Default keyboard shortcutsMotivations and general conventions
Although Claws Mail is a graphical application and can mainly be
commanded with your mouse, it also requires the frequent use of the
keyboard. Composing a mail is the most common of the tasks that
require the use of the keyboard. For people who write a lot of mails,
having to move hands from keyboard to mouse greatly reduces
productivity, so Claws Mail provides keyboard shortcuts to allow
faster operation.
This not only benefits power users by providing keyboard alternatives
and keyboard navigation, it also enables people with disabilities,
(who may not be able to properly control a pointing device), to use
Claws Mail.
The most general convention is the key. Focused
dialogues or windows can be closed by hitting the
key.
There are other key combinations which are assigned by default to menu
items. We won't list these here, as they are already shown on the
righthand side of the menus themselves, so you can easily learn them
with usage. Furthermore, if you don't like them, these shortcuts can be
changed on the fly by focusing on the menu item and pressing the
desired key combination.
In addition to these shortcuts there are others which vary from window
to window, which are summarised in the following sections.
Main windowShortcutPrint...Work offlineSynchronise foldersSave as...ExitCopySelect allFind in current message...Search folder...Toggle threaded displayGoes to next mail in Message List. The arrow does the same.Goes to previous mail. The arrow is a synonym.Goes to next unread mail.Goes to previous unread mail.Go to other folder...Show message sourceShow all message headersToggles the message view panel visibility. When invisible, Message List expands itself to fill the full window height and more summary lines are displayed.Positions the cursor on the Quicksearch field, also opening the Quicksearch panel if needed.Update summaryGet mail from current accountGet mail from all accountsCompose a new messageReplyReply to allReply to mailing listForward messageMove...Copy...Move to trashEmpty all Trash foldersMark messageUnmark messageMark message as unreadOpen address bookExecuteOpen log windowCompose windowShortcutSendSend laterAttach fileInsert fileInsert signatureSaveCloseUndoRedoCutCopyPasteSelect allMove a character backwardMove a character forwardMove to end of lineMove a previous lineMove a next lineDelete a character backwardDelete a character forwardDelete lineDelete to end of lineWrap current paragraphWrap all long linesToggle auto wrappingEdit with external editorOpen address book