It's something to do with the second inbox, because I turned that feature back on and the carat came back, see:
http://picasaweb.google.com/dana.tierney/Show#5321593214787290946 It's not the most-recently read thread (though that was a good thought) because that would be this one, and it's still coming belower message #12. On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 8:38 AM, Ras Tafari <[email protected]> wrote: > > nah, rather be a dick :) > > https://mail.google.com/mail/?labs=0. > > have you tried that to check and see if its a labs thing thats buggin or what? > > ras > > On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 10:30 AM, Dana <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Yes. I am still thinking about it. I could see "most recently read" >> but every time I have checked it's been above the twelfth email. I >> need to experiement and see if tha is coincidence. >> >> On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 8:21 AM, Michael Grant <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Dana, did you read my most recent post? >>> >>> On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 10:18 AM, Dana <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> please feel free to use the happy Archive button if the thread annoys you. >>>> >>>> I do not have keyboard shortcuts turned on. I no longer have a black >>>> triangle snce I turned the second inbox off, but I still have no idea >>>> why it was there or what it meant. >>>> >>>> ::shrug:: >>>> >>>> On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 7:32 AM, Ras Tafari <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> > >>>> > dana. >>>> > >>>> > do you have keyboard shortcuts on? >>>> > if so, that will be your friend, it lets you know >>>> > which message you are POTENTIALLY doing >>>> > something with so that they next set of key strokes >>>> > with shortcuts on, knows what to work on, or perform >>>> > operation on. >>>> > >>>> > turn keyboard shortcuts the hell off if you dont want >>>> > to see it anymore :) >>>> > >>>> > good lord, its monday, stop asking questions, can we >>>> > all just puff puff give and move on! >>>> > >>>> > word. >>>> > ras out >>>> > >>>> > On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 9:06 AM, Michael Grant <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >> >>>> >> Well for me that arrow indicates the selected/last viewed/active >>>> message. If >>>> >> I read a different message then go back to the box the little arrow >>>> moves to >>>> >> that message. See my pic: http://www.modus.bz/gmail.jpg >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 8:27 AM, Dana <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >> >>>> >>> >>>> >>> all 92000 messages are potentially active until I click on them. Why >>>> >>> pick on the 12th one? >>>> >>> >>>> >>> On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 6:03 AM, Tony <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>> > >>>> >>> > think of it as potentially active >>>> >>> > >>>> >>> > Sent from my iPhone... don't hate >>>> >>> > >>>> >>> > On Apr 6, 2009, at 7:41 AM, Dana <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>> > >>>> >>> >> >>>> >>> >> michael said something about the active message too but I didn't >>>> >>> >> understand it. Nothing is active in that screenshot? >>>> >>> >> >>>> >>> >> On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 5:36 AM, Ras Tafari <[email protected]> >>>> >>> >> wrote: >>>> >>> >>> >>>> >>> >>> i do. >>>> >>> >>> all the time. >>>> >>> >>> >>>> >>> >>> its the result of j and k for me, with keyboard shortcuts, shows >>>> the >>>> >>> >>> highlight message >>>> >>> >>> you can do other things with when doing keyboard shortcuts, i >>>> think! >>>> >>> >>> >>>> >>> >>> tw >>>> >>> >>> >>>> >>> >>> On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 7:14 AM, Deanna Schneider >>>> >>> >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>>> Don't think I've ever seen one of those in my gmail.... >>>> >>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>>> On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 4:46 AM, Dana wrote: >>>> >>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >>>>> it;s a laptop that's used in poor lighting a lot, so I keep the >>>> >>> >>>>> resolution low. And yes, I get a lot of list mail, most of which >>>> >>> >>>>> I do >>>> >>> >>>>> not delete. >>>> >>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >>>>> If we are COMPLETELY done deconstructing my inbox.... anyone know >>>> >>> >>>>> the >>>> >>> >>>>> answer to the question? I am talking about the caret-looking >>>> >>> >>>>> thingie >>>> >>> >>>>> above the F5 alert. >>>> >>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >>>> settings page under general - personal indicators you have the >>>> >>> >>>>>>> following on: >>>> >>> >>>>>>> Show indicators - Display an arrow ( ) by messages sent to my >>>> >>> >>>>>>> address (not a mailing list), and a double arrow ( » ) by >>>> >>> >>>>>>> messages >>>> >>> >>>>>>> sent only to me. >>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>>> >>> >>>>>>> On Sun, Apr 5, 2009 at 6:20 PM, Dana <[email protected]> >>>> >>> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>> >>> >>>>>>>> >>>> >>> >>>>>>>> I'll probably think its obvious once I know, but what is that >>>> >>> >>>>>>>> thin >>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>>> >>> >>>>>> >>>> >>> >>>>>> >>>> >>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>>> >>> >>> >>>> >>> >> >>>> >>> >> >>>> >>> > >>>> >>> > >>>> >>> >>>> >>> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> > >>>> > >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:294117 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
