Seeing a thread from non-thread mode

Steve Cochran wrote on Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:27:36 -0500:
You need View | Current View | Show all messages and then with the message
highlighted, you can then go to Group messages by conversation and expand
the thread as well. OETool (www.oehelp.com/OETool/) has buttons to do this
that make it rather easy.

steve

That is how I do it Steve, although with the ALT-V-V-G toggle. Although
unless you are on the original post, it often disappears from view after
the toggle.

Although I tried it your way and it appears to be working. Does it
always work? It should act just like the ALT-V-V-G toggle, wouldn't you
think?

"BillW50" wrote in message
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VanguardLH typed on Sun, 8 Nov 2009 20:10:53 -0600:
BillW50 wrote:

I would like to read the whole thread first to make sure somebody
didn't already say what I wanted to add.
Group Messages by Conversation view
I seem to recall that used to work. But nowadays (with a half of dozen of
computers) this doesn't do it anymore. As toggling with ALT-V-V-G the post
disappears and something else is selected. And finding the thread is
different.

--
Bill
Gateway MX6124 ('06 era) - Windows XP SP2

--
Bill
Asus EEE PC 702G4 ~ 2GB RAM ~ 16GB-SDHC
Xandros Linux (build 2007-10-19 13:03)

If you have the message highlighted prior to switching the views, then it
should work okay. If its not highlighted (selected) though, it will get
lost and you will have to page to find the thread.

steve

"BillW50" wrote in message
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Steve Cochran wrote on Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:27:36 -0500:
You need View | Current View | Show all messages and then with the
message highlighted, you can then go to Group messages by conversation
and expand the thread as well. OETool (www.oehelp.com/OETool/) has
buttons to do this that make it rather easy.

steve

That is how I do it Steve, although with the ALT-V-V-G toggle. Although
unless you are on the original post, it often disappears from view after
the toggle.

Although I tried it your way and it appears to be working. Does it always
work? It should act just like the ALT-V-V-G toggle, wouldn't you think?

"BillW50" wrote in message
...
In ,
VanguardLH typed on Sun, 8 Nov 2009 20:10:53 -0600:
BillW50 wrote:

I would like to read the whole thread first to make sure somebody
didn't already say what I wanted to add.
Group Messages by Conversation view
I seem to recall that used to work. But nowadays (with a half of dozen
of computers) this doesn't do it anymore. As toggling with ALT-V-V-G the
post disappears and something else is selected. And finding the thread
is different.

--
Bill
Gateway MX6124 ('06 era) - Windows XP SP2

--
Bill
Asus EEE PC 702G4 ~ 2GB RAM ~ 16GB-SDHC
Xandros Linux (build 2007-10-19 13:03)

If you have the message highlighted prior to switching the views, then it
should work okay. If its not highlighted (selected) though, it will get
lost and you will have to page to find the thread.

steve

"BillW50" wrote in message
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Steve Cochran wrote on Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:27:36 -0500:
You need View | Current View | Show all messages and then with the
message highlighted, you can then go to Group messages by conversation
and expand the thread as well. OETool (www.oehelp.com/OETool/) has
buttons to do this that make it rather easy.

steve

That is how I do it Steve, although with the ALT-V-V-G toggle. Although
unless you are on the original post, it often disappears from view after
the toggle.

Although I tried it your way and it appears to be working. Does it always
work? It should act just like the ALT-V-V-G toggle, wouldn't you think?

"BillW50" wrote in message
...
In ,
VanguardLH typed on Sun, 8 Nov 2009 20:10:53 -0600:
BillW50 wrote:

I would like to read the whole thread first to make sure somebody
didn't already say what I wanted to add.
Group Messages by Conversation view
I seem to recall that used to work. But nowadays (with a half of dozen
of computers) this doesn't do it anymore. As toggling with ALT-V-V-G the
post disappears and something else is selected. And finding the thread
is different.

--
Bill
Gateway MX6124 ('06 era) - Windows XP SP2

--
Bill
Asus EEE PC 702G4 ~ 2GB RAM ~ 16GB-SDHC
Xandros Linux (build 2007-10-19 13:03)

Steve Cochran wrote on Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:27:36 -0500:
You need View | Current View | Show all messages and then with the message
highlighted, you can then go to Group messages by conversation and expand
the thread as well. OETool (www.oehelp.com/OETool/) has buttons to do this
that make it rather easy.

steve

That is how I do it Steve, although with the ALT-V-V-G toggle. Although
unless you are on the original post, it often disappears from view after
the toggle.

