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Why does Outlook map Ctrl+F to Forward instead of Find (devblogs.microsoft.com)
30 points by morder 1401 days ago
9 comments
kuzko_topia 1400 days ago
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?
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htk 1401 days ago
It's incredible how many interesting MS stories Raymond Chen has.
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1f60c 1400 days 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.)

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darinpantley 1401 days 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.

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verall 1400 days ago
This is almost as interesting as the behavior is frustrating.
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_aavaa_ 1400 days ago
This feels like those jokes that end with:

> That man's name? Albert Einstein.

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hnzix 1400 days 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.
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zapzupnz 1400 days ago
Cool. Knowledge is power. Do something with that knowledge.
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mdrzn 1400 days ago
By the way, Notepad also uses CTRL+T or F3 to search, so this "CTRL+F works everywhere" is a lie
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aaaaaaaaata 1400 days ago
Everywhere except Microsoft legacy software.
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fomine3 1400 days ago
Fun.
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