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Mac Forum / General / Networking / May 2005Viewing messages in Mail.app
I am trying to give Mail.app a try, although I probably won't switch from Eudora, which I have been using since 1991. The first thing I noticed is that there does not seem to be shortcuts for navigating between messages. Once I have an email open, I don't know how to go to the next (or previous) one, without having to close the current one and open the other manually (with the arrow keys, for example). I am sure I am missing something obvious here... Also, is there no way to force the app to display a minimum font size? Some of the HTML-rich emails have ridiculously tiny sizes (probably because they originate on a PC with its 96dpi resolution). When I increase manually the size by using the menu command, the header information also becomes larger, and since that was already fine in the first place, I end up with a header in 16 or 24 points (terribly ugly), and the body of the email at a decent size. Is there no way to do otherwise? Cheers, Paolo > I am trying to give Mail.app a try, although I probably won't switch from > Eudora, which I have been using since 1991. The first thing I noticed is that > there does not seem to be shortcuts for navigating between messages. Once I > have an email open, I don't know how to go to the next (or previous) one, > without having to close the current one and open the other manually (with the > arrow keys, for example). I am sure I am missing something obvious here... Space bar works for that, as with most news readers and mail clients. > Also, is there no way to force the app to display a minimum font size? Some > of the HTML-rich emails have ridiculously tiny sizes (probably because they > originate on a PC with its 96dpi resolution). Your Mac should now default to 96dpi as well, but yes, PCs seem to display fonts differently. > When I increase manually the > size by using the menu command, the header information also becomes larger, > and since that was already fine in the first place, I end up with a header in > 16 or 24 points (terribly ugly), and the body of the email at a decent size. > Is there no way to do otherwise? Doesn't seem to be. You might be able to setup a Mail rule and a Script to change HTML messages to plain text, where they should display at the size you set.  SignatureAndy Hewitt ** FAF#1, (Ex-OSOS#5) - FJ1200 ABS Honda Civic: Windows free zone (Mac G5 Dual Processor) http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/thehewitts2/index.htm (updated Feb 21 2005) > > I am trying to give Mail.app a try, although I probably won't > > switch from Eudora, which I have been using since 1991. The first [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Space bar works for that, as with most news readers and mail clients. Not if you want to delete the mail and move to the next message, and are opening the messages in a separate window rather than using panes. SignatureStop Mad Cowboy Disease: Impeach the son of a Bush. > > > I am trying to give Mail.app a try, although I probably won't > > > switch from Eudora, which I have been using since 1991. The first [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Not if you want to delete the mail and move to the next message, and are > opening the messages in a separate window rather than using panes. Fair enough, I use the pane layout, and don't delete messages immediately, tending to do a tidy-up in one go. SignatureAndy Hewitt ** FAF#1, (Ex-OSOS#5) - FJ1200 ABS Honda Civic: Windows free zone (Mac G5 Dual Processor) http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/thehewitts2/index.htm (updated Feb 21 2005) > I am trying to give Mail.app a try, although I probably won't switch from > Eudora, which I have been using since 1991. The first thing I noticed is that > there does not seem to be shortcuts for navigating between messages. You already started a thread about this in comp.sys.mac.apps, please don't multi-post. If a question is really appropriate for more than one group, cross-post a single message rather than starting two unrelated threads. SignatureBarry Margolin, barmar@alum.mit.edu Arlington, MA *** PLEASE post questions in newsgroups, not directly to me *** > You already started a thread about this in comp.sys.mac.apps, please > don't multi-post. Point taken. Paolo Signature"uina parant animum Veneri, nisi plurima sumas." --Ovid |
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