On Wed, Nov 19, 2003, Tim Lapin [EMAIL PROTECTED], invoked powers within the internet realm, to proclaim ...
>On Wed, Nov 19, 2003 at 8:26 AM, Jay sent forth: > > >>I must be missing something here. I've seen this issue on the list for >>some time now, but for me the windows operate exactly as Jerome has said >>they do. If I want a window to open in a new position, I drag the current >>window (in your case, the Reply window) to a new position (in your case, >>the right side of the display), and from now on all new reply windows >>open there. As I type this, I am in a window that it positioned against >>the right side of my display, and I see your email in the mail browser >>which is positioned on the left side of the display. Of course, since I >>use a 12" iBook, the windows overlap, but they are doing just what you >>are asking them to do. >> >>---Jay >> >> > >What he wants is a true "absolute" default; a window position that is >always remembered regardless of where the current window happens to be >placed. For example, he wants his incoming messages to appear, say, at >the edge of the folder pane in a 2-pane view. He opens a reply window >and staggers that over a couple of inches. > >He then closes the program and reopens it. If a true "absolute" default >could be defined, his next open incoming message window will again be at >the edge of the folder pane, NOT where the last window to be opened was >(a couple of inches over). > >BTW, I too use a 2-pane view as I find it more useful to me. I too would >like to set certain window position defaults: one for incoming, one for >outgoing,... I also have the same complaint about Eudora, so it's not >just PM. I know that it is a minor thing compared to the purpose of the >program but still... > I agree that PowerMail would be more useful if the window position would have a preset default instead of having a default that changes as the user is using the application. PowerMail's implementation forces the user to constantly need to be aware that each time they move a window, they are setting a new default window position. When I was using Emailer and OS 9, I made heavy use of OneClick to set window positions. With PowerMail, I've been using AppleScript to help manage window positions. For example, I use a script to reply to messages and trigger it using a QuicKeys shortcut. When first run, a dialog asks whether the default reply message position should be set to the position of the front message window and will do nothing but set the window position and quit. The next time the script is run, it will prompt whether the user wants to reply to sender or to all recipients. Then it will create a reply message and move the reply to the preferred position remembered from the first run. Using AppleScripts and QuicKeys, I'm able to workaround PowerMail's constantly changing window positions without having to reach for the mouse. I've had to create similar workarounds for other applications to position and resize windows where I want them instead of where the program puts them.
