Documentation on the InboxFiling Preference

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Documentation on the InboxFiling Preference (1/15/97)

Q: The documentation on In Box filing appears to be incorrect. It says that incoming items will be filed when they are received, however it appears that they are actually filed when they are read. Is the documentation incorrect?

A: Yes, the documentation is incorrect. Items are filed when they have been read, not when they have been received. The default for inboxFiling is nil.

Note that if the In/Out Box is not the backdrop application, filing does not occur until you close the In/Out Box. If the In/Out Box is the backdrop application, filing occurs when the user switches between the overview and the main view.