Open Bug 267992 Opened 20 years ago Updated 2 years ago

Mac menu and shortcuts which should be "global" (for example ctrl+K / search messages) shouldn't depend on which window is focused

Categories

(Thunderbird :: Message Compose Window, defect)

Product:
Thunderbird
Component:
Message Compose Window
Platform:
PowerPC
macOS
Type:
defect

Tracking

(Not tracked)

People

(Reporter: francis.uy, Unassigned)

References

(Depends on 1 open bug, Blocks 1 open bug)

Details

When I have a Compose window open, I should still be able to Cmd-Shift-F to open the Search window. Instead, I need to focus the main Mail window first, so that the appropriate menu item will reappear. There are many other menu items and shortcut keys that are unavailable depending on which window is frontmost.
QA Contact: message-compose
Response to email: this bug still exists. It is indeed Mac-specific, since Mac OS is the only major one with a unified menu bar (as opposed to window-based menus in Windows, Linux, etc). Mac Human Interface Guidelines state that global commands (such as mailbox search in this case) should still be available when subsidiary windows are focused.
Assignee: mscott → nobody
Severity: normal → minor
Depends on: 395596
Blocks: tb-mac
Summary: Mac menu and shortcuts shouldn't depend on which window is focused → Mac menu and shortcuts which should be "global" (for example ctrl+K / search messages) shouldn't depend on which window is focused
Severity: minor → S3
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