I've never been fond of the preview pane either.  Although I don't think 
scrolling is an issue with Voiceover, Preview pane requires a lot more 
scrolling when using Zoom, plus I can have smaller windows open if I don't mind 
stacking.

On Feb 10, 2010, at 11:19 AM, erik burggraaf wrote:

> Well, I can actually get through a lot more messages more quickly with the PP 
> turned off, because I don't have to wait for the message to load if I don't 
> want to read it.
> I tend to interact with the mail table and delete hundreds of messages at a 
> time based on their subject lines.
> I also prefer treaded mode, and the preview pain doesn't really ficilitate 
> that as far as I can see.  When I view or delete a thread, I dispatch all the 
> messages on that topic at once, which again allows me to speed through 
> hundreds of messages extremely quickly.
> 
> I'm also a windows switcher and in windows the PP was bad because if there 
> was a virus in an email that didn't get flagged by your virus program, the PP 
> would load the email and potentially run unsafe code on your computer.  There 
> were also focus issues surrounding the PP in sertain windows email clients 
> such as outlook and eudora.
> So, dispensing with the preview pain is old habit for me even if it's not 
> strictly necessary.
> 
> Best,
> 
> erik burggraaf
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> 
> On 2010-02-10, at 11:20 AM, Mary Otten wrote:
> 
>> There was recently an interchange on the subject of removing the preview 
>> pane in mail. I'm curious why somebody would want to do that? I find the 
>> preview pane the quickest way to get through lots of messages. Vo j gives 
>> immediate access and a quick way to move between the preview pane and 
>> messages list. I'm just curious what advantage is gained by removing it.
>> 
>> Mary
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