Hi John,
On 14 February 2000 at 09:22:22 GMT +0900 (which was 00:22 where I
live) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote and made these points:
JDH> But that's only one way of ordering mail. In a mailing list like
JDH> this, suppose you opt for a threaded view, and messages arrive
JDH> for different threads. They will be scattered through the message
JDH> list. The only way to get to each one is to open the folder, open
JDH> the threads, and find each unread article manually or with that
JDH> awkward CTRL + ]. This is not a good interface if you like to
JDH> thread discussions.
You said elsewhere in this thread that the ticker virtual folder was
no good because messages were scattered. And here you state that
you've at least seen the threaded message list. Ever thought of
combining the two? Threading the ticker virtual folder? It's how I use
it - works pretty good for me.
Here's my opinion on this topic:
1). Steve is absolutely correct - and so is TB current behaviour.
Open a folder? Put the cursor right back where it was last time
we were in there. It's logical. It's correct. Don't change it.
Please!!!
And before anyone pops a major vessel -
2). Is there an easy way of navigating the spread of new messages?
Well, for those of you who haven't gotten it on with the ticker -
no. What's missing? Most of the discussions say one keystroke ...
"next unread message with no folder boundary".
I'm actually not convinced even then that it would be right. The
folder hierarchy and order would be vital in ensuring that such
messages would be presented in the desired sequence. let alone the
fact that date order is sacrificed to folder order. Is that best then?
Not for me.
Perhaps a truer implementation is (yet) another keystroke to
"Open a folder at the first new message". This is what should
really be asked for here, rather than any change to the existing
and, IMHO, *very* logical behaviour.
For my own use, I would have none of these extraneous keystrokes. The
ticker virtual folder does it all (for me) and more, since I see all
new messages in the order in which they were written, threaded, and
folder order is immaterial.
I don't have to exhaust all new messages in one folder before I can
see older messages in another.
And, oh yes, BTW Steve .. the language at the top of this thread could
have left it still-born had I not been away for the weekend. Luckily
the flames blew themselves out before I got my horse gun out. Keep it
cool out there!
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Cheers,
.\\arck
Marck D. Pearlstone, Consultant Software Engineer
Co-moderator TBUDL / TBBETA
www: http://www.silverstones.com
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