Okay, my apologies. It looks like I was taken out of full screen mode. I didn't realize I was in full screen mode in the first place, but I guess I was since putting it back in full screen mode has restored the usual information in the message content table for conversations. It also made it possible to read messages again with VO J.
Best, Marc On 2011-09-15, at 8:48 AM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: > Well Mark, I did install a security update a few days ago. Could that be the > one to which you are referring? As for slugishness, I am noticing that, when > I reply to certain messages, I too get slugish typing response and over the > keyboard generally. This is not happening right now as I reply to your > message. > As for the conversation view, what I normally do is when I run across a 5 > message conversation or so, I just use the right arrow to open up that > conversation and arrow down to the first message in that conversation. then, > if I want to read it, I just use VO+j to interact with the text area of the > message. When done, I just back out again using VO+j. That brings me to the > list of messages in the conversation. When I've had enough of the > conversation, I just go all the way to the top of it, close it with left > arrow and delete it. Makes it much faster for me that way. > > > Sincerely, > The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! > > Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!! > > Skype name: > barefootedray > > Facebook: > facebook.com/ray.foretjr.1 > > > > On Sep 15, 2011, at 10:43 AM, Marc Workman wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I installed a security update through software update this morning, and it >> seems to have resulted in some changes to Mail, changes I'm not particularly >> happy with. >> >> I wonder if others have installed the security update and are noticing >> similar changes. >> >> The issue has to do with the message content table. In the past, when I >> came across a conversation of, say, 9 messages that I wanted to read, I >> would simply hit tab in order to be taken into the message content table. I >> could then VO arrow down the messages, and I would hear who sent the message >> as well as the entire message itself. >> >> Now, if I do the same thing, I will sometimes hear who sent it, but I will >> often just hear the number it holds in the sequence of messages. If it's >> the third message, VO says 3 and then reads the message. I like to know who >> sent the message before reading it, rather than possibly discovering the >> source at the end, assuming that the person signed it at all. >> >> I've tried customizing the header information in preferences, but this has >> not solved the problem. >> >> It also seems that I am getting the busy message much more than usual, >> particularly in the message content table as I am VO arrowing up and down >> through the messages. Mail also unexpectedly shut down as I was composing >> this message. Mail is the only app running besides finder, so there is >> really no reason for the sluggish behaviour. >> >> Anyone else noticing this after installing the security update? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Marc >> >> -- >> 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.
