Another Lotus Notes question

[[Neo770]]

Hi all, another notes question here

When you open notes it always views the e-mail in the middle first. Like all other e-mail programs on earth view the newest e-mail when you open them.

Any Lotus Notes users out there have any idea how to change this?

Thanks.

[PoonDoggy]

Hmmmm...my Lotus Notes at work comes up with newest first. Try clicking the date tab to down arrow. Also, check preferences.

[[Neo770]]

Iv looked eveywhere in preferences. I have my date colun set to newest at the top.(Has a black arrow pointing down) It sorts it correctly just eveytime I start notes the first e-mail I view is whatevers in the middle of my inbox.

Anymore ideas, I got nothing

[PoonDoggy]

I will check Lotus Notes at work. I have been off the last 3 days due to being sick, but will go into work tomorrow and will check it then.

[[Neo770]]

Bump, any luck?

Note that im on Notes client 6.5.1

[PoonDoggy]

Sorry, Neo...no luck, was still trying to find more options yesterday and today. Have you tried a google search?

I really dont like Lotus Notes much. Its not very intuitive to use.

[[Neo770]]

Yup I tried some google but I think my search terms may suck because I cant find anything.

Iv used Lotus notes starts viewing mail in middle, lotus notes views inbox from middle, lotus notes view inbox from top

Any suggestions?

[PoonDoggy]

Try "lotus Notes email help"

use the quotation marks cuz it narrows your searches down to exact wording

[PoonDoggy]

and maybe try here too.

http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/lotus/community/

[PoonDoggy]

and here too

http://www.notesnet.com/notesnet/not...0?OpenDocument

[[Neo770]]

Thanks for the links. Lots of good info there that I maybe able to use later. But unfortunatly nothing that solves my problem, but its ok im not to worried about it. I only start Notes once a day anyway.

[Jokerswild]

Try closing Notes and deleting a file called "cache.ndk". We do it all the time here at work and it fixes a lot of strange error messages / quirks of Notes. (We use 6.5, I believe for R5 is cache.dsk)

[[Neo770]]

I deleted cache.ndk and it didnt do anything. When I press mail it still shows me the message in the middle first.

But thanks for the suggestion.

[athlonxpguy]

That is Notes for you. I use it at work and we support 13,000 users who do too, and I still think it sucks!
Crappiest email software I have ever used. Please MS, bring out a collaborative software package....

[[Neo770]]

13,000, that must be scary! We have just over 100 users here and it can be painfull enough sometimes. Even if MS did come out with something that could replace notes, I dont think we would ever spend the money on it here.

[athlonxpguy]

Yeah, it is downright brutal at times. On top of that, we work in a Citrix enviroment. Out of the 600 apps we support, Notes generates the most faults. Everyday I am wishing they would switch to something else
Wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy.

[Jokerswild]

Maybe try recreating the bookmark.nsf and desktop.dsk files by renaming them and logging back in.

EDIT-- Desktop.NDK

[athlonxpguy]

Another idea is to strip the notes.ini file - remove all below timezone. Then relaunch Notes and this should initiate a workstation setup. That might do the trick.

[[Neo770]]

heh after I renamed my current bookmark and desktop files it wants to start viewing my inbox right down the bottom. I like mine sorted by date, newest at the top.

[Jokerswild]

Hmm...
Depending on your version:
I would open Notes and sort the view as you want it.

Then go to FILE>>PREFERENCES>>USER PREFERENCES

In the initial box that opens, there is a field called additional options. Near the center, there is a setting called "Retain Column Sorting". If it's checked, check and re-check it. Close Notes and delete cache.

See what happens.