This discussion only applies to reading messages on the
website. It does not apply to those of you receiving
individual emails or the digest.
"jackessiebabe" <jackessiebabe@y...> wrote:
The aspect I dislike the most, is the disappearance of
the "little box", that used to be at the top and bottom
of the screen, that had "msg.#" in it. By typing a msg#
in that box, you would immediately be taken to that
message. Now, not only is the box gone, but so are the
MESSAGE NUMBERS! How is one to try to retrieve old
messages from the archives.......or, is this no longer
possible?
Message numbers are still there but more hidden. If you're
looking at the message list, point with your cursor to any
message subject but don't click on it. The message number
will appear in the url at the bottom of your screen. This
works with Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox browsers
and probably lots of others.
If you've opened a message, the message number should
appear on your screen in at least three places. It's part
of the url displayed in your web browser probably at the
top of your screen. The message number also appears at the
top right and lower right as in "Message 41783 of 41796".
To go to a certain message using the message number, an
easy way to do this is to just insert the message number
you're seeking into the url of another message in your web
browser and hit enter.
I'm also having trouble (that I never had before) when
trying to correct misspellings in my post, or attempting
to make new paragraphs. I can't seem to correct typos
w/o "erasing" the rest of the word. Is anyone else
having these problems??
Maybe you have clicked the "insert" key on your
keyboard by mistake.
"Charles" <fromthevault@y...> wrote:
Another I don't like about the new format is that you can
no longer go directly to a message number. I used to
write down message numbers that I wanted to read later,
especially trip reports. Now it appears the message
number doesn't appear next to the list of messages.
You can see message numbers per the instructions above. I
agree it's not as convenient as having the message numbers
listed.
Here's an idea for when you want to save a message to read
later. Forward it to your private email address using the
"forward" button. The message will then be sitting in your
private email inbox until you have time to read it.