Before you leave the folder, command-click the now-"unread" message. It will deselect and remain marked as unread when you return to the folder.
-- Paul Berkowitz MVP MacOffice Entourage FAQ Page: <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/faq/index.html> AppleScripts for Entourage: <http://macscripter.net/scriptbuilders/> PLEASE always state which version of Microsoft Office you are using - **2004**, X or 2001. It's often impossible to answer your questions otherwise. > From: "Michael J. Kobb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: "Entourage:mac Talk" <[email protected]> > Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 00:05:48 -0600 > To: "Entourage:mac Talk" <[email protected]> > Subject: Scripting question > > Howdy, > > Sometimes, I will read a message, but then mark it unread because I want > to remember to do something with that message later. > > One of the few things I dislike about Entourage is that if I mark a > message as unread, but leave it selected, then if I go to another folder and > return, the message is once again marked as read, since I have the Preview > pane visible, and the previously-selected message is again displayed. > > So, I wrote a little script and assigned it to a control key. The script > marks the current message as unread, then de-selects it so that when I > return to that folder, it won't be re-displayed and marked as read unless I > want it to. > > But, there's a problem. If the message in question is not in the first > screen-full of items, then when I run the script, the list of messages > scrolls all the way to the top. Is there a better way to de-select the > message than what I'm doing? > > > tell application "Microsoft Entourage" > set theMessages to get current messages > if theMessages is not {} then > set myMess to item 1 of theMessages > set the read status of myMess to untouched > set the selection of the main window to {} > end if > end tell > > Thanks! > --Mike > > > -- > To unsubscribe: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > archives: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> > old-archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/> > > -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
