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 | | From: | Zak McKracken | | Subject: | Marking messages as read | | Date: | Wed, 12 Jan 2005 11:37:10 +0100 |
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 | hi there,
Sometimes, when I activate a view, an unread message is selected at firs=
t. =
If I hesitate too long, this message is marked as read, although I didn'=
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read it, just spent the time looking for the message I wanted to read =3D=
> =
Would be nice if one could specify the time after which a message is =
marked as read or - even better - to allow the user to disable the =
automatic marking. I.e. to do the job manually, even a mail may have bee=
n =
on display in another view than "unread" - a checkbox or input field in =
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the "properties"-dialog of each view (or for each mail profile) would be=
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my favourite solution.
I like to keep those mails I haven't dealt with yet in "unread" status -=
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that way I have an overview over all the latest mails without having to =
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assign them to views or give them tags (or before doing that - if I have=
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no time or nerve to sort them out because I'm going to delete them anywa=
y =
the next day). - This technique is perhaps not intended by the developer=
s, =
but I find it quite good to know which mails have not yet been sorted in=
to =
one of the views - searching through the inbox is genreally not so easy.=
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An alternative to keeping the "unread" tag might be an "unsorted" view =
that shows all messages that are in no other view.
Bye,
Zak
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| | From: | jedrek | | Subject: | Re: Marking messages as read | | Date: | Wed, 12 Jan 2005 12:15:27 +0100 |
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| On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 11:37:10 +0100, Zak McKracken
wrote:
> hi there,
>
hi
> Sometimes, when I activate a view, an unread message is selected at
> first. If I hesitate too long, this message is marked as read, although
> I didn't read it, just spent the time looking for the message I wanted
> to read => Would be nice if one could specify the time after which a
> message is marked as read or - even better - to allow the user to
> disable the automatic marking. I.e. to do the job manually, even a mail
> may have been on display in another view than "unread" - a checkbox or
> input field in the "properties"-dialog of each view (or for each mail
> profile) would be my favourite solution.
>
when You are in unreaded view, try to click "view" button > Mark as readed
>
(here You have some possibilities including manully mark as readed)
but this will take effect also on newsgroup :/
> I like to keep those mails I haven't dealt with yet in "unread" status -
> that way I have an overview over all the latest mails without having to
> assign them to views or give them tags (or before doing that - if I have
> no time or nerve to sort them out because I'm going to delete them
> anyway the next day).
I have similar rechnique ;)
my wish in this matter is to be able to set diferent time to "mark as
readed"
for newsgroup and mail accounts
--
pozdrawiam
jedrek
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| | From: | Rijk van Geijtenbeek | | Subject: | Re: Marking messages as read | | Date: | Wed, 12 Jan 2005 12:37:51 +0100 |
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| On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 11:37:10 +0100, Zak McKracken wrote:
> hi there,
>
> Sometimes, when I activate a view, an unread message is selected at
> first. If I hesitate too long, this message is marked as read, although
> I didn't read it, just spent the time looking for the message I wanted
> to read => Would be nice if one could specify the time after which a
> message is marked as read or - even better - to allow the user to
> disable the automatic marking.
Automatic marking is off by default, you can already control this (for
views where read messages are shown) using the View button dropdown menu.
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The Web is a procrastination apparatus: | Rijk van Geijtenbeek
It can absorb as much time as | Documentation & QA
is required to ensure that you | Opera Software ASA
won't get any real work done. - J.Nielsen
|http://my.opera.com/Rijk/journal
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| | From: | Zak McKracken | | Subject: | Woops! | | Date: | Wed, 12 Jan 2005 13:57:12 +0100 |
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| Am Wed, 12 Jan 2005 12:37:51 +0100 hat Rijk van Geijtenbeek =
geschrieben:
> Automatic marking is off by default, you can already control this (for=
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> views where read messages are shown) using the View button dropdown me=
nu.
Oh, I didn't see that ... sorry for not noticing!! (and thanks for the =
hint!)
Zak
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