[Bug 159493] New: it's not possible to navigate with the keyboard cursor keys in mail list and folder list

[Janet]

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           Summary: it's not possible to navigate with the keyboard cursor
                    keys in mail list and folder list
           Product: kmail
           Version: 1.9.9
          Platform: unspecified
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: wishlist
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: kdepim-bugs kde org
        ReportedBy: bugzilla kerridis de


Version:           1.9.9 (using 3.5.9, Debian Package 4:3.5.9.dfsg.1-2 (lenny/sid))
Compiler:          Target: i486-linux-gnu
OS:                Linux (i686) release 2.6.24-2.6.24.3.slh.6-sidux-686

Often it is quicker to navigate in applications with the keyboard instead of with the mouse, especially when you in any case have to use the keyboard to write text. Kmail is one of those programs. 

When I click into the folder list I expect to be able to scroll up and down by using the cursor keys. When I click into the mail list I expect to be able to scroll it with the cursor keys too. But both does not work, instead of that the mail in the mail preview window is scrolling. When I want to scroll the mail I'd first click into its window (or use tab to activate it). At least other programs with divided window handle the internal navigation this way (thunderbird, quanta, kooka - just to mention a few).

Now that kmail has become an enterprise capable version I'd expect even more to have a consistent behaviour and to honor those fast typers - and those who have difficulties or don't like to use the mouse for everything. I'd consider it to be a bug not to be able to scroll through my kmail folder list and the list of mails with the keyboard cursor keys, but as I assume it is a feature/intended behaviour I mark it as wishlist entry.