[MlMt] Keybindings and expanding threads

[John Cooper]

On 2015-02-24 09:37, John Cooper wrote:
> I wanted my left and right arrow keys to close and open threads, so I
> added this to my custom keybindings file:
> 
> // Expand/collapse thread
> "\UF703" = ( "expandThread:" ); // →
>   	"\UF702" = ( "collapseThread:" ); // ←
> 
> Then it occurred to me that nine times out of ten, I was holding the
> option key while using the right arrow key to expand all levels of the
> selected thread. So I thought to modify the keybinding so it expands
> the entire thread by default, without the use of the option key. I
> tried this:
> 
>         "\UF703" = ( "expandAll:" ); // →
> 
> But I find there's no apparent difference in functionality. That is,
> if the first message in a closed thread is highlighted, and I hit the
> right arrow key, only the direct replies to that message are shown,
> not the replies to those replies. (It doesn't expand all threads in
> the mailbox, either, as one might expect from a command called
> expandAll.)
> 
> How can I set the right arrow key to display an entire thread?

I also tried to create this behavior with the following:

         "\UF703" = ( "lastOfThread:", "rootOfThread:" ); // →

But this does exactly the same thing as "expandThread:". It only expands 
one level.