Why does Mutt's (more specifically, Neomutt's) “quit” command change depending on which screen I'm on?
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If I'm viewing an HTML-based email, the steps to view it are:
Inbox: select email, press [Enter]
Email: text/html is unsupported, press [v]
Email: viewing attachments, select and press [Enter]
Now viewing HTML
But now that I'm viewing the HTML, to get back out to my inbox and then quit neomutt, the key sequence is:
[i] -> [q] -> [i] -> [q]
| | | ^ to exit mutt
| | ^ to exit the email itself
| ^ to exit the attachment list
^ to exit the attachment
Why does it switch back and forth? I've read some tutorials on replacing the keybindings, but I'm more interested in understanding why both 'i' and 'q' seem to map to the same function, depending on which screen you're viewing?
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Craig Otis
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If I'm viewing an HTML-based email, the steps to view it are:
Inbox: select email, press [Enter]
Email: text/html is unsupported, press [v]
Email: viewing attachments, select and press [Enter]
Now viewing HTML
But now that I'm viewing the HTML, to get back out to my inbox and then quit neomutt, the key sequence is:
[i] -> [q] -> [i] -> [q]
| | | ^ to exit mutt
| | ^ to exit the email itself
| ^ to exit the attachment list
^ to exit the attachment
Why does it switch back and forth? I've read some tutorials on replacing the keybindings, but I'm more interested in understanding why both 'i' and 'q' seem to map to the same function, depending on which screen you're viewing?
keyboard-shortcuts mutt
asked Nov 20 at 11:37
Craig Otis
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By default,qshould always work, but mail / attachment view (i.e. thepagerset of bindings) additionally hasiandxbound to<exit>. The manual does not mention these aliases, only theqbindings, so I'd suspect they are there for historical reasons.
– crater2150
Nov 20 at 12:37
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If I'm viewing an HTML-based email, the steps to view it are:
Inbox: select email, press [Enter]
Email: text/html is unsupported, press [v]
Email: viewing attachments, select and press [Enter]
Now viewing HTML
But now that I'm viewing the HTML, to get back out to my inbox and then quit neomutt, the key sequence is:
[i] -> [q] -> [i] -> [q]
| | | ^ to exit mutt
| | ^ to exit the email itself
| ^ to exit the attachment list
^ to exit the attachment
Why does it switch back and forth? I've read some tutorials on replacing the keybindings, but I'm more interested in understanding why both 'i' and 'q' seem to map to the same function, depending on which screen you're viewing?
keyboard-shortcuts mutt
asked Nov 20 at 11:37
Craig Otis
1186
If I'm viewing an HTML-based email, the steps to view it are:
Inbox: select email, press [Enter]
Email: text/html is unsupported, press [v]
Email: viewing attachments, select and press [Enter]
Now viewing HTML
But now that I'm viewing the HTML, to get back out to my inbox and then quit neomutt, the key sequence is:
[i] -> [q] -> [i] -> [q]
| | | ^ to exit mutt
| | ^ to exit the email itself
| ^ to exit the attachment list
^ to exit the attachment
Why does it switch back and forth? I've read some tutorials on replacing the keybindings, but I'm more interested in understanding why both 'i' and 'q' seem to map to the same function, depending on which screen you're viewing?
keyboard-shortcuts mutt
keyboard-shortcuts mutt
asked Nov 20 at 11:37
Craig Otis
1186
asked Nov 20 at 11:37
Craig Otis
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asked Nov 20 at 11:37
Craig Otis
1186
asked Nov 20 at 11:37
Craig Otis
1186
asked Nov 20 at 11:37
Craig Otis
1186
1186
By default,qshould always work, but mail / attachment view (i.e. thepagerset of bindings) additionally hasiandxbound to<exit>. The manual does not mention these aliases, only theqbindings, so I'd suspect they are there for historical reasons.
– crater2150
Nov 20 at 12:37
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By default,qshould always work, but mail / attachment view (i.e. thepagerset of bindings) additionally hasiandxbound to<exit>. The manual does not mention these aliases, only theqbindings, so I'd suspect they are there for historical reasons.
– crater2150
Nov 20 at 12:37
By default,
q should always work, but mail / attachment view (i.e. the pager set of bindings) additionally has i and x bound to <exit>. The manual does not mention these aliases, only the q bindings, so I'd suspect they are there for historical reasons.– crater2150
Nov 20 at 12:37
By default,
q should always work, but mail / attachment view (i.e. the pager set of bindings) additionally has i and x bound to <exit>. The manual does not mention these aliases, only the q bindings, so I'd suspect they are there for historical reasons.– crater2150
Nov 20 at 12:37
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By default,
qshould always work, but mail / attachment view (i.e. thepagerset of bindings) additionally hasiandxbound to<exit>. The manual does not mention these aliases, only theqbindings, so I'd suspect they are there for historical reasons.– crater2150
Nov 20 at 12:37