Hi Ricardo: Well, actually I think I must have preview panes disabled. I either get the status info, or the message itself. And I rather like it that way, in spite of all the caviats about opening mail:).
I'll experiment more with this and learn more. Thanks. Carolyn On Sep 22, 2010, at 11:20 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > Hi Carolyn, > > Hmm, Do you have the preview pane showing in Apple Mail? I do and the > gesture your doing is the jump to linked iTem gesture. When you leave your > finger on the subject and press control the gesture I just mentioned is being > performed. Try holding control down first without touching the trackpad. > Now press the bottom left or right of the trackpad. This will perform the > control click I was referring to that open the context menu. Then double > tapping on open in the menu will make a new window open up displaying the > message instead of just moving you over to the preview pane like I think > happened with you. Let me know what happens. > > Thanks. > On Sep 22, 2010, at 1:06 PM, Carolyn Haas wrote: > >> Ricardo: >> This is interesting. When I have my finger on the subject on the trackpad, >> I press ctl and press that finger down and the email's open. Haven't seen a >> menu as you describe. That's the mac, all right. Full of mystery!!!:) >> >> >> CarolynOn Sep 22, 2010, at 10:45 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote: >> >>> Hi Mark, >>> >>> Hope all is well with you. I have found that the only way to do what you >>> ask is to do a control left click like Carolyn suggested. This is done by >>> holding down the control key and pressing the bottom left corner of the >>> trackpad. This brings up a context menu in which open is the first option >>> in the list. double tap on open and your good to go. This being said, >>> it's quicker just to press enter on the message via the keyboard. >>> >>> hth >>> On Sep 22, 2010, at 10:41 AM, M. Taylor wrote >>> >>>> Thank you Carolyn and Kevin for attempting to answer my question. >>>> >>>> I am reposting the question because i don't think I was clear in what I >>>> seek. >>>> >>>> First, lets forget about the threaded component. >>>> >>>> Second, what I want to do it to merely use the the Multi-Touch TrackPad, >>>> on my MacBook Pro to open an email in the Apple Mail Message viewer. >>>> >>>> Keep in mind that I do not wish to jump from one area of the Inbox to a >>>> preview pane. >>>> >>>> My Message viewer is configured so that when I am in any mailbox's Inbox, >>>> all I see on the Message list with which I interact is the Status, From, >>>> Subject, and Date of the message. >>>> >>>> It is in this message list view that I currently select a message in the >>>> list by using the arrow key, followed by tapping the Enter Key in order to >>>> open the message in its own separate Window. >>>> >>>> So, my question is based on my desire to no longer press the Enter key but >>>> use my TrackPad to "open" the message viewer in its own separate window. >>>> >>>> I'm hoping someone out there knows how to do this. >>>> >>>> Thank you all, once again. >>>> >>>> Mark >>>> PS >>>> Using the Control key in combination with pressing the TrackPad did not >>>> result in opening a message. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >>> >> >> -- >> 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. >> > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
