What I don't like about Windows Mail

I'm trying it out for both email and usenet and have found a major issue.
They put the reply to group and reply to sender right next to each other. It
is too easy to select the wrong option if not paying close attention. One
day I wanted to reply to someone in a newsgroup and sent that person an
email instead. Luckily his address was scrambled so it was sent back to me
as undeliverable. Is there way to change this so they aren't right next to
each other? Don't people think about things like this when they are
designing the UI? Obviously not.

Yeah, I guess they didn't learn from OE - same button arrangement there.

Do you have a suggestion for a better arrangement?


"Pooh-Man" <> wrote in message
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I'm trying it out for both email and usenet and have found a major issue.
They put the reply to group and reply to sender right next to each other. It
is too easy to select the wrong option if not paying close attention. One
day I wanted to reply to someone in a newsgroup and sent that person an
email instead. Luckily his address was scrambled so it was sent back to me
as undeliverable. Is there way to change this so they aren't right next to
each other? Don't people think about things like this when they are
designing the UI? Obviously not.

"Pooh-Man" <> wrote in message
news:eTtri.2904$...
> I'm trying it out for both email and usenet and have found a major issue.
> They put the reply to group and reply to sender right next to each other.
> It is too easy to select the wrong option if not paying close attention.
> One day I wanted to reply to someone in a newsgroup and sent that person
> an email instead. Luckily his address was scrambled so it was sent back to
> me as undeliverable. Is there way to change this so they aren't right next
> to each other? Don't people think about things like this when they are
> designing the UI? Obviously not.

Agreed, the defaults aren't ideal. It's easy to press the wrong button

But it's also easily changed via right-click toolbar > Customize > Move up /
down
(when reading a message you want to reply to)

--
Jon

Right click on the Toolbar, select Customize..., and move the buttons to where
ever you want. (Same as in OE.)

--
I Bleed Blue and Gold
GO BEARS!


"Val" <> wrote in message
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> Yeah, I guess they didn't learn from OE - same button arrangement there.
>
> Do you have a suggestion for a better arrangement?
>
>
> "Pooh-Man" <> wrote in message
> news:eTtri.2904$...
> I'm trying it out for both email and usenet and have found a major issue.
> They put the reply to group and reply to sender right next to each other. It
> is too easy to select the wrong option if not paying close attention. One
> day I wanted to reply to someone in a newsgroup and sent that person an
> email instead. Luckily his address was scrambled so it was sent back to me
> as undeliverable. Is there way to change this so they aren't right next to
> each other? Don't people think about things like this when they are
> designing the UI? Obviously not.
>
>

Pooh-Man wrote:
> I'm trying it out for both email and usenet and have found a major
> issue. They put the reply to group and reply to sender right next to
> each other. It is too easy to select the wrong option if not paying
> close attention. One day I wanted to reply to someone in a newsgroup and
> sent that person an email instead. Luckily his address was scrambled so
> it was sent back to me as undeliverable. Is there way to change this so
> they aren't right next to each other? Don't people think about things
> like this when they are designing the UI? Obviously not.

Try using Ctrl + R.

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Alias
To email me, remove what's invalid

OK, that works, but you might point out that rather than moving the buttons
around on the actual toolbar (as you can do in so many other programs) you
have to drag them around and order them in the right hand pane of the
Customize dialog box.

Val

"Cal Bear '66" <> wrote in message
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Right click on the Toolbar, select Customize..., and move the buttons to
where
ever you want. (Same as in OE.)

--
I Bleed Blue and Gold
GO BEARS!


"Val" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Yeah, I guess they didn't learn from OE - same button arrangement there.
>
> Do you have a suggestion for a better arrangement?
>
>
> "Pooh-Man" <> wrote in message
> news:eTtri.2904$...
> I'm trying it out for both email and usenet and have found a major issue.
> They put the reply to group and reply to sender right next to each other.
> It
> is too easy to select the wrong option if not paying close attention. One
> day I wanted to reply to someone in a newsgroup and sent that person an
> email instead. Luckily his address was scrambled so it was sent back to me
> as undeliverable. Is there way to change this so they aren't right next to
> each other? Don't people think about things like this when they are
> designing the UI? Obviously not.
>
>

Right click on the blue bar where there is no icon, click Customize, and
there ya go.

CS

"Pooh-Man" <> wrote in message
news:eTtri.2904$...
> I'm trying it out for both email and usenet and have found a major issue.
> They put the reply to group and reply to sender right next to each other.
> It is too easy to select the wrong option if not paying close attention.
> One day I wanted to reply to someone in a newsgroup and sent that person
> an email instead. Luckily his address was scrambled so it was sent back to
> me as undeliverable. Is there way to change this so they aren't right next
> to each other? Don't people think about things like this when they are
> designing the UI? Obviously not.

"Val" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Yeah, I guess they didn't learn from OE - same button arrangement there.
>
> Do you have a suggestion for a better arrangement?

Well, yeah, the solution is quite obvious if you think about it. You do know
how to think for yourself, right?

"Cal Bear '66" <> wrote in message
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> Right click on the Toolbar, select Customize..., and move the buttons to
> where ever you want. (Same as in OE.)
>

Sorry, should have said, I'm talking about the right click context menu. I
don't move my mouse all the way up to the toolbar to send replies.

"Val" <> wrote in message
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> OK, that works, but you might point out that rather than moving the
> buttons
> around on the actual toolbar (as you can do in so many other programs) you
> have to drag them around and order them in the right hand pane of the
> Customize dialog box.
>
> Val

Ack, I was talking about the right click context menu. That's what I want to
change.