Mail.app vs. Gmail: has Gmail warped my mind?
I recently signed up for the free trail of .Mac just to see what all the hubbub is about. While I like some of the features including the syncronization and online storage, I am finding the mail/mail.app pairing leaving something to be desired.
Gmail has been my email for quite some time now. I have gotten so used to the threading of mail into conversations that I am now having a hard time using .Mac Mail (as well as hotmail and any other email that doesn't thread email conversations). I am finding it difficult to keep track of the back and forth that occurs in email when each message gets its own line in my inbox. It turns out that what I really think I want is a way to take the Gmail interface off the web.
Am I missing something in the preferences of Mail.app? Is there a way to thread conversations in Mail the same way they are threaded in Gmail? I know I can use Mail.app as a pop client for my gmail account, but once again, each back and forth gets its own inbox line and clutters up the space
It seems that what has happened is a fundamental shift in the way I think about email. Just like using OS X has fundamentally changed my idea of what I want out of a computer. I applaud Google for implementing this scheme and hope that the next Mail.app incorporates these features.
Gmail has been my email for quite some time now. I have gotten so used to the threading of mail into conversations that I am now having a hard time using .Mac Mail (as well as hotmail and any other email that doesn't thread email conversations). I am finding it difficult to keep track of the back and forth that occurs in email when each message gets its own line in my inbox. It turns out that what I really think I want is a way to take the Gmail interface off the web.
Am I missing something in the preferences of Mail.app? Is there a way to thread conversations in Mail the same way they are threaded in Gmail? I know I can use Mail.app as a pop client for my gmail account, but once again, each back and forth gets its own inbox line and clutters up the space
It seems that what has happened is a fundamental shift in the way I think about email. Just like using OS X has fundamentally changed my idea of what I want out of a computer. I applaud Google for implementing this scheme and hope that the next Mail.app incorporates these features.
Comments
Originally posted by jabohn
Maybe I'm misunderstanding you, but perhaps in Mail you should choose View>Organize by Thread
You didn't misunderstand me at all. Will give this a try to see how it compares. Thanks for the help.