Eliminate "Find a message" bar

06-08-2008

Can I eliminate the "Find a message" bar in Windows Live Mail

Uses up space and can't imagine why I would ever want to use it
as Ctrl+Shift+F is what I use.

--
David McRitchie

06-09-2008

"David McRitchie" <dmcritchie_xlmvp@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:#pHEZ7XyIHA.1436@xxxxxx

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	> Can I eliminate the "Find a message" bar in Windows Live Mail

Unfortunately not.

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	> > Uses up space and can't imagine why I would ever want to use it > as Ctrl+Shift+F is what I use.

That's not it's only disadvantage. If you hit too many characters
too quickly in an incorrect context you can lose your
place in the message list because of it.

It was added because the developers didn't understand
OE's Shift-F3 and F3 Find commands and incorrectly
thought that Vista's "word wheel" would be a sufficient
alternative. (It's NOT an alternative--at least not an efficient
alternative.)

IMO

Robert Aldwinckle
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06-10-2008

"Robert Aldwinckle" wrote:

Quote:

> "David McRitchie" wrote...

	Quote:
	>> Can I eliminate the "Find a message" bar in Windows Live Mail

>
> Unfortunately not.
>

	Quote:
	>> Uses up space and can't imagine why I would ever want to use it >> as Ctrl+Shift+F is what I use.

>
> That's not it's only disadvantage. If you hit too many characters
> too quickly in an incorrect context you can lose your
> place in the message list because of it.
>
> It was added because the developers didn't understand
> OE's Shift-F3 and F3 Find commands and incorrectly
> thought that Vista's "word wheel" would be a sufficient
> alternative. (It's NOT an alternative--at least not an efficient
> alternative.)

Thanks Robert, that concept also messes up HELP., I guess you're not
supposed to use HELP unless you actually have a problem. There
is still a Table of Contents but you have to click on each item no
reading through like in a book. Guess I didn't even look though as
WLM (and WM) is so much like Outlook Express.

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