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Since recent download screen flickering and screen view changes to the point thwere i cannot even close the program,

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This began with the latest download. The view layout is set to Message pane and it reverts to just showing a list of emails. Then they start to flickers so you cannot click on one or close the system. It seems to have something to do with the message pane being open.

This began with the latest download. The view layout is set to Message pane and it reverts to just showing a list of emails. Then they start to flickers so you cannot click on one or close the system. It seems to have something to do with the message pane being open.

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On the toolbar > options > advanced > general and disable hardware acceleration.

Better?

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I have already done this and still have the problem.

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Re reading the original issue. Does the message pane turn it self off? Is the account an IMAP account? What mail provider.

I think "I recall something about gmail accounts.

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Yes the message pane does turn itself off. sometimes I can go in and turn it back on. One of my accounts is gmail. The other SMTP. It is only hjappening since the latest download. Thanks