How do you turn on threaded messaging? On 7 Sep 2009, at 08:58, M. Taylor wrote:
> > Hello All, > > The Question: > > Because of the enormous email list traffic, I have begun to > experiment with > using the threaded view in the Mac Mail client. > > I have spent a lot of time working with it and I don't know if I am > being > efficient in my navigation techniques. > > Here is what I have noticed. I would greatly appreciate any tips on > this: > > 1. > I use the Left and Right arrow keys to expand and collapse a thread. > However, I cannot get VoiceOver to tell me how many messages are in > a thread > even though I am told that the number appears just to the left of > the "From" > field in the thread header. I wish I could have this number read > aloud by > VoiceOver so I could decide whether or not to expand the thread. > Can this > be done? > > 2. > While I can use the VoiceOver Table navigation keys to place the > focus on > any row and then simply move up or down to read the respective > columns, such > as the Subject, I find that when I do this, I can no longer hear if > the > message. Thread, etc has been read or not. As a result, I must move > the VO > cursor back to the Left in order to check the status. > > 3. > If I use the VO+R command, I hear the entire row, minus the number of > messages. I really don't need every single column read. > > 4. > One thing I think is really nice is that if I tap the Enter key on a > thread > header, each related message is opened in its own window in the > correct > chronological order. After reading the window, I only need tap > Command+W to > work my way through the thread. > > 5. > Can VoiceOver be set to automatically begin reading an email when the > message is opened in its own window? > > I have been reading and re-reading and re-reading the documentation > but > there are so many things to learn. As the saying goes, "The getting > of true > knowledge is never easy." (Smile) > > Again, all replies welcome. > > The Comment: > I have learned that there are some on the list who prefer that I not > list > the person to whom I am addressing in the subject line of my > replies. In > the spirit of community, I will no longer do this. My primary > reason for > having done it was to alert those to whom I am addressing. There > have been > many times when someone has requested my attention but I miss the > message > because after a while my mind just glazes over after reading a couple > hundred posts. (Smile) So, if anyone wants to be sure to get my > attention, > even when sending an offline post, please put my name in the subject > line to > greater increase the chances of it being read. > > Most Sincerely, > > Mark > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
