| Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|
| G | Open a specific folder |
| S | Move the current message to a specific folder |
| C | Copy the current message to a specific folder |
As a remainder and a sign of Nostalgy's presence, these shortcuts are displayed in Thunderbird's status bar.
The G, S and C commands open an auto-completion box (in place of the status bar) where you can select a folder by typing part of its name. Matching is case-insensitive. Regular expressions are accepted as well (and .. is a short-hand for .* meaning: any sequence of characters). You can choose the first suggested completion with Return, or first choose another one with the Up/Down keys. You can cancel the command with Escape.
The S and C commands also work in a standalone message window.
| Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|
| L | Hide/show the folder pane |
| Ctrl-Esc | Focus the folder pane |
| Alt-Esc | Focus the message pane |
| double Esc | Focus the thread pane |
When the thread pane is focused, you can scroll the currently displayed message (up and down) by pressing Shift-Left/Shift-Right.
The rationale behind the L command is that thanks to Nostalgy's folder commands, you rarely need the folder pane.
Nostalgy has a notion of rule. A rule associates a folder to a message by looking for a substring of the Sender or Subject (or both) headers. When a rule selects a folder for a given message, Nostalgy informs you in the status line. You can then use the Shift-S/Shift-C shortcuts to move/copy directly the message to this folder. Nostalgy's rules can be edited from a command in the Tools menu.
The Nostalgy extension has been written by Alain Frisch (Alain.Frisch@inria.fr). Comments ands suggestions are welcome!