Restore the Ctrl + left click functionality to select messages
It used to be possible to toggle selection of a message using Ctrl + left click anywhere on the message (in the message list). Now, that is only possible by clicking the checkbox to the left of the message. This is a much smaller hit target and makes it harder to select a set of messages.
Please restore the ability to select or deselect a message using Ctrl + left click.
Thanks!
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Ben Gilbert
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Jim brownold
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PLEEEEASE!!!
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Shawn Grunberger
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I'm experiencing the same problem in both Firefox and Chrome on the Mac (using the Command key). Here are my steps to reproduce:
1. In the message list, click the checkbox next to a message to select it.
2. Hold down the Command key (Ctrl on Windows) and click a different message in the list.What I expected to happen: the message I click on should be added to the selection. This was the behavior until very recently (just the last couple of weeks).
What happens instead: if the preview pane is hidden, the message opens for viewing and the selection doesn't change. If the preview pane is visible, all messages are deselected.
This seems like a clear bug, not a design decision, because Shift-clicking on a message still works to create a contiguous selection. It's only Ctrl/Command-clicking which is broken.