Now, if we can only solve the read by thread issue. That's the one plegueing me at the moment. Can't use the right arrow key to expand a thread so I have to use control+tab. The only way to resolve this is to restart my machine. Pressing enter on a calapsed thread usually crashes my mail.
PS. Damn, can't type today. Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!! Skype name: barefootedray Facebook: facebook.com/ray.foretjr.1 On Feb 28, 2012, at 8:12 AM, Goodin, Donna wrote: > Hi all, > > Whoever posted that having the preview pane open was what was causing the > read status not to be spoken was absolutely correct. This explains why I > didn't start seeing this till Saturday, I had had the preview pane turned > off, and somehow managed to get it visible again. > > Anyway, follow Ricardo's instructions below to disable preview pane, and you > will hear the read status spoken. One note: make sure you perform the mouse > click from the track pad. If you try and do it from the keyboard it won't > work. > > Glad we've got at least one mail issue solved. :) > Cheers, > Donna > > On Feb 28, 2012, at 8:34 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > >> lol, >> >> Its not that bad. There is a vertical splitter that separates the messages >> column group which contains the messages table and the message content area >> which is the preview pane. Just make sure your mouse cursor is focused on >> this vertical splitter and double click with your trackpad or mouse. If >> using a trackpad, make sure VO's trackpad commander is off. >> >> Ricardo Walker >> [email protected] >> Twitter:@apple2thecore >> www.appletothecore.info >> >> On Feb 28, 2012, at 8:25 AM, "Goodin, Donna" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Ricardo, >>> >>> Do you remember how to do this? I remember doing it when I first got my >>> Mac, and it seemed to involve magical incantations, dancing in a circle >>> around a bonfire under the full moon, etc. lol It took me forever to >>> actually do it. >>> Cheers, >>> Donna >>> >>> On Feb 28, 2012, at 8:23 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> you can just close the preview pain so you need to press enter on the >>>> message to view it in a different window. This will then mark the message >>>> as read. Are more accurately, unmark the message as unread. >>>> >>>> Ricardo Walker >>>> [email protected] >>>> Twitter:@apple2thecore >>>> www.appletothecore.info >>>> >>>> On Feb 28, 2012, at 2:20 AM, Steve Holmes <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I still find for the fastest and most efficient way to read my e-mail >>>>> is to use mutt on my Linux box. That's hardly the right answer for a >>>>> Mac users list though. When I am in Apple's Mail, the only complaint >>>>> I have right now other than general GUI clunkiness, is the problem >>>>> with VO not reading the read/unread status. >>>>> >>>>> I'm quite sure I know why these statuses aren't being read by VO >>>>> however. Every time you cursor down the list of messages, The >>>>> adjacent window containing the selected message is opened, thus the >>>>> status changes to 'read' and AFAIK, there is no symbol present for VO >>>>> to speak once it is read. I forgot how to keep the message from being >>>>> opened even in classic view so I went back to the newer presentation >>>>> and if I really want to see the statuses, I just turn VO tracking off >>>>> and then look down the list of messages with VO-arrow keys and this >>>>> way, the messages don't get selected nor opened. All I need now would >>>>> be a single hot key to bring the application cursor down to where the >>>>> VO cursor is. We have a command to go the other way but not this way. >>>>> >>>>> I could be mistaken with some of these observations because I'm stil >>>>> one of those "new guys." >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 07:39:07PM -0500, Goodin, Donna wrote: >>>>>> It seems like the Mail bugs are a little inconsistent. I don't have the >>>>>> issue Kawal mentions. And, I didn't have the problem with VO not >>>>>> reading the read status, till Saturday, and I have no idea 1, why I >>>>>> didn't have it before, and 2, why it started on Saturday. >>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>> Donna >>>>>> >>>>>> On Feb 27, 2012, at 7:08 PM, Scott Howell wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Funny, I have not noticed this myself. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Feb 27, 2012, at 5:06 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hello All. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Don't know if any one has noticed since the update of Lion, when ever >>>>>>>> you open a mail, Voice Over is always reading the person's e-mail >>>>>>>> address before the message. 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