>Sometimes when I click on the Global Refresh button, the new messages appear in the bottom pane instead of the top pane. I finally stumbled onto what I have done differently to cause this.
>
>When I click on the refresh button, it works as expected and the messages are in the top pane. When there is a number other than 0 to the right of the button, it becomes a hyperlink and when I click on that the messages show in the bottom pane.
>
>Does this happen to anybody else?

It works the same way you describe, in Opera. I believe it is on purpose, to give you both options. BTW, one option (image) will reset the messages, the other (number) will not, i.e., "new messages" will be cumulative until you click on the image.