Minor mail bug

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In article <michelle-0D892B.05000203092009.TakeThisOut@news.eternal-september.org>,
Michelle Steiner <michelle.TakeThisOut@michelle.org> wrote:

> In article <jollyroger-9338AD.05420003092009.TakeThisOut@news.individual.net>,
> Jolly Roger <jollyroger.TakeThisOut@pobox.com> wrote:
>
> > Why would you want to deselect all mailboxes?
>
> Why wouldn't you?

Why wouldn't I want to take an extra step of moving my hand to the
keyboard and pressing Command while moving my cursor to whichever
mailbox happens to be selected and clicking it, rather than simply
quitting or closing the window? Because it seems like more work for me,
with little gain. If I'm done with Mail, I don't really care what is
displayed.

Ok. I answered your question. Now you answer mine. : )

Why would you want to deselect all mailboxes?

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In article <michelle-C3745E.10064203092009 RemoveThis @news.eternal-september.org>,
Michelle Steiner <michelle RemoveThis @michelle.org> wrote:

> In article <jollyroger-926612.08583503092009 RemoveThis @news.individual.net>,
> Jolly Roger <jollyroger RemoveThis @pobox.com> wrote:
>
> > Why would you want to deselect all mailboxes?
>
> It just seems cleaner that way. I deselect all messages in a mailbox
> before leaving that mailbox, and I deselect all mailboxes after finishing a
> session.

I suppose. More work though.

> Regardless of why one would want to do something, one way of doing that
> something has been broken for no apparent reason.

It could be that few at Apple actually used that feature, I suppose.

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In article <michelle-2A9CAC.11142903092009.TakeThisOut@news.eternal-september.org>,
Michelle Steiner <michelle.TakeThisOut@michelle.org> wrote:

> In article <jollyroger-AF7C6D.12291003092009.TakeThisOut@news.individual.net>,
> Jolly Roger <jollyroger.TakeThisOut@pobox.com> wrote:
>
> > > > Why would you want to deselect all mailboxes?
> > >
> > > It just seems cleaner that way. I deselect all messages in a mailbox
> > > before leaving that mailbox, and I deselect all mailboxes after
> > > finishing a session.
> >
> > I suppose. More work though.
>
> Less than a second.
>
> > > Regardless of why one would want to do something, one way of doing
> > > that something has been broken for no apparent reason.
> >
> > It could be that few at Apple actually used that feature, I suppose.
>
> But they left in command-clicking to deselect a mailbox, and they left in
> clicking in the blank space below the message list to deselect messages.
> Besides, if it works, why go to the trouble of removing the code and
> testing to make sure the removal didn't break something else?

Maybe they changed the way the left pane is created to improve it. Only
Apple knows.

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In article <michelle-640160.17291503092009.DeleteThis@news.eternal-september.org>,
Michelle Steiner <michelle.DeleteThis@michelle.org> wrote:

> In article <jollyroger-78C97E.16164403092009.DeleteThis@news.individual.net>,
> Jolly Roger <jollyroger.DeleteThis@pobox.com> wrote:
>
> > Only Apple knows.
>
> If anyone knows. <g>

You should file a bug report. You never know. : )

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In article <jollyroger-926612.08583503092009 DeleteThis @news.individual.net>,
Jolly Roger <jollyroger DeleteThis @pobox.com> wrote:

> Why would you want to deselect all mailboxes?

Because I want to generate a new mailbox that is not inside a selected
one?

If I have a mailbox selected and click on the plus sign to make a new
mailbox, the new mailbox is generated inside the selected mailbox (Mail
version 3.6 (936), Mac OS X v10.5.

jim

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In article <michelle-850CF4.07050904092009 RemoveThis @news.eternal-september.org>,
Michelle Steiner <michelle RemoveThis @michelle.org> wrote:

> In article <bogus-5F0368.01371604092009 RemoveThis @news.verizon.net>,
> jim <bogus RemoveThis @example.com> wrote:
>
> > > Why would you want to deselect all mailboxes?
> >
> > Because I want to generate a new mailbox that is not inside a selected
> > one?
> >
> > If I have a mailbox selected and click on the plus sign to make a new
> > mailbox, the new mailbox is generated inside the selected mailbox (Mail
> > version 3.6 (936), Mac OS X v10.5.
>
> Not quite true. It sets up the default for the new mailbox inside the
> selected one, but there's a popup menu that lets you change that location;
> the menu is in the same sheet that you use to name the mailbox.

I submit that it's completely true. The fact that I'm allowed to change
that selection does not alter the truth of the statement.

If history is a guide, this has the earmarks of being round two of a
protracted "he said, she said". I shall not comment further, you're free
to have the last word.

jim

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