[Users] which message displays when entering a folder? -- SOLVED!

[Gil Weber]

On Wed, 11 Dec 2013 00:17:16 -0500
Charles A Edwards <CAE at eslrahc.com> wrote:

> On Tue, 10 Dec 2013 23:45:17 -0500
> Gil Weber wrote:
> 
> > > > I've tried every setting I can think of in  
> > > > "configuration>preferences>display>summaries" but either the
> > > > answer is not there or I'm just doing something wrong and
> > > > missing the obvious.
> > > > 
> > > > How can I get the message at the top of the list to highlight
> > > > when I enter any folder?  
> > > 
> > > You were at the right place in '>summaries'
> > > 
> > > Click on the line 'Set default selection when entering folder'
> > > In the configuration box that opens move "first email in the list"
> > > to the top of the right column.
> > > 
> > > 
> > >     Charles
> > >   
> > 
> > Thanks, but I already tried that. Makes no difference. Still opens
> > the folder on the bottom message, not the one at the top.
> 
> 
> Then your email is ordered as latest at top so set the summary
> to "last email in list"
> 
> 
>     Charles
> 

That still did not fix the problem for all folders **until** I noticed
something very basic that I had not previously noticed. 

Cue -- "duh" moment.  ;o)

I did not realize that I had some folders set to "view>sort>ascending"
while others were set to "view>sort>descending."

Sheesh.

Once I set them all consistently as "view>sort>descending" then when I
opened a folder I was presented with the newest (top-most) message.

I knew it had to be something so simple that I was overlooking. 

Thanks, everyone.  :o)
Gil