[pmmail-list] why aren't folders alphabetized?

[c a r s t e n]

it seems that the timestamp in the filesystem was indeed the problem. 
in windows, and i imagine in os/2 as well, it can be fixed by creating 
a new folder at the same level as the folder whose children are in the 
wrong order. then carefully multi-select the contents of the 
misordered folder, in the same order as you want them to appear. in 
windows explorer, this means sorting them by alphabetically ascending, 
selecting the LAST, click-selecting the FIRST (leave out the .ini and 
.uct files; you will have to reset the settings of the parent folder, 
and the name), and then copying. then paste into the new parent 
folder, rename the old parent folder with an innocuous, non .fld name, 
check that everything is working nicely. then delete the old parent 
folder.

the true solution is of course for pmmail to have an orderable list of 
folders, best done with drag-n-drop ordering, and for the whole app to 
use the same list order table. a button should be provided to 
alphabetize any folder, or all folders.

 | perhaps there is a way around it. the list also seems in to appear 
in 
 | the order i added them on my computer. this suggests that creating 
a 
 | bunch of new folders with the correct sequence of time stamps might 
 | reorder them, if done directly in the file system. failing that, 
 | possibly removing the parent folder's settings files and re-
creating 
 | them might have the desired effect. i will experiment a bit...
 | 
 | 
 |  | I asked for a fix to this two years ago.  Was "put on the list".
 |  | I didn't ask if perhaps it was the ignore list. 
 |  | 
 |  | 
 |  | On Sat, 06 Oct 2001 08:32:42 -0400, Mike Kilroy wrote:
 |  | 
 |  | >It is getting tougher and tougher to find the correct subfolder 
to
 |  | >move mail into.  For instance, I have a 'customer' folder, and 
under
 |  | >it, individual  customer folders.  If I look at the folders on 
the
 |  | >left side of the screen, they are all nicely alphabetized. But 
the
 |  | >list that comes up via the MOVE icon appears to be in order of 
the
 |  | >date I added them - they are not alphabetized.
 |  | >
 |  | >Anyone know a way to correct this?
 | 
 | 
 | 
 |                              c a r s t e n
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