What I do with threads generally is to press right arrow to expand the current thread (need to have quick nav turned off) and then the messages can be opened for reading, deleted or whatever on an individual basis. Or if I wish to delete the whole thread, then I close the thread by pressing left arrow if if isn't closed already and then delete with one command.
Actually in my case, since I'm using IMAP with gmail, I need to move them to Trash instead so I then do VO-Shift-M to open the context menu and choose move to folder and pick Trash within the [Gmail] tree. After doing this at least once I can then use the "move to Trash again" command instead. Sorry if that's a lengthy explanation but mere deleting in gmail may cause all your "deleted" messages to remain in your All mail folder for ever. On 4/19/12, Ioana Gandrabur <igandra...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > In my case I turned it off to avoid messages I pass through to review with > vo in list as read. It made things convusing to keep track of what i read or > what I did not yet. > > I just press enter on a conversation and it opens in new window. I am having > problems though with deleting the messages individually in this case as they > appear doubled or something of the sort. I end up reviewing them and > deleting in message list after closing conversation window with command w. > Would love to hear of a better way to delete them if any of you knows one. > > take care, > > Ioana > > Please check out my cd on www.ioanagandrabur.com, on iTunes or most online > stores. > Sent from my phone > > On Apr 19, 2012, at 12:57 AM, Traci <our4p...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hello all, >> >> Thank you for the directions, it was easy peasy. I just used the trackpad >> to click the mouse. >> >> I'm coming to this topic a little late, so I have a couple questions. >> >> 1. What is the benefit of hiding the preview pain? >> 2. If I decide to do this, what is the best way to read a email >> conversation? Ya know, an email with 6 messages. >> >> Thanks for continuing my Mac learning. :) >> Traci >> >> Sent by Macbook Air Mail >> >> On Apr 18, 2012, at 9:29 AM, Steve Holmes wrote: >> >>> Hi Esther and Buddy, >>> >>> I want to thank you both for the ideas for using mail in the newer >>> "modern" view and being able to close up the message body pane. It >>> works great for me now and the read/unread flags don't get changed by >>> merely going up and down the message list anymore. I think mail on >>> the Mac may actually become a pleasure to work with now. >>> >>> OK mutt, better step aside now. <smile> Oh, mutt is that other mail >>> client I love so much:). >>> >>> On 4/16/12, Esther <mori...@mac.com> wrote: >>>> Hi Ioana, >>>> >>>> If you're using the IOGear Bluetooth keyboard, I'm not sure how that >>>> works >>>> on the splitters. (The "small" keyboard description was the give-away >>>> -- >>>> everyone who recommends that keyboard for touch typing adds the comment, >>>> "but I have small hands".) Yes, that keyboard has a num lock key in the >>>> F-key row, just as my 12" PowerBook G4 laptop does. (I got this laptop >>>> when >>>> I first joined the Macvisionaries list, back when I still used a dial-up >>>> connection. It was my first Mac, and it still works.) And you can use >>>> that >>>> laptop to type numpad style numbers with and embedded keyboard using the >>>> Fn >>>> key plus the letters on the right side of the keyboard (in the numpad >>>> region), just as I can on the PowerBook (in Tiger). I think you can >>>> activate >>>> the numeric functions when paired to the Mac by pressing the Numlock key >>>> -- >>>> which may be F6 -- without turning on NumPad Commander. But I don't >>>> think >>>> the modified NumPad Commander keys will work on this, such as using the >>>> Control key. I can't be sure, because I don't use this keyboard with my >>>> laptop, and only checked out its pairing behavior to learn what it could >>>> do. >>>> I'd have to use this in place of my Mac's laptop keyboard to check this >>>> out. >>>> >>>> HTH. Cheers, >>>> >>>> Esther >>>> >>>> On Apr 16, 2012, at 11:06 AM, Ioana Gandrabur wrote: >>>> >>>>> Pretty good explanation Esther as usually. >>>>> >>>>> A few observations however.1. I have a small keyboard and activate >>>>> numpad >>>>> keys with fn +letter keys but you are right that I do have numpad >>>>> condor >>>>> on. >>>>> 2. Control numpad 5 did not work for the vertical splitter on my mac >>>>> mini. >>>>> Neither did vo shift space. Heard sound of click but nothing else >>>>> happened. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> >>>>> Ioana >>>>> Please check out my cd on www.ioanagandrabur.com on iTunes and most >>>>> online >>>>> stores. >>>>> >>>>> On Apr 16, 2012, at 4:24 PM, Esther wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi Ioana, >>>>>> >>>>>> That's an "Oops!". I keep forgetting that the VoiceOver Getting >>>>>> Started >>>>>> manual used to recommend that you should not turn on Mouse Keys if you >>>>>> have NumPad Commander turned on. I only remember that from the >>>>>> Leopard >>>>>> guide. You have a Mac Mini, and are using a full-sized keyboard with >>>>>> a >>>>>> numpad. I'm used to using the laptop keyboard, so I only turn on >>>>>> NumPad >>>>>> Commander when I want to attach a USB numpad or do fancy simulations >>>>>> of >>>>>> numpad actions with the top row of number keys in combination with an >>>>>> arrow key. (This will let you access the unmodified NumPad Commander >>>>>> sequences for the same keys on the numeric keypad.) >>>>>> >>>>>> What happened when support for the embedded numeric keypad in laptops >>>>>> went away in Leopard, I found I could use some of the keys by turning >>>>>> MouseKeys on. But the side effect was that some of your control keys >>>>>> (like the Command key, as I recall) don't work in VoiceOver any more, >>>>>> so >>>>>> that is doubtless why they told us not to try using both NumPad >>>>>> Commander >>>>>> and Mouse Keys simultaneously in Leopard. In later versions of OS X I >>>>>> bet they simply disabled some of the functions if you have both modes >>>>>> activated. >>>>>> >>>>>> Regardless of the "Oops!", people who have full keyboards with NumPad >>>>>> Commander activated can use their numpad to click on the splitter for >>>>>> the >>>>>> Preview pane in Mail by pressing Control+"5" in Snow Leopard and Lion. >>>>>> The "5" is the key on the numpad. No need to turn on Mouse Keys. >>>>>> >>>>>> HTH. Cheers, >>>>>> >>>>>> Esther >>>>>> >>>>>> On Apr 16, 2012, at 10:03 AM, Ioana Gandrabur wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> HI all, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I had a strange behavior with Esther's procedure. I placed mouse >>>>>>> pointer >>>>>>> on vertical splitter, turned mouse keys on and when pressing I key >>>>>>> just >>>>>>> heard a ding. It worked when I performed the FN +i on my keyboard to >>>>>>> get >>>>>>> the numpad 5 but only after turning vo off. What ever works as they >>>>>>> say. >>>>>>> I also tried it with quicknav on or off in case the quicknav keys >>>>>>> were >>>>>>> interfering with mouse keys but nope. >>>>>>> I a not even going to go there to try to get why this is. IF others >>>>>>> are >>>>>>> so inlined have fun puzzling it out. Smile. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Please check out my cd on www.ioanagandrabur.com on iTunes and most >>>>>>> online stores. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Apr 15, 2012, at 10:01 PM, Esther wrote: >>>>>>> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
