Why does Outlook map Ctrl+F to Forward instead of Find (opens in new tab)

(devblogs.microsoft.com)

30 pointsmorder3y ago11 comments

11 comments

So now that this powerful user is gone and the software is still out of convention, we are stuck with an unfriendly behavior on an extremely popular software because of.... Inertia and this makes a cool story?

htk3y ago

It's incredible how many interesting MS stories Raymond Chen has.

1f60c3y ago

I know, right? The Dutch version of Wikipedia says he's worked at Microsoft since 1992. You're bound to hear some interesting stories during that time.

(Somewhat surprisingly, the English version of Wikipedia does not have an article about him. Raymond Chen (Microsoft) redirects to an article about the now-defunct Microsoft Developer Network, which mentions him once, in passing.)

darinpantley3y ago

It's interesting to see where that originated. I can only imagine how many office workers have run into it.

If you press it once then Outlook will forward, but if you press it again then Outlook will find text inside of the email you're forwarding.

verall3y ago

This is almost as interesting as the behavior is frustrating.

_aavaa_3y ago

This feels like those jokes that end with:

> That man's name? Albert Einstein.

hnzix3y ago

Wasn't <f3> the conventional shortcut for app search back in the DOS days? So it makes sense in a backwards compatible way, while still being an annoying anachronism.

zapzupnz3y ago

Cool. Knowledge is power. Do something with that knowledge.

mdrzn3y ago

By the way, Notepad also uses CTRL+T or F3 to search, so this "CTRL+F works everywhere" is a lie

aaaaaaaaata3y ago

Everywhere except Microsoft legacy software.

fomine33y ago

Fun.

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