2. KMail's Interface

Figure 8.4. KMail Client Interface

KMail Client Interface
[Note]Note

If the kontact package is not installed, the Kontact buttons on the left won't show.

Toolbar. This is where the main action buttons lie. See Table 8.1, “KMail's Toolbar Buttons”.

Messages List. Where information (subject, date, sender, etc.) about messages stored in the currently selected folder is displayed.

Message View Pane. Where the currently selected message's contents are displayed.

Folders List. Where all folders are listed. The default folders are inbox (incoming messages), outbox (unsent templates), sent-mail (already sent messages), trash (deleted messages) and drafts (draft messages).

Kontact Buttons. KMail is now a component of Kontact. On the left of the interface you have buttons to access Kontact's components.

The following table shows the most important buttons available in KMail's toolbar, their equivalent keyboard shortcuts and a brief explanation of the functions they provide.

Table 8.1. KMail's Toolbar Buttons

ButtonKeyboard ShortcutFunction
Ctrl-N

Compose a New Message. You will need to complete the To and Subject fields in the message-compose window.

Ctrl-L

Get new messages for all defined e-mail accounts. Keep this button pressed to display a list of all defined accounts; select the one you want to get mail from in order to retrieve messages only for that account.

R

Reply to the author of the selected message. A message-compose window will pop up with some fields already set.

F

Forward (send to a third party) the selected message. You will need to fill in the To field in the message-compose window.

D

Delete the selected messages. Deleted messages are moved to the Trash folder. You can recover messages moved into the trash folder, but deletion from the Trash folder cannot be undone: be careful!

[Note]Note

Most of those buttons have a little black arrow on their bottom right corner. That means that a menu with additional related actions can be displayed by pressing the mouse button a little longer.