Bug#275867: kopete: chat window: most people do not want to press send button for sending msg. Intro instead

[Zsolt Rizsanyi <rizsanyi@users.sourceforge.net>]

On Sunday 10 October 2004 19.40, txemi wrote:
> Package: kopete
> Version: 4:3.3.0-2
> Severity: minor
>
> chat window: most people do not want to press send button for sending
> msg. Press Intro key instead.
>
> - For hackers: people used to work just with keyborad find really
>   annoying having to move hand from keyb to mouse for each message.
>
> - For normal users: Most im clients behave this way so it is really
>   weird having to press mouse button for have msg delivered.
>
> This is why default behaviour of kopete chat window is strange and
> some option to change it could be higly recommended. Perhaps a checkbox
> next to send button to enable "Intro key sending" or some kopete
> configuration option. The first alternative seems useful in case you
> want to send a multiline message from time to time, this way you could
> quickly operation mode.

I don't understand what the Intro key is, but in Kopete you can send using 
Ctrl+Enter. I think that would satisfy your needs.

BTW I have seen the same shortcut in some other IM clients, so this is some 
quasi standard.

Regards
Zsolt