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README.md
Copyright (c) 2015 Sebastien Varrette
Time-stamp: <Wed 2015-11-11 22:28 svarrette>
One of the killing feature of MailMate is the complete freedom left to configure custom key bindings.
You can configure the Falkor key-bindings by placing the file Falkor.plist in:
~/Library/Application Support/MailMate/Resources/KeyBindingsThen relaunch MailMate and set the shortcut in the preferences pane (MailMate ▸ Preferences... ▸ General ▸ Custom Key Bindings ▸ Enable). Enable the key bindings that you want by entering them in the box below, e.g. Falkor.
I have inspired from many resources online:
- Keyboard shortcuts for Gmail
- Jeremy Cowgar's MailMate keybindings
- Chauncey Garrett's MailMate Keybings
I shall also thank Mailmate's developper Benny Kjær Nielsen for helping me on solving various issues when designing these key bindings.
| Shortcut | Code | Description |
|---|---|---|
| a | a | - |
| ⌃ a | ^a | Control-a |
| ⌥ a | ~a | Option-a |
| ⇧ a | A | Shift-a |
| ⌘ a | @a | Command-a |
From the reference documentation:
In addition to the above,
$can be used to bind to the shift key (⇧) for non-letter-keys and#can be used for the numeric key pad. Note that the order of multiple modifiers is important. It must be in this order:#^~$@
You will also find elements demonstrating the usage of the ExpectReply tag. Actually, I follow the workflow proposed in this blog post with the definition of 'Expect a Reply' / 'Has Answer' Smart mailboxes.
| Shortcut | Action | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ⌘ ↩ | Send message | After composing your message, use this combination to send it. |
| z | Undo | Undo the last action (moved messages or keyword changes) |
| Z (⇧ z) | Redo | Redo action (moved messages or keyword changes) |
| ⌃ s | __S__ave | Save the current message in the Drafts mailbox |
| Shortcut | Action | Description |
|---|---|---|
| c | __C__ompose | Allows you to compose a new message. |
| r | __R__eply | Replies to the message sender, with a message starting by Dear <firstname>, |
| R (⇧ r) | __R__eply to Sender | Replies to the message sender (useful in a mail having multiple recipents) |
| a | Reply __a__ll | Replies to all message recipients. |
| f | __F__orward | Forwards a message. |
| F (⇧ f) | __F__orward as Attachment | Forward selected message as an attachment (useful to respect the layout) |
| ⌘ ) | Increase quote level | Increase the quote level of the selected text |
| ⌃ > | ||
| ⌘ ( | Decrease quote level | Decrease the quote level of the selected text |
| ⌃ < |
| Shortcut | Action | Description |
|---|---|---|
| / | Search in all messages | Vim like: Toolbar search (in all messages) -- see official doc (⌥ ⌘ f) |
| ⌃ / | Search in mailbox | Advanced Search in the current mailbox -- see official doc (⌃ ⌥ ⌘ f) |
Note: searching in all message allow you to benefit from the flexible search specifications available in MailMate. For instance typing:
foo f !smith t (smith or joe)is understood as
Message contains "foo" and From does not contain "smith" and (To contains "smith" or "joe")Currently supported modifiers:
| Modifier | Search scope |
|---|---|
| f | From |
| s | Subject |
| t | To (Recipients) |
| a | Any address header |
| b | Body text (unquoted body text) |
| q | Quoted text |
| m | Message (Common Headers or Body) |
| T | Tags |
| Shortcut | Action | Description |
|---|---|---|
| o | __O__pen | Open message(s) in separate window(s) |
| e | __E__xpand thread | Expand selected threads |
| E (⇧ e) | Not __E__xpand thread | Collapse selected threads |
| l | __L__ast thread message | Move to the last message of the current thread (expand it if needed) |
| n | __N__ext thread | Move to next thread / message |
| p | __P__revious thread | Move to previous thread / message |
| ↑ | Next message | Move to the next message |
| ↓ | Previous message | Move to the previous message |
| gg | Select first message | Vim-like: select first message from the current mailbox |
| G | Select last message | Vim-like: select last message from the current mailbox |
| L (⇧ l) | __L__oad images once | Load the embedded images (spam protection) |
| i | Load __I__mages once | As above |
| Shortcut | Action | Description |
|---|---|---|
| j | __J__unk | Move selected message(s) to Junk |
| J (⇧ j) | Not __J__unk | Mark as NOT junk and move the message to INBOX |
| ! | Important / Urgent | Flag the message as (important/urgent) |
| - | Toggle the Mute state | Archives the conversation, and all future messages skip the Inbox unless sent or cc'd directly to you |
| A (⇧ a) | __A__rchive | move the message(s) to the Archive mailbox |
| x | Delete | Delete the message(s) |
| X (⇧ x) | Delete thread | Delete the complete Thread |
| u | Toggle [__U__n]read state | Mark the message(s) as read/unread |
| m | __M__ove to mailbox | Move the message(s) to a Mailbox to select from a searchable list |
| C (⇧ c) | __C__orrespondence | Show the messages having the same correspondent(s) |
| D (⇧ d) | __D__ownload | Download the attachment in the default Download folder (~/Download/) |
| Shortcut | Action | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ⌃ a | Select __A__ll | Select all messages of the current mailbox |
| *a | As above | |
| *n | __N__ot Select All | De-select all messages of the current mailbox |
| *r | Select __R__ead | Select all messages you've read. |
| *u | Select __U__nread | Selects all unread mail. |
| *f | Select __F__lagged / starred | Selects all flagged / starred / important / urgent mail. |
| *! | As above | |
| F ( ⇧ f) | Select Not flagged | Selects all unflagges / unstarred mail. |
I bind the default shortcut to add tags to ⇧ t in the Tags ▸ Tags editor shortcut, which let the t key able to initiate a combo on tags as follows:
| Shortcut | Action | Description |
|---|---|---|
| te | __T__ag __E__xpectReply | Toggle the tag ExpectReply to the message(s) |
| td | __T__ag __D__elegated | Toggle the tag Delegated to the message(s) |
All GoToMailbox actions are prefixed by g.
If you wish to configure a shortcut to access a given smart mailbox, obtain its UUID from
~/Library/Application\ Support/MailMate/Mailboxes.plist| Shortcut | Action | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ga | Go to __A__ll | Go to the All Messages Smart Mailbox |
| gA (g ⇧ a) | Go to __A__rchives | Go to the Archives Mailbox |
| gd | Go to __D__elegated | Go to the Delegated Mailbox |
| gf | Go to __F__lagged | Go to the Flagged Smart Mailbox (hosting Important/Urgent messages) |
| g! | As above | |
| gD (g ⇧ d) | Go to __D__rafts | Go to the Draft Mailbox |
| gl | __L__ist Mailbox | Show mailbox selection window |
| gi | Go to __I__NBOX | Go to the INBOX Mailbox |
| gs | Go to __S__end | Go to the Send Mailbox |
| gu | Go to __U__nread | Go to the Unread Smart Mailbox |
| ge | Go to __E__xpectReply | Go to the Expect a Reply Smart Mailbox -- see this blog post |
| gj | Go to __J__unk | Go to the Junk Smart Mailbox |
| gv | Go to __V__IPs | Go to the VIPs Smart Mailbox |