Thunderbird config
preferences
menu > edit > preferences
or
≣ > preferences
advances preferences
extra options , not shown in preferences , these are hidden by default
≣ > preferences > search “config” > click Config Editor button
this popups a dialog window “about:config”
( windows : Tools > Options > Composition > General )
In the Config Editor, you can type a string in the field showing “Search preference name” to filter the list of preferences to only those that contain the specified string in their names or values.
Preferences changed from their default values are shown in bold.
There is a revert arrow on the end of the entry to revert the setting to the default value
restart Thunderbird after changes.
extentions
zie thunderbird extention architecture
themes
default themes , built in or via extentions
verschillende manieren van themes toevoegen mogelijk
kies setting , install add-on from file : in /mnt/data/SYS/config/thunderbird/themes/
custom, installed but removed : Monterail Dark theme
==”two birds”== ( built in thunderbird ) disabled since 102.2.2 is menu (dark gray on bleck) hard to work with
new layout for tree & menu 102.2.2 is very nice , but a bit émage” for list & mail panes
“sea beach” ; nah not really
keyboard shortcuts
1/ default thunderbird
2/ modify via tbkeys-lite extention
3/ overview customized : thunderbird keyboard shortcuts - wm
fonts
other config
see how many messages (read and unread) per folder :
menu > View > Layout : enable “Folder Pane Columns” > choose total emails as the column
adds an extra right-alligned column at the end of the folder pane
but I would rather see an option to have total included together with the unread count, possibly as an preference option,
now : Inbox (9) => request : Inbox (9/213)
this way, it t would reduce the space eaten up by yhe folder pane
display dates
? using lightning
didn’t not work 100%
found another way
sorting options of mail lists
=> advanced config editor
- Sort by Date : mailnews.default_sort_type – value : 18
- Change from Ascending to Descending : mailnews.default_sort_order 1 (ascending) 2 (descending)
- Enable Threaded View : mailnews.default_view_flags 0 (unthreaded) 1 (threaded). to expand all messages by default, add the decimal value 32 to the previous value.
You can find the documentation of all this internal flags and value at the Mozilla Knowledge Base website.
save the settings and restart Thunderbird.
compose a new mail
deactivate the “When using paragraph format” option in the advanced options
the default paragraph format changes from “Paragraph” to “Body Text”
https://archive.flossmanuals.net/thunderbird/composing-messages.html
default font : kies : ==Tahoma== dit schaalt enigzins beter
vergroten / verkleinen font gebruikt de zeer irritante html manier ; groter en kleiner relatief
je hebt weinig vat op hoe groot het nu juist zal waorden (vaak ofwel té groot of té klein met sclechts 1 keer klikken ! )