ah, but Matthew, the filters now work for me. Harry
On Aug 8, 2012, at 11:01 AM, matthew Dyer <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, This is why I do not use filters in gmail as they just dobn't work likwe > rthey shoul.d. > > Matthew > > > matthew Dyer > > Sent from my mac mini. > e-mail/msn: [email protected] > Skype: graduater 2004 > Follow me on twitter at mdyer1. > Facebook: [email protected] > Find me on zello at graduater2004. > > > > > On Aug 7, 2012, at 9:45 PM, Harry Hogue wrote: > >> Hi, guys, >> >> For those of you, like me, who use Gmail to access your mail and the Apple >> Mail client to read your mail, if you want philters on your messages, or >> even if you don't , you may occasionally find that messages are duplicated >> because of Gmail's folder system (which they call labels). I found an >> article just now that explained how to clear up this confusion, and have >> successfully applied it. >> >> I don't know if there is an accessible version of gmail.com, but I went into >> settings and clicked on the labels tab (it took me some time to play with it >> to figure out how to get there) and unchecked everything concerned with >> "Show in iMap list." This way all I have is a single folder in Mail.app >> which says, "Gmail," where all my messages are. With this in mind, I am now >> going to go and recreate my Mac Visionaries rule with a mailbox in Mail, and >> hopefully this will clarify things. I have no idea how that will affect >> things -- if messages may be missed because they are then not pulled to the >> mail client because of being tagged as "important," etc. and therefore may >> not appear in my filtered list of messages, but it is definitely worth a >> try, and I wanted to pass this tip along to others. In other words, if it >> helps clear up some confusion, all the better. I was getting very tired of >> duplicate messages. They are probably still on Gmail's server, which I >> would prefer they not be -- so maybe I should uncheck or just remove some of >> the labels all together. I'm not sure, and if anyone has thoughts on this, >> I'm open to hearing them. >> >> In the meantime, I'm off to create a rule which will hopefully keep me more >> organized. >> >> On another note, is anyone familiar with the new VIP feature in Mail and how >> that might work with VoiceOver? As I understand it, it is a way to be >> notified of an incoming message form a particular person, and I suppose the >> notification arrives via notification center? >> >> All the best, >> >> Harry >> >> -- >> 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.
