At least we got one of your problems fixed.
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Mike -
http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm
"Belfast" <Belfast@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:0822BFB5-E549-4351-A80D-8B503C87C71C@xxxxxx
Quote:
> It works! ta!
>
> "Belfast" wrote:
> Quote:
>> Thanks Michael.
>>
>> On your point 1): If true then Drat! Never noticed on OE. Strange
>> that the
>> Hotmail web displays correctly without me having to change the column
>> headers
>> - seems to have the smarts built in. I suppose it is a very simple
>> database
>> behind the client - not that I know anything about dbs'.
>>
>> On your point 2): Thanks, but may be too much of a muppet to get this
>> right.
>> Will give it a go... :~}
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> "Michael Santovec" wrote:
>> Quote:
>> > I'll deal with 2 of your issues.
>> >
>> > 1) On the columns, that seems to be a carry over from Outlook
>> > Express,
>> > where the Outbox, Drafts and Sent Items use one set of column
>> > headings
>> > and the Inbox and all user created folders use another set.
>> >
>> > 2) You are in luck: British English dictionary is built into WLM,
>> > but
>> > it's hidden.
>> >
>> > For English Spelling variations:
>> >
>> > Edit in Notepad %programfiles%\Windows
>> > Live\Mail\Proof\prf0009\2\spell.ini
>> > and enter desired lang= and change Lex= if needed
>> >
>> > lang=1033 ; US
>> > lang=2057 ; UK
>> > lang=4105 ; Canada
>> > lang=3081 ; Australia
>> >
>> > Lex=MSSP3EN.LEX for: US, UK and Canada
>> > Lex=MSSP3ENA.LEX for: Australia - file may not be included in
>> > WLM.
>> > Copy to
>> > %programfiles%\Windows Live\Mail\Proof\prf0009\2\MSSP3ENA.LEX
>> > from
>> > %programfiles%\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Proof\MSSP3ENA.LEX or
>> > other
>> > source
>> >
>> > Tools, Options, Spelling will still show "English (United States)"
>> > with
>> > any of the above selected, but it will check with the correct
>> > variation.
>> >
>> > If you would like the correct variation listed as well as the
>> > ability to
>> > switch between variations, do the following:
>> > - COPY (do not Move or Rename or else WLM will get upset) the
>> > folder
>> > %programfiles%\Windows Live\Mail\Proof\prf0009\2
>> > to either
>> > %programfiles%\Windows Live\Mail\Proof\prfxxxx\1
>> > or
>> > %userprofile%\Local Settings\Application
>> > Data\Microsoft\Windows
>> > Live Mail\Proof\prfxxxx\1
>> > where xxxx is the lang value in hexadecimal:
>> > UK=prf0809, Canada=prf1009, Australia=prf0c09
>> > - Make the appropriate spell.ini changes in the new folder as
>> > outlined
>> > above.
>> >
>> > Note: if copied to %userprofile% there will be an Uninstall option,
>> > but
>> > not at %programfiles%
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> >
>> > Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > "Belfast" <Belfast@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> > news:5F296297-F09C-405F-A0E2-176AC320A36A@xxxxxx
>> > > I have installed the Windows Live Mail client [Build 12.0.1606]
>> > > and
>> > > have been
>> > > using it successfully for a while (although would dearly like a
>> > > Calendar and
>> > > British English dictionary!). I currently use it exclusively to
>> > > access my
>> > > Windows Live Mail account (Hotmail) on an xp3 machine.
>> > >
>> > > My problem:
>> > > When I add an additional mail folder to store sent items on a
>> > > particular
>> > > subject, I want to be able to change the FROM column (which it
>> > > defaults to)
>> > > to a TO column when I am in that particular folder. (I have
>> > > configured the
>> > > look and feel to display email list pane above and have the
>> > > reading
>> > > pane set
>> > > below) I realise I can right-click on any of the column headers
>> > > to
>> > > access the
>> > > "Columns..." menu and have successfully changed the FROM to a TO
>> > > column.
>> > >
>> > > HOWEVER, in doing so, this action changes the FROM column to a TO
>> > > column in
>> > > ALL my other mail folders (default and ones I've created) except
>> > > for
>> > > my
>> > > default "Sent items" folder which displays TO.
>> > >
>> > > My question:
>> > > Is it possible to change the column fields in one folder without
>> > > it
>> > > affecting every other folder.
>> > >
>> > > By the way - in Hotmail - the sent items folder I created behaves
>> > > correctly
>> > > and displays the TO column by default.
>> > >
>> > > One solution would be to display both FROM and TO columns but
>> > > this up
>> > > valuable real estate for other columns I require.
>> > >
>> > > Thanks in advance for a solution.
>> >
>> >
>> >