[X4U] Annoying mail UI "feature" (glitch)

[DZ-Jay]

John McDaniel wrote:
> In versions of Mail.app for Panther and now Tiger, I have always  
> experienced this annoyance:
> 
> Mail.app checks for mail and distributes emails to a number of  
> different folders based upon rules. When I click on a folder, the  upper 
> pane NEVER places the newest mail item at the top of the view  (I'm 
> always set to sort by date; newest at the top) if there are more  
> messages that the pane can display. I ALWAYS have to mouse over to  the 
> right and nudge the scroll bar to get to the top of the list.
> 
> Does everyone else suffer from this? How do such annoying UI problems  
> persist?

I've seen this, but I believe it is caused by Mail.app trying to keep 
state, i.e. going back to the last message you had selected on that 
mailbox.  Unfortunately, in my experience, this is not consistent, as I 
seem to notice it in some mailboxes, but not in others, and I haven't 
found the common thread (no pun intended!) between them.  I haven't 
looked too deep into the matter, though, just casual observation.

	dZ.