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Anyone else noticed when they're reading mewsgroup messages in Mail that
when Mail updates, its window goes on top of your active window ?
 
- Bobb - said:
Anyone else noticed when they're reading mewsgroup messages in Mail that
when Mail updates, its window goes on top of your active window ?
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Just like OE did.
 
I've used newsgroups since the mid 90's - that never happened to me until
now. I was just typing another message and when I looked up - I saw mail
window - not my message. ( that's when I saw your reply to me) That never
happened to me prior to THIS last release of Vista and Mail - Really.

That's happened to you before .... in Win 98 , 2000, etc with OE ?

I noticed < just happened again - this is friggin' irritating > that I have
preview pane on - maybe that's it - I'll turn it off. ( I normally don't use
it but it is on here by default )
 
I know exactly what you are talking about Bobb. VERY ANNOYING!
Just as I was typing this, it refreshed and sent this window I was working
on to the task bar. I was still looking down at the keyboard and still
typing when I realized it was gone! lol
dotcom
 
Ok - I closed the preview pane and I was displaying messages in this group.
Options:

Hide read messages
Show replies to my messages
Group by conversation

and I had UNGROUPED a few conversations and was reading one message. Uptime
time occurs and all messages regrouped and I'm viewing the mail window
again - not the one that I was reading.

Does everyone agree that this WAS normal ?
Was is just me that this never happened to prior to new Vista < MAIL screen
just popped up again >. If this is normal - I'm done using this.

Bobb
 
- Bobb - said:
I've used newsgroups since the mid 90's - that never happened to me until
now. I was just typing another message and when I looked up - I saw mail
window - not my message. ( that's when I saw your reply to me) That never
happened to me prior to THIS last release of Vista and Mail - Really.

That's happened to you before .... in Win 98 , 2000, etc with OE ?

I noticed < just happened again - this is friggin' irritating > that I
have preview pane on - maybe that's it - I'll turn it off. ( I normally
don't use it but it is on here by default )
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I can't swear it was there in Win98, but I do not remember it not being
there and there have always been complaints that if OE updates it's message
list the Preview Pane shifts to the top of the message. Very annoying.
 
turn off auto updating of mail and do it manually or just when OE opens.



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Anyone else noticed when they're reading mewsgroup messages in Mail that
when Mail updates, its window goes on top of your active window ?
 
Come on Mikey - that's cheating.
I could do that but that's not a fix.
For 10 years it wasn't an issue - now it is.


turn off auto updating of mail and do it manually or just when OE opens.



(e-mail address removed)



Anyone else noticed when they're reading mewsgroup messages in Mail that
when Mail updates, its window goes on top of your active window ?
 
I opened this message to reply and I have mail set to check every 1 minute
( for this test) ( mail window is maximized in both cases )

1. In x86 when mail updates, the desktop goes back to MAIL and the message
that I WAS typing is no longer displayed.
2. Same thing here in x64. ( For now mail message preview pane = on) and
main screen on mail.
3. I just minimized the main mail screen and gonna let it sit a bit: OK so
when main screen is minimized, I can see an hourglass for a moment where my
mouse pointer is ( it's sitting on this window) then back to a pointer (
arrow). But main window stays minimized - good ( I hadn't tried that in x86)
4. So the main window "takes over the desktop" only when maximized ? No, I
maximized this reply and it just did it even when Mail window is a "normal
window". I just let this sit for a minute and main mail screen now on top.
BUT if I type , I can see " checking mail on the main window !
5. but if I do NOT type for 30 seconds, the main window pops back on top
even if both are "regular / not maximized " windows.
5a. Well it did a few times - now it's checked mail twice and this window OK
( I clicked on mail message and it's in preview pane)
5b. Now I'll click on newsgroup message - still OK.

Mail was NOT checking and as I was typing the subject line - Mail just poped
up so I lost some typing .

My official conclusion - in technical terms = " This app is flaky". I'm done
testing Mail.

Bobb
 
I just sent this as "Feedback"

- Bobb - said:
I opened this message to reply and I have mail set to check every 1 minute
( for this test) ( mail window is maximized in both cases )

1. In x86 when mail updates, the desktop goes back to MAIL and the message
that I WAS typing is no longer displayed.
2. Same thing here in x64. ( For now mail message preview pane = on) and
main screen on mail.
3. I just minimized the main mail screen and gonna let it sit a bit: OK so
when main screen is minimized, I can see an hourglass for a moment where
my mouse pointer is ( it's sitting on this window) then back to a pointer
( arrow). But main window stays minimized - good ( I hadn't tried that in
x86)
4. So the main window "takes over the desktop" only when maximized ? No, I
maximized this reply and it just did it even when Mail window is a "normal
window". I just let this sit for a minute and main mail screen now on top.
BUT if I type , I can see " checking mail on the main window !
5. but if I do NOT type for 30 seconds, the main window pops back on top
even if both are "regular / not maximized " windows.
5a. Well it did a few times - now it's checked mail twice and this window
OK ( I clicked on mail message and it's in preview pane)
5b. Now I'll click on newsgroup message - still OK.

Mail was NOT checking and as I was typing the subject line - Mail just
poped up so I lost some typing .

My official conclusion - in technical terms = " This app is flaky". I'm
done testing Mail.

Bobb
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