>Just found out something
>
>- you are reading a message
>- you click at the bottom 'view the map of this thread'
>- you then check the first message
>- you click 'view' .. this shows the first message.
>But at the bottom, the 'view complete map' icon has a green arrow and its tooltip : 'view the map of this thread in the above frame'
>
>If you click that, you get the whole thread in the upper frame - as if all the messages were posted today.
>In the upper frame you can then click on any message and its contents will be displayed in the lower frame
>
>Dunno since when this is possible

Yes, now I see it seems to be intended. It's a little bit tricky but it will solve the basic problem with the view all problem.

Looks like the buttons need to be there all the time?