, Nathan gets the cookie. I seriously cannot believe this is 1. an option and 2. preset to disabled -- I would never have turned it off. It so much didn't enter my mind to have it as an option that can be checked on and off that I missed looking for it in the Preferences. I'd also expect to have it reflected inside Clawsker, not just that you can choose your own keyboard combos but that they may actually not be enabled. Wow. 
Thank you, thank you, thank you, Nathan!!
     On Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 07:26:08 PM CDT, Kevin Nathan <knathan at project54.com> wrote:  

 You may have already checked this, but are you sure the Keyboard
Shortcuts are enabled? See the attached picture...

On Tue, 9 May 2023 22:47:13 +0000 (UTC)
addicted2h via Users <users at lists.claws-mail.org> wrote:

>  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
>    
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