PSA: Gmail now lets you press Ctrl+Enter to send.

[Ichinisan]

Gmail finally lets you do what almost every email client (native or web-based) has always done: Hold Ctrl and press Enter to send.

I'm actually not sure when it started working. I somehow noticed a few weeks ago. I do believe I tested it when the "New Compose" option first appeared and it didn't work then.

You guys will probably tell me it has been this way for months or something.

 

[Fritzo]

This is actually bad. I'm a little quick on the trigger with my copy/pastes, and sometimes that CTRL-V and Enter turns into a CTRL-Enter...resulting in an unfinished email. Used to do that all the time in Outlook

 

[KeithTalent]

This is actually bad. I'm a little quick on the trigger with my copy/pastes, and sometimes that CTRL-V and Enter turns into a CTRL-Enter...resulting in an unfinished email. Used to do that all the time in Outlook

This. I had to turn it off in the new Outlook because I would end up sending half-complete e-mails all the time. :\

KT

 

[lxskllr]

This is actually bad. I'm a little quick on the trigger with my copy/pastes, and sometimes that CTRL-V and Enter turns into a CTRL-Enter...resulting in an unfinished email. Used to do that all the time in Outlook

Start using the mouse for copy/paste.

 

[el-Capitan]

Yeah, I just did that by accident trying to copy+paste - sent an incomplete email out. WTF?

 

[Anubis]

this sounds like something i would not want

guess its a good thing i dont use gmail

 

[Red Storm]

Never used it, probably never will.

 

[mnewsham]

Yeah, I turned it off, stupid fucking feature in my opinion, just fucks up copy/paste, undo, etc.

 

[torpid]

It has been that way for at least a few months. It was sorely missing because you can do almost everything else with the keyboard.

 

[gamefreakgcb]

Turn on the Undo Send feature also. Saved me from sending emails without attachments.

 

[rh71]

don't like the new compose feature that does a new half-size window. I hate pop-ups. No ctrl-enter for me, and I'm fine with that.

 

[dawks]

How do you fuck up Ctrl + V and Ctrl + Enter?

The V key is worlds away from Enter/Return.

I do use Ctrl + Enter for line returns instead of new paragraphs that just Enter itself does. But I dont think thats an issue with the compose box.

 

[KeithTalent]

How do you fuck up Ctrl + V and Ctrl + Enter?

The V key is worlds away from Enter/Return.

I do use Ctrl + Enter for line returns instead of new paragraphs that just Enter itself does. But I dont think thats an issue with the compose box.

Ctrl+V then Enter to move to the new line; when you are typing very quickly it sometimes blends together and ends up just sending the e-mail.

KT

 

[CraigRT]

Awesome.
Have been using CTRL+Enter for like 10 years.

 

[Red Storm]

don't like the new compose feature that does a new half-size window. I hate pop-ups. No ctrl-enter for me, and I'm fine with that.

I love it. Definitely prefer the compose window over loading a whole new page and taking me away from the inbox.

 

[vshah]

you guys need to turn on undo send - gives you 30 seconds to undo sending.

 

[Ichinisan]

don't like the new compose feature that does a new half-size window. I hate pop-ups. No ctrl-enter for me, and I'm fine with that.

I like it because it stays up, even when I have to click around to find something relevant to the email I'm composing.

 

[Ichinisan]

How do you fuck up Ctrl + V and Ctrl + Enter?

The V key is worlds away from Enter/Return.

This.

I do use Ctrl + Enter for line returns instead of new paragraphs that just Enter itself does. But I dont think thats an issue with the compose box.

What?! That's Shift+Enter.

I just tested in Word 2003 and Ctrl+Enter makes a page break for me.

 

[dougp]

I prefer alt+s ...

 

[Ichinisan]

you guys need to turn on undo send - gives you 30 seconds to undo sending.

I think you can customize the number of seconds to undo.

 

[Ichinisan]

It has been that way for at least a few months. It was sorely missing because you can do almost everything else with the keyboard.

Before this, I would have to use Tab, then Space. I already do that for lots of other things, but I've been conditioned to use Ctrl+Enter for email.

 

[KeithTalent]

This.

Do you guys type one-handed? :hmm:

KT

 

[IHAVEAQUESTION]

So Ctrl+Backspace recalls the email that hasn't been read by the recipient?

 

[JujuFish]

Yawn.

 

[Schfifty Five]

This.

If you paste something with Control + V and then hit Enter for a carriage return too quickly without releasing the control button, it will send the email.