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Messages always open in tabs

#1826

Hi,

Since the latest update (Version 1.9.7 (5412)) messages open in tabs when I double-click on them, instead of in a new window as they always did before. I prefer the old behaviour, but can't find a setting to switch it back.

Cheers,

Martin

Reported by Martin McCallion · September 8th, 2017 @ 06:40 PM

State: resolved
Milestone: none
Assigned to: benny benny

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  1. benny
    benny
    • State changed from new to resolved

    MailMate now respects the setting in the Dock preferences pane in System Settings. The one named “Prefer tabs when opening documents [...]”. Try changing that.

    Let me know if that does not help.

    September 8th, 2017 @ 07:40 PM

  2. Martin McCallion
    Martin McCallion

    Thanks, that's fixed it right enough. Problem then is that there might be other applications wherein I want to have documents open in tabs, though frankly I can't think of one right now. Still, given the vast quantity of MailMate's settings, I'm surprised there isn't one to override this behaviour.

    But thanks again for your help.

    September 8th, 2017 @ 10:27 PM

  3. benny
    benny

    Yeah, I'm probably just waiting for someone to request an override. In any case, the whole window handling system in MailMate could use a re-write to be more system friendly.

    September 9th, 2017 @ 01:27 PM

  4. Maxim
    Maxim

    It would be nice to be able to create new messages and reply if MailMate opened a new window instead of a tab even if "prefer tabs when opening documents" is set to "Always" (same behavior like in Apple's built-in Mail app). Thanks.

    August 7th, 2023 @ 01:54 PM

  5. Maxim
    Maxim

    I'm requesting an override here. :-)

    August 8th, 2023 @ 11:05 AM

  6. Joseph P. Hillenburg
    Joseph P. Hillenburg

    For some reason, MailMate 6030 keeps opening items in tabs by default. How do I disable this? I have "Prefer tabs when opening documents" set to "Never."

    May 27th, 2024 @ 11:07 PM

  7. benny
    benny

    @Joseph: I don't see any issues here. Does it happen in both full screen mode and window mode? Does it happen for any type of window or no matter how you open it? What is your macOS release?

    May 29th, 2024 @ 01:19 PM

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