Mail flag colors out of order on pop-up

When I right-click on an email in the Mail app, I get a list of flag colors that go:

Orange, Red, Purple, Blue, Yellow, Green, Grey

but when I sort emails by flag color, the order is:

Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple, Grey.

This bug has existed for years. Why it that?

Running:

MacOS Ventura 13.4 on a Mac Mini 2023; Mail app Version 16.0 (3731.600.7)

Mac mini, macOS 12.6

Posted on Jun 14, 2023 8:35 AM

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dialabrain

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Jun 14, 2023 8:37 AM in response to RicoTetrazini

RicoTetrazini wrote:

This bug has existed for years. Why it that?

No one here can answer "Why is that?" questions for Apple.

If it bothers you feel free to send Apple feedback.

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Jun 14, 2023 9:26 AM in response to dialabrain

For "Why is that?" read "How do I fix it?"

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dialabrain

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Jun 14, 2023 9:06 AM in response to RicoTetrazini

You don't.

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