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Re: Lost Mail Function

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On 2015-03-10 03:44:27 +0000, Jolly Roger said:

> On 2015-03-10, Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
>> In article <cm6cvdF5s3dU1@mid.individual.net>,
>> Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Honestly, they both seem counter-productive to me. The way I normally do
>>> it is:
>>> 
>>> 1. Type Command-N to start a new message, and the "To" field is active.
>>> 2. Type the beginning of a name.
>>> 3. As soon as the correct name appears, press the Return key, which
>>> places it into the field, and the field is ready to accept another name.
>>> 3. Go to step 2 and repeat until done.
>>> 
>>> I consider this to be quicker and simpler than selecting names with a
>>> mouse cursor and dragging them into the field.
>> 
>> I often want to select many names from a group. I don't remember all the
>> names, so I open up the contact list, select the group, and then scan
>> down the group members selecting the ones I want. And I don't have to
>> drag anything, just double-click to add them to "To", or click once and
>> then click on the field name in the contacts window. You can also
>> shift-click on each name, and then click on the field name at the end to
>> add them all at once.
> 
> Why bother with all that nonsense when you can just type the name of the
> group to have all of them added in one instant?
> 
>> This is how I do it in SL -- it sounds like Apple has gone really
>> backwards in newer versions if you can't do this.
> 
> Sounds more like you are holding onto some old method and don't want to
> learn a newer, more efficient method to me.

The problem is that this is not a fixed group.  The people I will email 
to will vary depending upon the content of the messsage.  Allowing me 
to select names on the fly, from my Contacts directory gives me the 
most flexibility possible.  Apple decided that I don't need this.  I, 
along with a lot of othher folks, have sent them feedback on this.  I 
am not optimistic.  

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Lost Mail Function Jerry F <jerryf@pipeline.com> - 2015-03-09 00:20 -0400
  Re: Lost Mail Function Andreas Rutishauser <andreas@macandreas.ch> - 2015-03-09 07:20 +0100
    Re: Lost Mail Function Jerry Fensterstock <jerryf@pipeline.com> - 2015-03-09 15:44 -0400
      Re: Lost Mail Function Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-09 20:09 +0000
        Re: Lost Mail Function "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2015-03-10 00:17 +0000
          Re: Lost Mail Function Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-10 00:51 +0000
            Re: Lost Mail Function Jerry Fensterstock <jerryf@pipeline.com> - 2015-03-09 21:36 -0400
              Re: Lost Mail Function Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-10 03:07 +0000
                Re: Lost Mail Function JoeyDee <email@nothanks.com> - 2015-03-10 09:23 -0400
                Re: Lost Mail Function Jerry Fensterstock <jerryf@pipeline.com> - 2015-03-10 13:18 -0400
                Re: Lost Mail Function Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-10 17:29 +0000
                Re: Lost Mail Function "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2015-03-11 02:05 +0000
                Re: Lost Mail Function Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-11 14:05 +0000
                Re: Lost Mail Function "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2015-03-12 01:03 +0000
            Re: Lost Mail Function "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2015-03-11 01:59 +0000
              Re: Lost Mail Function Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-11 14:04 +0000
                Re: Lost Mail Function "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2015-03-12 01:12 +0000
        Re: Lost Mail Function Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2015-03-09 20:29 -0400
          Re: Lost Mail Function Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-10 03:44 +0000
            Re: Lost Mail Function Jerry Fensterstock <jerryf@pipeline.com> - 2015-03-10 08:17 -0400
              Re: Lost Mail Function Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-10 15:18 +0000
                Re: Lost Mail Function Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2015-03-10 12:12 -0400
                Re: Lost Mail Function Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-10 16:33 +0000
                Re: Lost Mail Function Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2015-03-10 16:51 -0400
                Re: Lost Mail Function Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-10 21:00 +0000
                Re: Lost Mail Function Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2015-03-11 12:26 -0400
                Re: Lost Mail Function Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-11 16:52 +0000
                Re: Lost Mail Function Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2015-03-11 13:48 -0400
                Re: Lost Mail Function Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-11 18:05 +0000
                Re: Lost Mail Function Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2015-03-11 16:31 -0400
            Re: Lost Mail Function Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2015-03-10 10:47 -0400

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