Navigating messages within a thread

A computer-readable storage device having computer-executable instructions that when executed by a processor perform actions for navigating messages within a thread, comprising:

• accessing the thread;
• parsing the thread to identify each message header;
• tagging each message header according to a schema;
• modifying an appearance of each message header;
• rendering the thread to include a first view of content in a first email message within the thread, wherein content in a second email message is viewable by scrolling through the first email message;
• determining when a cursor is hovering over a specified portion of a message header of a message within the thread, wherein the specified portion is a shaded area of the message header;
• in response to determining that the cursor is hovering over the shaded area of the message header of the message within the thread, displaying a navigational control for navigating between each of the messages within the thread;
• and
• in response to detecting a user interaction with the navigational control, rendering a second view of content in the second email message within the thread.

A system for navigating messages within a thread, the system comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• a memory coupled to the at least one processor, the memory comprising computer executable instructions that are executed by the at least one processor, the instructions operable to:
• access an email thread associated with a plurality of email messages;
• determine when a cursor is hovering over a specified portion of a message header of one of the plurality of email messages within the thread;
• in response to determining that the cursor is hovering over the specified portion of the message header of one of the plurality of email messages within the thread, display a navigational control for navigating between the plurality of email messages within the thread;
• render a first view of content in a first email message within the email thread, wherein content in a second email message is viewable by scrolling through the first email message;
• and
• in response to detecting a user interaction with the navigational control, render a second view of content in the second email message within the email thread.