MW displays bottom of list, rather than top

Billbo · Trooper Joined: Mar 27, 2004 Posts: 14 Location: USA

When I open MW Pro (same with all versions used thus far, including 4.1), MW loads the mail and then leaves the display down near the bottom of the list--never the top (where I want it) and never the absolute bottom. So I always have to scroll up to see new mail. Is there a way to modify this?

rogerw · Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2004 5:38 pm Post subject:

The mailgrid display is sortable on most columns.

Try clicking on the column headers for 'arrived' (if you display that column) or 'sent' (less accurate, as spammers fudge the 'sent' tiime).

The first click will sort the column in one order (either ascending or decending). A second click will toggle the ascending/descending selection.

Billbo · Trooper Joined: Mar 27, 2004 Posts: 14 Location: USA

Yes, I understand sorting by columns and I do keep mine sorted by Sent date. No matter which column I sort by, however, shouldn't the initial display show whatever message is at the top of the sort? Seems like I shouldn't have to scroll up to see it.

rogerw · Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2004 6:43 pm Post subject:

Billbo · Trooper Joined: Mar 27, 2004 Posts: 14 Location: USA

>If by 'initial' you mean when MW first starts - then you need to make sure that whatever sort/column you desire normally is 'active' when you (manually) close MW. If you leave MW open when you shut down windows, some settings are not permanently recorded in the registry. <

I almost never change the sort/column and I very seldom restart the computer. And, actually, the sort remains intact when I restart MW. I just don't see the top of the list.

>As for showing the 'top' of the sort - not quite. MW will endeavor to keep whatever entry in the mailgrid that was selected/highlighted before new mail was fetched somewhere in the visible portion of the mailgrid after new mail is fecthed. If that means that new mail is off of the top (or bottom) of the grid, well, that is just the way it works.<

I don't think this applies to my particular problem. I seldom deal with (highlight) messages down the list. I am usually viewing messages at or near the top.

I check 6 accounts and I leave mail on the servers for anywhere from 3 to 7 days, so right now I have 80 messages in the grid. If I exit MW and restart the application, then the grid will typically display something like messages 35 through 75, and typically one of the lower items (like #69 or 70) will be highlighted. This is not consistent every time. I just tried it and the 11th message was highlighted and I did not need to scroll up to see the top items, but this occasion seems the exception.

Any other ideas?

rogerw · Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2004 5:59 am Post subject:

Billbo · Trooper Joined: Mar 27, 2004 Posts: 14 Location: USA

Brilliant! Now I know why you get paid big money to be on this forum. I've always wondered why anyone would want to access accounts sequentially. Now I know.

rogerw · Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2004 12:08 pm Post subject:


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