954211 - Command history in multi-user chats (MUCs)

Status: REOPENED

(Thunderbird :: Instant Messaging, enhancement)

Description

[Instantbot]

*** Original post on bio 777 by nexxuscommand AT yahoo.com at 2011-05-09 05:18:00 UTC ***

When in a MUC, there would be a way to recall a list of previous entered commands with a short cut such as Ctrl+Up/Down. This can become a useful feature for file transfers and other common command by not having to reenter or copy past a previous commands, just Ctrl+Up/Down and then modify what was entered.

Comment 1

[Patrick Cloke [:clokep]]

*** Original post on bio 777 at 2012-02-16 13:13:27 UTC ***

Currently you can get back previous things you said by pressing Ctrl+z. Could be useful to have a real history though.

Comment 2

[aleth [:aleth]]

*** Original post on bio 777 at 2012-06-29 22:15:00 UTC ***

There is an add-on for this (it is not restricted to commands though): https://addons.instantbird.org/en-US/instantbird/addon/278

Therefore resolving as "Worksforme", especially considering comment #2. If there is a good argument why this should be in the core, please reopen.

Comment 3

[aleth [:aleth]]

*** Original post on bio 777 at 2012-06-29 22:18:32 UTC ***

(I hesitated between WORKSFORME and WONTFIX, but Ctrl-Z suggests the former)

Comment 4

[Patrick Cloke [:clokep]]

*** Original post on bio 777 at 2012-06-29 22:20:43 UTC ***

Ctrl-Z is a (convenient) bug. We should have a supported way to do this.

Comment 5

[Instantbot]

*** Original post on bio 777 by nexxuscommand AT yahoo.com at 2012-09-07 05:57:53 UTC ***

I looks as of 1.2 all the functionality it there now. Ctrl-Y goes forward in the history and Ctrl-Z goes backwards in history. What's even better now is that saves what you last typed, so if you are in the middle of a message and pressed the Ctrl-z and then Ctrl-y to redo, it will go back to where you last were.

I guess my justification for the original request is that do a lot of linux putty session's windows command prompt sessions and it's more convenient to use the arrow keys to go through the history. Also if I may make an amendment to the first post. Ideally IMO it would be even better not to have to press the ctrl. 

Because it looks like the functionality is now it place, this might be a better option for a add-on to remap the Ctrl-z and ctrl-y to use the arrow keys?

Comment 6

[aleth [:aleth]]

*** Original post on bio 777 at 2012-09-07 09:34:10 UTC ***

(In reply to comment #5)
> Because it looks like the functionality is now it place, this might be a better
> option for a add-on to remap the Ctrl-z and ctrl-y to use the arrow keys?
Yes, an add-on could do this - as the default we want the arrow keys to scroll the conversation (from the empty input box).