674543 - Mail: Alt S no longer works as shortcut to message search box

Status: RESOLVED INVALID

(SeaMonkey :: MailNews: Message Display, defect)

Description

[sphakka]

In SM1.0 mail (Linux) I used to hit 'Alt+s' to quickly jump into the message search/filter box. In SM2.0 it does nothing (and I can't find a way to configure it).  Please note that 'Ctrl+Alt+s' brings up the advanced message search window (same as 'Alt+A'), so it seems natural to resurrect the old 'Alt+S' handy shortcut.

Cheers,
  ^m'e

Comment 1

[sphakka]

Weird, in the Bookmark window (opened via 'Ctrl+b'), 'Ctrl+f' actually goes into the search box, so I'd expect this to work also in the Mail window, though it might clash with "find in this message". I'd really like to have the same behaviour for any search box, irrespective of what sub-application is open -- the best would be an about:config entry.

Comment 2

[Ian Neal]

(In reply to comment #0)
> In SM1.0 mail (Linux) I used to hit 'Alt+s' to quickly jump into the message
> search/filter box. In SM2.0 it does nothing (and I can't find a way to
> configure it).  Please note that 'Ctrl+Alt+s' brings up the advanced message
> search window (same as 'Alt+A'), so it seems natural to resurrect the old
> 'Alt+S' handy shortcut.
> 
It was replaced by Ctrl+k in bug 460694, might be worth being added to the list of shortcuts in help though.