> Why are tag names showing in Mail?
the only problem i have encountered after upgrading to macOS mojave is that the flags i use for messages in mail vanished for a moment, then returned with color names appended. how can i turn off those words?
Some people who have upgraded to Mojave have found that its new version of Mail does this because it changes the column width, which gives the flags column the space to reveal color names.
To make the names vanish, at the top of the column drag the right–hand divider leftwards to narrow the column’s width until only the colored flags show. There’s no control to turn off the written descriptions.
If that doesn’t help or won’t stick, open Mail with the Up–arrow key held down, then quit it, and start your Mac in safe mode (bit. ly/mfsafemd), leave it for a couple of minutes, then restart and enter macOS as normal.
A few people have also reported that some previously flagged messages lose their flags in Mojave; there doesn’t seem much that can be done about that, apart from applying those flags again.