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UX: message detail view needs obvious close and next/previous navigation #426

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Summary

When reading a message from a mailbox, there does not appear to be an obvious way to close the current message and return to the message list, or to move directly to the next/previous message.

This makes high-volume mailbox triage very slow, because each message has to be handled through navigation that is not immediately discoverable.

Current behavior

  1. Open a mailbox/inbox.
  2. Click an email/message.
  3. The message opens.
  4. There is no obvious visible control to:
    • close the message and return to the list,
    • go to the next message,
    • go to the previous message.

If such controls exist, they are not discoverable enough in the current UI.

Expected behavior

The message detail view should provide clear, always-visible navigation controls, for example:

  • a back/close button to return to the current mailbox list,
  • next / previous message buttons,
  • keyboard shortcuts such as:
    • Esc = close message / return to list,
    • j / k or arrow keys = next / previous message,
  • optional disabled states at the beginning/end of the list.

Why this matters

This is a core workflow for email clients. Users managing many emails need fast triage without returning to the mouse-heavy mailbox list after every single message.

Without close/next/previous controls, reviewing a mailbox becomes inefficient and unintuitive.

Environment

  • Kurrier version/image: v1.1.13
  • Runtime: production Docker deployment

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