Hello Mary, Tuesday, October 19, 2004, 8:53:55 AM, you wrote: MB> In TB!'s main window click on View/Global View Mode (scroll way MB> down)/No View Mode.
MB> Then, again in the TB! main window, click on View/Sort-by , and change MB> your Sort-by choice to a different one. MB> Go to another folder. Then come back to the previous folder. The MB> change you set will not have been retained. The folder will have MB> reverted to the one before you made the change. I see now what you mean. And actually what you are seeing here is what I would like to see when you click on on a header to change the sort order. See bug report: https://www.ritlabs.com/bt/view.php?id=3949. Maybe our views of how Viewmodes work differ. Here is my take on it. Others can correct me where I am wrong. There are two types of viewmodes, global and on a per folder basis. Global viewmodes affect all accounts and all folders. So for example, if I have 4 Global viewmodes as follows: 1) No Viewmode 2) <Generic> 3) By Date 4) By Sender If I select one of the bottom three, then all of my folders will be sorted by the appropriate definition in that viewmode. If I on the other hand select the first one "No Viewmode", then I will be able to select a different viewmode for each folder. (As an aside here: I believe that this is really the only selection necessary as I see no real reason for Global Viewmodes. This is just me though and others may have a good use for them.) Now, once you select "No Viewmodes" under the Global Option, any folder that is not using "By Date" or "By Sender" will automatically use the <Generic> Viewmode. In your explanation above I believe this is what you are describing. You are actually changing the Viewmode, albeit temporarily, of the particular viewmode of the folder you are currently viewing. If you really want a permanent change to that viewmode then you can use "Right click on the header bar and select manage viewmodes. Having said all this I think that viewmodes need to be streamlined so they are easier to understand. When you click on the view menu you should get an option for "Manage Viewmodes" and do away with all those choices for sort etc. seeing as they only work temporarily. I may have this all wrong but I think this is the way it works and think it needs some changes. Any comments would be welcomed. -- Stuart mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Using The Bat! v3.0.1.33 on Windows 98 4.10 Build 2222 A ________________________________________________________ Current beta is 3.0.2.1 Beta/1 | 'Using TBBETA' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html IMPORTANT: To register as a Beta tester, use this link first - http://www.ritlabs.com/en/partners/testers/
