changing Thunderbird keyboard shortcuts
How many times have you sent e-mail prematurely on Thunderbird? It's got "Ctrl+Return" shortcut key assigned for "Send Now". It will pop up confirmation dialogue so people like me don't send empty mail. Good... But..., in the dialogue, the default focus is on "Send" button. So, careless people like me will hit 'Return' or 'Space' and send an empty mail anyway.
I tend to use Control key more than an average guy so "Ctrl+Return Return" sequence happens often. So, I decided to change Thunderbird behaviour. I thought I might need to edit Thunderbird binary file. But a little googling found this plugin.
Keyconfig extension - MozillaZine Knowledge Base
Here's how I downloaded this plugin. I did this because somehow my Firefox couldn't handle this URL well.
This plugin will add GUI interface for key shortcut config. I just removed the "Ctrl+Return" shortcut. This added one line to prefs.js file under Profiles folder.
Now, I'm happy I'm empty e-mail free :)
I tend to use Control key more than an average guy so "Ctrl+Return Return" sequence happens often. So, I decided to change Thunderbird behaviour. I thought I might need to edit Thunderbird binary file. But a little googling found this plugin.
Keyconfig extension - MozillaZine Knowledge Base
The Keyconfig extension (available here) allows you to configure keyboard shortcuts. It works with Firefox, Thunderbird, and (probably) Mozilla Suite/SeaMonkey.
Here's how I downloaded this plugin. I did this because somehow my Firefox couldn't handle this URL well.
curl http://mozilla.dorando.at/keyconfig.xpi > /tmp/keyconfig.xpi
This plugin will add GUI interface for key shortcut config. I just removed the "Ctrl+Return" shortcut. This added one line to prefs.js file under Profiles folder.
user_pref("keyconfig.main.key_send", "!][][");Now, I'm happy I'm empty e-mail free :)
