Monday, May 01, 2000, 4:04:36 AM, Cristian wrote:
> Yes, but in the *received* list, not in my own displayed list. And it
> follows a reverse logic ("next" brings the previous in time message).
No, it /is/ in the list given. *sigh*
In the folder view (It is not a message view) turn on message list (view /
message list). You will now see what the folder view is using for its sort
order. Press previous/next and you'll see "previous" goes up the list and
"next" goes down the list in accordance with the sort order set *for the
folder view*. The folder view *does not* inherit the sort order of the list
displayed in TB!. So, if I have descending received set in the main window
and descending from set in the folder view the previous/next buttons in the
folder view WILL NOT FOLLOW THE LIST AS PRESENTED IN THE MAIN WINDOW.
That is the point we're trying to get across to you. It /is/ following a
sort order and you /can/ set that sort order!
> It's the only way now, as the toolbar buttons are named "previous" and
> "next".
> If they were named "up" and "down", that would be more flexible.
Why? Semantics, nothing more. Who cares if they are called "MmmmKay" and
"Poo"? They work as described.
Fine, here, just for you:
"Next" is defined as the next item in the list from top to bottom in the
current sorting order.
"Previous" is defined as the previous item in the list from top to bottom
in the current sorting order.
Happy?
> I always keep the most recent messages at the top of the list (sorted
> by "created" column). The "next" / "previous" button gives a mess, if
> the sender has composed a message at one time and sent the message at a
> later time (like I do sometimes).
This also provides a mess when the sender's clock is off compared to the
receivers. That is a problem in your logic. Set it to received, not created,
and it works much better. Don't blame the product for your false logic.
> PMMail uses "up" and "down" toolbar buttons, relative to
> the *user* sorted list.
So does The Bat! Read what I wrote, do it, and you'll see. It took me a
week to figure it out when I switched from PMMail because I didn't know that
the /folder view/, not message view, did not inherit the sort order from the
main window. Stop thinking in the PMMail paradigm and reading from the main
window for a second.
> I also noticed one annoying thing about The Bat!: the blue cursor bar
> over the message list remains still as I go further and read more
> messages. After reading, say, 20 messages in the list, I can no more
> say where I am with the reading by taking a short look at the message
> list.
*sigh* That is because you're /not/ reading from that list.
> Sorry, waiting for another release ...
Sorry, you need to read what we're telling you and trust that we know what
we're talking about.
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