Mail unread messages

I have just upgraded to Lion and one small issue I am having is that, apart from the blue dot, the Unread and Read emails in Mail view exactly the same.
I hae the option in Preferences to Bold unread email ticked, but all of the messages are viewing the same.
Is there anyway I can get the unread emails to be highlighted more than they are?
Thanks in advance.

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Try this workaround:
select the first message in your Inbox list
Employ whatever means to mark it UNread with your preferred method,
THEN ⇧ Shift + Down arrow key to just above the Subject title you wish to read
THEN, Down arrow key or click the next in the list ("Locator for authorized repair/ ..." in my example)
VOILA!!
Repeat as necessary
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I don’t fully understand what you say, but it looks like the original problem (which I’ve only partially understood after reading your third post) was a font issue. You’ve probably either disabled or removed a font that Mail needs to work properly (e.g. Helvetica):
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Hey all,
I use the inbuilt Mail-software on my Macbook with Lion 10.7 and I constantly overlook new messages in a thread, as I organize by conversation and usually have all my threads in 'collapsed view'. For some reason Mail seems to prefer showing the 'first', i.e. the earliest unread message as the one message that I see in collapsed. If there are newer messages already in the thread, I don't see them, unless I un-collapse the thread. I find this really unintuitive and annoying, my inbox seems far more static than it really is.
Is there any way to change this and have Mail show me the most recent unread message as the message I see in collapsed view?
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First, this is what I'm asking for...then I'll explain why. I am looking for a way to "hide" the unread mail counts of a SPECIFIC FOLDER. (not the in box, not all messages, ONLY messages in ONE folder.)
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Thank you SO much in advance for anyone that could help out!
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Sorry I am marking this solved, but it never was.
The best thing that could be done is to rely on Time Machine, or forward all of your incoming email to another address.
Apparently, there is no way to do what I asked. But there should be. So Apple, please fix this.
Again, sorry I am marking it as solved.

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I'm sorry you find my responses to be rude. I simply stated that you are not answering my question. I also said that I appreciate your attempts.
I'm not trying to argue with you, but you come across as if you didn't even take the time to read my original post. Your replies all mention things I already covered in that post, such as the Mail option to display unread messages in bold, or using an Applescript or even trying another program.
I was hoping that someone might be able to either tweak the Applescript I submitted or provide another option I hadn't considered, rather than simply suggest trying things I already said I've tried.
Sorry that this offends you. That was never my intention.

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