I was addressing the 'gray' fields after read to improve visibility. The From field in this beta version is the only 'bold' field.
Even though I do use the 'from' field, have quite good vision and had little difficulty adapting...I agree with you and others that
this change was huge mistake since it potentially forces hundreds of millions of people to modify their behavior for one single
feature that is/was consistent in the past and currently in other available 3rd party software.
Functionally the change works, sociologically the change is burdensome and not in the best interest of retaining WLM users or
recruiting OE or WM or other third party users. I.e. No use, reduced ability to use other services(Contacts, web interface,
Calendar, advertising, etc)
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...winston
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"rak" <rakess@xxxxxx> wrote in message news
ib8l.31723$mE3.27218@xxxxxx
Quote:
> Winston, thanks for the idea. I tried it out and its ok, but I think the real problem is not being able to read them, its that
> in news (not in mail) I usually go by date and subject and pick up the sender in the preview pane. In other words, I don't show
> the From column typically. So I'm beyond help unless I show the From column. Appreciate you trying.
>
> "...winston" <winstonmvp@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:uS2PxslbJHA.6036@xxxxxx
> This might make it a bit easier to see after reading..
>
> To remove the gray(read posts) in WLM:
> Create a news rule
> Apply this rule after the message arrives
> For all messages
> Highlight it with Black
>
> It will not impact the 'Bold' in the From field from field for unread messages. All messages before and after reading will be
> black not gray(easier on the eyes)
>
> The same can be done with mail messages for pop3 accounts(rules don't apply to http or imap accounts).
>
>
>
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> ...winston
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>
>
> "rak" <rakess@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:HKU7l.30942$701.23002@xxxxxx Quote:
> > This one may be easy, but I just updated to Build 14.0.8050.1202 from 0908
> > (running Vista Home Premium x86). In the process I lost highlighting (bold)
> > on unread posts in all my newsgroups such as this one. I don't see an
> > option to restore it. What am I missing?
> >