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   Mark Bourne wrote:   
   > bey24thgfdhg wrote:   
   >> Running seamonkey 2.53.20 under Linux. Is it possible to set the default   
   sort order for all mail folders? It defaults to ascending, ie. the newest   
   emails at the bottom, whereas I prefer descending, ie., the newest at the top.   
   (I have ca 20 mail    
   accounts and would thus prefer not have to do it manually for each mail   
   account folder...)   
   >   
   > Mine seems to sort with new messages at the top by default.  I don't recall   
   doing anything specifically to do that, but I do see a couple of   
   relevant-looking settings in about:config that show as having been changed   
   from their defaults - so presumably    
   I have changed them at some time:   
   > - mailnews.default_news_sort_order = 2   
   > - mailnews.default_sort_order = 2   
   >   
   > I'm guessing "2" means descending order.   
   >   
   > There are also corresponding "sort_type" settings:   
   > - mailnews.default_news_sort_type = 21   
   > - mailnews.default_sort_type = 18   
   >   
   > I'm guessing those control which field it sorts on.  Although those are set   
   to different values, mail and news both sort on date for me, so presumably   
   mail and news just use different numbers for the same named columns (there are   
   probably some extra    
   fields in news that aren't in mail).  Both those are showing as being set to   
   their default values, so doesn't look like I've changed them.   
   >   
   > I also have mail.delete_matches_sort_order = true showing as changed. I'm   
   not certain what that one does, but I recall changing something so that   
   deleting a message moves the selection to the next newest message (up when   
   sorted descending, down when    
   ascending), instead of always moving down regardless of sort order (which   
   would be the next oldest when sorted in descending order) - so that might have   
   been it.   
   >   
      
   Thank you, I have made the changes you suggested!   
      
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