Although I tried it your way and it appears to be working. Does it
always work? It should act just like the ALT-V-V-G toggle, wouldn't you
think?

"BillW50" wrote in message
...
In ,
VanguardLH typed on Sun, 8 Nov 2009 20:10:53 -0600:
BillW50 wrote:

I would like to read the whole thread first to make sure somebody
didn't already say what I wanted to add.
Group Messages by Conversation view
I seem to recall that used to work. But nowadays (with a half of dozen of
computers) this doesn't do it anymore. As toggling with ALT-V-V-G the post
disappears and something else is selected. And finding the thread is
different.

--
Bill
Gateway MX6124 ('06 era) - Windows XP SP2

--
Bill
Asus EEE PC 702G4 ~ 2GB RAM ~ 16GB-SDHC
Xandros Linux (build 2007-10-19 13:03)

In ,
BillW50 typed:
In ,
VanguardLH typed on Sun, 8 Nov 2009 20:10:53 -0600:
BillW50 wrote:

I would like to read the whole thread first to make sure somebody
didn't already say what I wanted to add.

Group Messages by Conversation view

I seem to recall that used to work. But nowadays (with a half of dozen
of computers) this doesn't do it anymore. As toggling with ALT-V-V-G
the post disappears and something else is selected. And finding the
thread is different.

If you've got a Gateway with XP, that's exactly how it works.

"BillW50" wrote in message
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In ,
VanguardLH typed on Sun, 8 Nov 2009 20:10:53 -0600:

BillW50 wrote:

I would like to read the whole thread first to make sure somebody
didn't already say what I wanted to add.

Group Messages by Conversation view

I seem to recall that used to work. But nowadays (with a half of dozen of
computers) this doesn't do it anymore. As toggling with ALT-V-V-G the post
disappears and something else is selected. And finding the thread is
different.

Use a newsreader which threads articles by the references headers, not by
the "Subject:" line.

--
~Oh Lord, why have you come
~To Konnyu, with the Lion and the Drum

"BillW50" wrote in message ...
In ,
VanguardLH typed on Sun, 8 Nov 2009 20:10:53 -0600:
BillW50 wrote:

I would like to read the whole thread first to make sure somebody
didn't already say what I wanted to add.

Group Messages by Conversation view

I seem to recall that used to work. But nowadays (with a half of dozen
of computers) this doesn't do it anymore. As toggling with ALT-V-V-G the
post disappears and something else is selected. And finding the thread
is different.


You should also _check_
Automatically expand grouped messages
(in Options, Read tab) -- Alt-T,O,Ctrl-Tab,x


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You need View | Current View | Show all messages and then with the message
highlighted, you can then go to Group messages by conversation and expand
the thread as well. OETool (www.oehelp.com/OETool/) has buttons to do this
that make it rather easy.

steve

"BillW50" wrote in message
...
In ,
VanguardLH typed on Sun, 8 Nov 2009 20:10:53 -0600:
BillW50 wrote:

I would like to read the whole thread first to make sure somebody
didn't already say what I wanted to add.

Group Messages by Conversation view

I seem to recall that used to work. But nowadays (with a half of dozen of
computers) this doesn't do it anymore. As toggling with ALT-V-V-G the post
disappears and something else is selected. And finding the thread is
different.

--
Bill
Gateway MX6124 ('06 era) - Windows XP SP2

In ,
BillW50 typed:
In ,
VanguardLH typed on Sun, 8 Nov 2009 20:10:53 -0600:
BillW50 wrote:

I would like to read the whole thread first to make sure somebody
didn't already say what I wanted to add.

Group Messages by Conversation view

I seem to recall that used to work. But nowadays (with a half of dozen
of computers) this doesn't do it anymore. As toggling with ALT-V-V-G
the post disappears and something else is selected. And finding the
thread is different.

If you've got a Gateway with XP, that's exactly how it works.

In ,
VanguardLH typed on Sun, 8 Nov 2009 20:10:53 -0600:
BillW50 wrote:

I would like to read the whole thread first to make sure somebody
didn't already say what I wanted to add.

Group Messages by Conversation view

I seem to recall that used to work. But nowadays (with a half of dozen
of computers) this doesn't do it anymore. As toggling with ALT-V-V-G the
post disappears and something else is selected. And finding the thread
is different.

--
Bill
Gateway MX6124 ('06 era) - Windows XP SP2