Mail 2.1.1: opening multiple messages

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Hylton Boothroyd - 13 Dec 2007 15:07 GMT

[Mail 2.1.1 OS 10.4.11]
Is it really impossible:
* to select all the unread messages in a thread;
* simultaneously open them all in a nicely organised stack of windows;
* click through them one at once, oldest first.

I had this until October with Outlook Express in OS9.

So much more convenient than waving the mouse pointer about for message
after message after message ...

Perhaps my switch to OS X has been recklessly early?

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Kaotic - 13 Dec 2007 16:00 GMT

On Dec 13, 10:07 am, hylton.boothr...@null.c0m.invalid (Hylton
Boothroyd) wrote:

> [Mail 2.1.1 OS 10.4.11]
> Is it really impossible:
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> --
> Hylton

You can do this:
Make sure you have "Show mailboxes" on. (This should be on by
default).
Click the plus (bottom left corner), and make a new Smart Mailbox,
name it "Unread"
In the drop down menu choose "Message is Unread", and click OK.

All your unread messages will be in there (as well as in you inbox)
and will be removed from there once they are read.
Simply highlight them all, right click and open.
Whenever you open multiple messages, they will always open in a
diagonal stack with the oldest in front.

That's the simplest solution I found.

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Hylton Boothroyd - 13 Dec 2007 19:58 GMT

> > [Mail 2.1.1 OS 10.4.11]
> > Is it really impossible:
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> You can do this:
> [using a smart mailbox]

Wonderful. Thank you very much.

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Hylton Boothroyd - 13 Dec 2007 19:55 GMT

> [Mail 2.1.1 OS 10.4.11]
> Is it really impossible:
> * to select all the unread messages in a thread;
> * simultaneously open them all in a nicely organised stack of windows;
> * click through them one at once, oldest first.

I'm still interested in any comments. But in the meantime
I've found a way of keyboard working that is almost as convenient.

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