While I am all for standard implementations, why is it that before this new Gmail feature was implemented, when I hit "l" in Mailplane, WITHOUT the Cmd, Mailplane's label dialog box came up? So the convention was already broken and not a convention. I just wanted to voice a request for a return to the ways things were.
-- RWR On Feb 5, 9:47 am, James <[email protected]> wrote: > This suggestion breaks the conventions that have already been > established in mailplane. All keyboard shortcuts combinations that > include Cmd are shortcuts that tell mailplane the application to do > something, such as the labels window or reloading gmail but also more > basic functions that translate into gmail functions such as staring a > message. This ensures that Mailplane's keyboard shortcuts never > conflict with the single key shortcuts that gmail uses. > > If mailplane were to use "l" to bring up it's own label window that > would be mailplane (the apple) stepping on the toes of gmail (the > orange). However, once you start mixing apples and oranges usability > goes completely out the window. > > There needs to be a very clear line between what commands tell > mailplane to do something and what commands gets passed through > directly to gmail. Thus from a software design and usability > standpoint Cmd-l should bring up the mailplane labels window like it > always has and mailplane should continue to allow gmail to use > whatever one-letter shortcuts it would like. > > -J > > On Feb 4, 7:01 pm, RWR <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Please make "l" bring up Mailplane's version and Cmd-L bring up > > Google's. > > > On Feb 4, 11:22 am, Ruben Bakker <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Quick Update: Cmd-L will return. It'll either open Google's implementation > > > or bring Mailplane's panel. I haven't decided yet. > > > > On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 6:09 PM, Shawn Roberts > > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > One other thing I noticed: The web search button was removed next to > > > > the search box. > > > > > Hope nobody used that often. > > > > > On Feb 4, 11:19 am, Shawn Roberts <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I added this post before Gmail rolled out the new feature to my > > > > > account. I see what everyone is saying now about the keyboard > > > > > shortcuts. I haven't made an official decision yet on whether or not I > > > > > like Mailplane's way or Gmail's (new) way yet. I have gotten rather > > > > > used to Mailplane's Add/Remove though. Would there be a way to > > > > > implement both ways via the keyboard? (i.e. Using Command-L continues > > > > > to pop up the Add/Remove box and just using L drops down the menu in > > > > > Gmail. Or maybe Command-Option-L?) > > > > > > On Feb 3, 5:01 pm, Shawn Roberts <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > >http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2009/02/new-ways-to-label-with-move-to-. > > > > .. > > > > > > > How will this effect how Mailplane moves and labels messages? > > > > > > Especially since "⌘-L" and "L" both work for the Add/Remove Label > > > > > > pop- > > > > > > up. > > > > -- > > > Rubenhttp://mailplaneapp.com/bloghttp://www.twitter.com/Mailplane --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "mailplaneapp" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mailplaneapp?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
