Richard Green wrote:
However, I think it is very short-sighted not to consider accessibility issues. If I were unable to use a mouse due to handicap, I would not be able to use this application fully. All other windows applications are perfectly navigable using only a keyboard.
I know a lot of work has been done around keyboard navigation and I praise that; I am simply pointing out that one obvious omission is that you can't open an e-mail without double clicking on it. (At least I couldn't work out how to do it, but experience tells me that it should be possible using just tabs, arrow keys and pressing enter on the desired message; every other application works that way and so should this)
My suggestion of using hyperlinks seems the most obvious and easiest way of rectifying this problem and, as a plus, I would be able to check my e-mail on my mobile phone.
I'm still against the hyperlinks, as I was the last time this got brought up months ago, but you do bring up an interesting point with keyboard accessability. I'm not running the latest CVS or anything, but would making the Enter button open whatever message is highlighted open be all that difficult?
-Trae Dorn