What does the enter key do, exactly? And where is it on the keyboard? Jes
On Sep 2, 2009, at 8:24 PM, Buddy Brannan wrote: > > If you interact with the horizontal splitter above the preview pane, > you can move it all the way down the screen so the preview pane isn't > showing, which effectively eliminates it. > > Also, I should point out that the "enter" key isn't the enter key. > It's the return key. The enter key is a different key entirely. > -- > Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA > Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY > > > > On Sep 2, 2009, at 3:12 PM, Esther wrote: > >> >> Hi Anna, Terrence, and Others, >> >> I'll append some comments about using or removing the Preview pane in >> Mail to your posts. >> >> Anna wrote: >>>> Hi Mark and all, >>>> >>>> Just in case you haven't run across this, the Preview pane can be a >>>> great way to read e-mail. When focused on a message header, press >>>> VO-J >>>> to move to your message. VO reads it. Then press VO-J to go back to >>>> the list of messages, where you can delete the message, move it >>>> to a >>>> folder, etc. The next message then gets focus. I don't know whether >>>> this works in Snow Leopard, but I hope so, as I like reading -email >>>> this way. >> >> Anna, one reason that some people like to remove the Preview pane is >> the fact that messages are marked as "read" if you navigate with >> arrow >> keys through entries in the messages table when the preview pane is >> enabled, even when you haven't had time to read them or navigated in >> error. If you remove the Preview pane you can still read the >> messages >> by pressing enter to bring up the message in its own window, then >> reply, forward, move, etc. and when you are returned to the messages >> table you can use your arrow keys to move to the next message. Of >> course VO-J doesn't work if you disable the pane, but this is simply >> an alternative way to read mail. (Incidentally, VO-J is also very >> useful to jump between playlist and songs table in iTunes). The >> other reason some users like Anne like to remove the Preview pane has >> to do with making sure that spam messages are not in any way counted >> as "read". I'm less clear on this point and whether such precautions >> are necessary, given the way that Apple Mail operates, but it >> certainly allows you to delete suspect messages "unread". >> >> and Terrence replied: >> >>> There is that. But what if I'd rather have more space to see the >>> list >>> of messages and read messages in their own window? Is there no way >>> to >>> do this? >> >> Terrence, if you press enter from the messages table you will bring >> the message that has focus up in its own window. If you just want to >> read it and take no action you can close the window with Command-W >> when you're done. Otherwise, a reply that's sent off or other action >> will automatically close that window and return you to the messages >> table. >> >> HTH >> >> Cheers, >> >> Esther >> >>> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
