Hi Michel

Thanks for your reponse.

>From what I understand, you seem to want the dynamic treeview to kick in no matter the number of messages. So far, you have your account configured for the default value of 400 messages. When that limit reached or higher, the treeview will become dynamic. Have you tried using the minimum value of 50?

Actually this is a cross between completely dynamic Tree and the one that shows in the default case. It is more no. of level based. To illustrate I have copied actual text from the view I just have:

This is the current view

-  Visual FoxPro
   -  Conferences & events
      - Re: Less than a week to Southwest Fox 2005 Craig Berntson 07/10/2005 12:14:28
         - Re: Less than a week to Southwest Fox 2005 Bob Kocher 07/10/2005 14:10:50
             Re: Less than a week to Southwest Fox 2005 Craig Berntson 07/10/2005 14:23:53
             Re: Less than a week to Southwest Fox 2005 Denis Chassé 07/10/2005 15:00:38
             Re: Less than a week to Southwest Fox 2005 Beth Walsh 07/10/2005 16:24:08
         - Re: Less than a week to Southwest Fox 2005 John Koziol 07/10/2005 16:34:13
             Re: Less than a week to Southwest Fox 2005 Craig Berntson 07/10/2005 17:46:57
         - Re: Less than a week to Southwest Fox 2005 Ken Levy 07/10/2005 18:06:35
              Re: Less than a week to Southwest Fox 2005 Ken Levy 07/10/2005 18:42:16

   -  Forms & Form designer
      - Re: How to add one line in all forms Hilmar Zonneveld 07/10/2005 11:09:04
         - Re: How to add one line in all forms Mk Sharma 07/10/2005 11:48:24
             Re: How to add one line in all forms Hilmar Zonneveld 07/10/2005 18:33:40
      - Re: How to add one line in all forms Thomas Whiteley 07/10/2005 11:04:41

This is my suggested permanently current view of the same above

-  Visual FoxPro
   -  Conferences & events
      + Re: Less than a week to Southwest Fox 2005 Craig Berntson 07/10/2005 12:14:28

   -  Forms & Form designer
      + Re: How to add one line in all forms Hilmar Zonneveld 07/10/2005 11:09:04
      + Re: How to add one line in all forms Thomas Whiteley 07/10/2005 11:04:41

If I want to go deeper only then will I click the + sign. This IMO will reduce the no. of message to skip on the screen. I can skip 8 message in the conferences case, 2 in the eg. below it. If I am interested in Hilmars response only then will I click the + sign and go into the details.

This comes in handy especially where there are long threads but the whole does not interest me, I have to scroll quite some bit to get to the next message. There have been times when I would have missed a single message between 2 long running threads. If the long running threads are compressed in the above manner I guess I would not miss the single slow running thread in between.

Of course there will be special cases when all responses go the the same original poster like in the case when there were recent personal announcements. In that case the list will still remain long as all of them are the 2nd level of thread. Baring such cases I where it is understanable.

Hope I have been able to explain my thoughts.