On 6/10/02 7:22 PM, "Mr Tea" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I though I was imagining this. > > Usually, when I delete a message from a folder (by selecting the message and > tapping the delete/backspace key), the message that was below the deleted > message becomes selected. But sometimes, just sometimes, the selection jumps > to the message above. This inevitably happens when I'm trying to discard 2 > or three adjacent messages that are just below the one I intend to read > next, and I end up trashing the wrong message and having to go rooting > around in the deleted items folder for it. > > Being a responsible citizen, I did a little testing to see if I could figure > out what was going on before posting this message. Turns out that the 'Sent' > column is the culprit. > > When the column governing message order is set to 'From' or 'Subject', the > selection point always moves to the down after a deletion, regardless of > whether the column is displayed in forward or reverse order. But with the > 'Sent' column selected, it's always the next message in date order that's > deleted - so when the date column is in reverse order the selection moves to > the next message up. > > I frequently toggle between date, subject and sender ordering, and this > inconsistency in the way Entourage behaves on-screen is a regular source of > irritation. Why the difference? And is this another of Entourage's > (occasionally over-helpful) default settings that can be changed? > > Thanks > > Mr Tea > -- > Brew of the day: [ibid] > Thanks for the very useful bit of information. Good research. Linda
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