Moving messages
Jul 21 2008 22:11
Here's a doozy: I often select a couple
(non-sequential) messages to file away by
Ctrl-clicking on them and dragging the messages into
a folder. Most of the time this works as expected,
but sporadically the messages in-between the ones
I've selected are also moved!
This means I can't trust the drag and drop operation to move multiple messages. Ironically, I started noticing this because I habitually leave the messages in my inbox as unread (see previous post) and I was starting to see unread messages in my folders. (I only mark my messages as read immediately before I drag and drop them into a folder.)
I can't even entirely trust dragging and dropping a single message. If a new message arrives while I'm in the middle of a drag and drop operation, the wrong message is moved.
This means I can't trust the drag and drop operation to move multiple messages. Ironically, I started noticing this because I habitually leave the messages in my inbox as unread (see previous post) and I was starting to see unread messages in my folders. (I only mark my messages as read immediately before I drag and drop them into a folder.)
I can't even entirely trust dragging and dropping a single message. If a new message arrives while I'm in the middle of a drag and drop operation, the wrong message is moved.