Hello Jan, On Fri, 30 Apr 2004 16:21:11 -0400 GMT (01/05/2004, 03:21 +0700 GMT), Jan Rifkinson wrote:
>> I disagree. It is easy for me to just click the unread tab. I was >> advised earlier that I create create a virutal foder that does the >> same. I choose the tab. JR> IMO, not too much easier than <ctrl>right which takes you from one JR> un-read msg to the next un-read msg. That's what I have been doing. The advantage of the tab is that I see all the folders that contain unread messages - when the folder list shows all folders there are, it would involve a lot of scrolling. So, hitting crtl-] is a matter of "surprise, what folder will be opened next?" kind of thing. The unread tab gives me control over which folder I want to open first. JR> In addition, as you say, you can create a folder that will allow you JR> to click on a tab that will provide a view of *only* msgs that are JR> un-read. That may be your choice, but it is not mine. JR>>> Personally, I wish RIT would make it an option or excise it. >> >> It is indeed an option. Main menu: View / Folder Tabs. JR> Indeed, it is not. The option that you refer to is an all or nothing JR> choice. I do use & like the tabs & use them daily. I cannot follow you. It is an ooption, yes it is. But you want to use it anyway. And say later on that the feature is redundant. But you don't want to use the option to turn it off. Hm? JR> I just think the concept of a tab that represents folders that have JR> un-read msgs within them is silly since they are clearly visible. That's the whole point: They are *not* visible when the whole account/folder tree is shown. I have a feeling you get your whole tress onto the screeen; over here, the tree is about three screen-heights long, and I have to scroll all the time. The tabs help me a lot here. Nothing silly about it. JR> & Miguel wrote in response to my comment: >> Not that silly for someone like me, with 10 accounts and 496 >> folders :) JR> Can't say that I have that many accounts or folders but I can see JR> what folders have un-read msgs in them just by looking @ the folder JR> outline I see a whole screen-height of folders with only read messages, but the bat is flying. So I have to scroll down and find three folders with unread messages. If I use the Unread tab, I would indeed "just look". Without it, I scroll up and down continually (after each mail-check, to be precise). JR> Sorry, I just don't get it. I wish I did. It just seems like this JR> function (which could be useful with a filter option) belongs in the JR> department of redundancy department. :-) No, it is redundant for you because you don't have many folders. Switch the option off, you don't need it. For those of us who do have a lot of folders (across several accounts) it is a *very* useful feature, IMHO. -- Cheers, Thomas. Moderator der deutschen The Bat! Beginner Liste. "Dates are for having fun, and people should use them to get to know each other. Even boys have something to say if you listen long enough." (Lynnette, age 8) Message reply created with The Bat! 2.10.01 under Chinese Windows 98 4.10 Build 2222 A using a Pentium P4 1.7 GHz, 256MB RAM ________________________________________________ Current version is 2.10.03 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
