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How can I create keyboard shortcuts in Mail.app that do not require modifiers? For example, I'd like j/k to scroll the message pane. Maybe n/p to navigate between messages. Maybe N/P to navigate to unread messages. Maybe a to archve a message.

The key point here is that the shortcuts should not require modifiers: No Command, no Ctrl, no Option.

The gmail shortcuts are different, but similar in that they don't require modifiers.

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I doubt this is possible. – Randolph West Jun 10 '12 at 3:01
Man, I want this too... – Alex Wayne Jul 25 '12 at 23:10
I wonder if there is something like AutoHotKey for OSX. There is an AutoHotKey script that adds Gmail shortcuts to MS Outlook. Since all the actions are already available from the keyboard, just remapping the keys would do nicely. No, KeyRemap4MacBook doesn't do it (as far as I know), because it doesn't know which widget is in focus in Mail. (And I do want to be able to enter j and k into the Search field, say.) – hibbelig Jan 10 at 0:53

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