And further weirdness, I somehow ended up with a file on my desktop with the subject of this message followed by the suffix dml. Cheers, Donna > On Oct 28, 2014, at 10:13 AM, Tim Kilburn <kilbu...@me.com> wrote: > > Hi Donna, > > My Preview pane settings stuck when I upgraded to Yosemite, so, I’m not > having your same frustration. Here’s some instructions for you though that > I posted back when Mavericks first was released. Not sure how, or if they > still work in Yosemite, but it’s probably worth a try. > > 1. Go into Mail Prefs and select the Viewing pane. > 2. Check to change to Classic View. > 3. Close Mail Prefs. > 4. Navigate to the Horizontal Splitter after the Messages Table. > 5. Press VO-cmd-f5 to make sure the mouse is focused on the Splitter. > 6. Press down on the Trackpad then drag downwards to the bottom of the > physical Trackpad then release. This could also be done with a mouse instead. > > You will know that it worked because the splitter will no longer be right > after the Messages Table, it will be the last item at the bottom of the > window. > > 7. Change back into Modern View in the Mail Prefs by unchecking the box, or > stay in Classic view if you prefer. > 8. Close the Mail Prefs. > > You will know that the Preview Pane is closed/hidden/disabled by navigating > around the Mail window and you will note a Vertical Splitter before and after > the Messages Column Group. > > If it’s not sticking for you, try quitting Mail after getting rid of the > Preview Pane in Classic view. Once you re-open Mail, you can change back to > the Modern View, and the change should stick. At least it has for me > numerous times. > > HTH. > > Later… > > Tim Kilburn > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > >> On Oct 28, 2014, at 7:47 AM, Donna Goodin <doniado...@me.com> wrote: >> >> Thanks, Georgina. I'm running Yosemite, and your directions aren't working >> here either. thanks for posting them, though. Maybe this is just an >> annoying Yosemite thing we have to live with. I made the preview pane go >> away years ago, and it never came back until I upgraded. >> Cheers, >> Donna >>> On Oct 28, 2014, at 8:38 AM, Georgina Joyce <g...@gena-j.me.uk> wrote: >>> >>> Hello Donna, >>> >>> It would be nice to know that too. However, here’s what I did that worked >>> but I don’t know exactly how it worked. >>> >>> Go mail prefs, view and tick classic view. >>> Go to system prefs, accessibility options and enable mouse keys. You should >>> be able to press option quickly 5 times. That later method doesn’t work on >>> my Yosemite system. >>> Now VO right arrow or left arrow, until you hear “Horizontal splitter“. >>> Press VO command F5. >>> Now attempt to click on that horizontal splitter. >>> Using the keyboard, trackpad, cursing it and nearly beating up the machine >>> I could not drag and drop the thing. I really don’t know what I tried and >>> it seemed nothing worked . >>> Now go back to mail prefs and take the classic view tick out of the >>> checkbox. >>> Upon closing mail prefs, the pest had vanished. How where, why and when it >>> was triggered I don’t know. >>> >>> A very frustrating experience. >>> >>> Good luck. >>> >>> Gena >>> >>> Georgina Joyce >>> Applied Psychologist >>> Training and Coaching. >>> Because individuals of groups matter! >>> >>>> On 28 Oct 2014, at 12:30, Donna Goodin <doniado...@me.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> I think the directions I have for this are from the days of Snow Lion. >>>> Can someone post current directions? >>>> Thanks, >>>> Donna >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
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