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<imagemap>Image:ose-navstack.png|right|borderrect 0 0 174 59 [[Penelope|Go to the Open Source Eudora Project Index]]rect 0 60 174 109 [[Documentation Project|Go to the Open Source Eudora Documentation Index]]rect 0 110 174 142 [[Eudora Releases|Download Eudora OSE]]desc none</imagemap> In keeping with the classic Eudora tradition of hidden settings, Eudora 8 OSE continues to offer users the ability to control some of the more obscure elements of the program'’s behavior. These settings may be accessed in '''[[Documentation Conventions and Nomenclature|[Options/Prefs window]]] > Advanced >''' '''''General''''' : ''Config Editor''.
This page is organized alphabetically.
<code>penelope.mailbox.fixIconColumns</code>
* Default: '''true'''
<code>penelope.mailbox.fixIconColumns.width</code>
* Default: '''24'''
* These preferences apply to columns whose status data is represented by icons only. By default, these columns are fixed width and centered: Status, Priority, Attachment, Thread, Starred, Read, Junk Status.
::: The first preference controls whether or not the columns are fixed or adjustable. As there is little reason to adjust their widths since they only ever display icons of a single specific size, the width has been preset and locked to prevent accidental modification. If, however, you wish to set the widths some something personal, simply set the first preference to '''false''' and drag the column separator in the usual fashion.
::: The second preference contains the pixel width of the fixed width icon columns. Should you wish to alter the width of all the columns, simply change it to the desired number of pixels.
<code>penelope.mailbox.ignoreJunkColumnClick</code>
* Default: '''ON'''
* The ''Junk Status'' column has an indicator icon which is actually a button to toggle the junk status of the message in that row. It is quite easy to click into a mailbox window (e.g. to activate it) and accidentally junk messages you actually wish to keep. For safety'’s sake, the default setting disables the button functionality, making the image merely an indicator. To enable the button so it can be used to change the junk status of a message, change the setting to '''OFF'''.* There are numerous ways besides the column icon to designate mail as junk (or not): the toolbar button, the context menu'’s ''Mark'' controls, CTRL-Cmd/Ctrl+J, or in '''Message > Junk'''.
<code>penelope.mailbox.ignoreStarColumnClick</code>
* Default: '''OFF'''
* The image in the ''Starred'' column is actually a button and not just an indicator. Should you find that you have problems accidentally hitting the button when clicking into a mailbox window, you can change this setting to '''ON'''. This will disable the button function of the icon, leaving it as merely an indicator. If the button is disabled, the only way to star a message is via the context menu'’s ''Mark'' controls. == Special Column Formatting == A mailbox table of contents is comprised of rows and columns of data, much like a spreadsheet. Traditionally, users are required to adjust the columns so that data in one column doesn’t butt directly against the data in the adjoining column and create a giant unreadable mess of the layout. The Subject column includes a few pixels of extra space at the front because it uses the area to display a status icon. This space creates a convenient offset to improve legibility, so the same technique has been applied to other columns as well (without the icon). While most of the mailbox columns are left justified, several columns feature right justified text and a tad of padding is required to keep the data off of the lines separating the columns (should you be using that feature). The rest of the columns are fixed width and centered, and contain only icons so they should readable under any circumstances. The list of padded columns can be founded in the following preferences:::* <code>penelope.mailbox.columnsToPadLeft</code>::* <code>penelope.mailbox.columnsToPadRight</code> The corresponding offset dimensions, given in pixels, are contained in:::<code>penelope.mailbox.columnPadLeft</code>::* Default: '''20'''::<code>penelope.mailbox.columnPadRight</code>::* Default: '''3''' The left aligned columns have their contents padded so that they line up with the text in the header. To achieve that same effect with the Subject column and maintain visual consistency across the UI, it is necessary to add just a skosh more padding to that column.::<code>penelope.mailbox.columnPadLeft.subjectCol</code>::* Default: '''3''' If, for issues of personal taste, there are other columns you’d like to pad independently of the master list, you will need to create your own preferences and their values. The format for the preference names is:::<code>penelope.mailbox.columnPadLeft.'''[column name]'''</code> For information on how to create custom preferences, see the following reference pages::* http://kb.mozillazine.org/About:config:* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Modify_Thunderbird_settings A complete list of interface-adjustable columns and their names is provided in the following crossreference chart: <table border="1" align="center"> <tr> <th> Chooser Label </th> <th>Internal Name</th> <th>Column Chooser</th> </tr> <tr> <td>Thread</td> <td>threadCol</td> <td rowspan="19"> [[Image:ose_default_column_chooser+shadow.png]] </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Starred</td> <td>flaggedCol</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Received</td> <td>receivedCol</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Account</td> <td>accountCol</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Unread</td> <td>unreadCol</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Total</td> <td>totalCol</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Status</td> <td>statusCol</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Read</td> <td>unreadButtonColHeader</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Priority</td> <td>priorityCol</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Attachments</td> <td>attachmentCol</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Label</td> <td>tagsCol</td> </tr> <tr> <td>From</td> <td>senderCol</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Recipient</td> <td>recipientCol</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Who</td> <td>whoCol</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Date</td> <td>dateCol</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Size</td> <td>sizeCol</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Junk Status</td> <td>junkStatusCol</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Order Received</td> <td>idCol</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Location</td> <td>locationCol</td> </tr></table>::* The message Subject column does not appear in the chart because it cannot be deactivated in the chooser. Its internal name is <code>subjectCol</code>.
