On Thursday, 02 September 1999 at 15:12, Brandon Ibach wrote:
> Quoting Brendan Cully <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> > I've been thinking some more about this. I don't really want two keys to
> > operate on folders, one for selecting and one for descending. Most users
> > have folders that contain *either* subfolders *or* messages, but not
> > both. Making them two keys for folders that really only have one action
> > available to them is counterintuitive.
> >
> It'd only be counterintuitive if not done right. Rather than
> completely separating these two functions on to two separate keys
> ("list subfolders" on <enter> and "list messages" on some other key),
> why not have <enter> list the subfolders if it's on a folder that is
> capable of subfolders, and list the messages, otherwise? That way,
> the other key would only need to be used if you wanted to view the
> messages in a folder that could have both.
>
> -Brandon :)
Er, that's true. :)
So really all we need is another key and to mark whether a folder has
messages and/or subfolders. Not so bad...
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