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In keeping with the classic Eudora tradition of hidden settings, Eudora OSE continues to offer users the ability to control some of the more obscure | In keeping with the classic Eudora tradition of hidden settings, Eudora OSE continues to offer users the ability to control some of the more obscure and esoteric aspects of the program’s behavior. These settings may be accessed in '''[[Documentation Conventions and Nomenclature|[Options/Prefs window]]] > Advanced >''' '''''General''''' : ''Config Editor''. | ||
NOTE: If changing hidden preferences or creating custom ones is all new and mysterious, it is highly advisable to read through the following reference pages: | |||
:* http://kb.mozillazine.org/About:config | |||
:* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Modify_Thunderbird_settings | |||
If you spend a lot of time exploring or tweaking hidden settings, the [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/9695/ ViewAbout] extension might also be useful. It adds a quick access toolbar button and opens in a tab instead of a separate window. | |||
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This page is organized alphabetically. | This page is organized alphabetically. | ||
<code>penelope.attachments.alwaysShowAttachBox</code> | |||
* Default: '''true''' | |||
* In a normal compose message window, the message header fields take up the entire horizontal width. If you want to add an attachment, you can drag it onto the header bar and a container box will open up reducing the available header width and listing the attached files. Because this “initially hidden” state is in no way intuitive, because the horizontal space is wasted on vertically placed addresses, and because this box will appear anyway when attachments are added, the box is shown by default. | |||
<code>penelope.copyFullAddresses</code> | |||
* Default: '''true''' | |||
* If you right-click on an email address in a message, there is an option to ''Copy Email Address''. By default, the function copies the associated name along with the address: ''Name <foo@bar.com>''. | |||
* Using '''SHIFT+''' toggles the behavior to copy only ''foo@bar.com''. | |||
* If the preference is set to '''OFF''', the behavior is reversed. | |||
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<code>penelope.mailbox.ignoreJunkColumnClick</code> | <code>penelope.mailbox.ignoreJunkColumnClick</code><br/> | ||
<code>penelope.mailbox.ignoreReadColumnClick</code><br/> | |||
* | <code>penelope.mailbox.ignoreStarColumnClick</code> | ||
* These columns contain icons that are actually buttons as well as indicators. It’s quite easy to click into a mailbox window (e.g. to activate it) and accidentally change things, so these settings are intended to add some security to the interface. | |||
* ''Junk Status'' default: '''ON'''. This disables the button functionality, insuring that you won’t inadvertently junk messages you want to keep. There are numerous ways besides the column icon to designate mail as junk (or not). You can use the toolbar button, the context menu’s '''''Mark''''' controls, Cmd/Ctrl+J, or '''Message >''' '''''Junk'''''. | |||
* ''Star'' and ''Unread'' default: '''OFF'''. Since nothing destructive can result from accidentally clicking these icons, these settings are not disabled by default. If the preference is set to '''ON''', the message status can still be adjusted via the context menu’s '''''Mark''''' controls. | |||
<code>penelope.mailbox. | <code>penelope.mailbox.showLines.color</code> | ||
* Default: ''' | * Default: '''#C0C0C0''' | ||
* | * This preference controls the color of the mailbox lines in a mailbox table of contents. | ||
* Named HTML colors can also be used. | |||
* Trivia: the default color is the same as it was in classic Eudora. | |||
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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. | 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> | ::<code>penelope.mailbox.columnPadLeft.subjectCol</code> | ||
::* Default: '''3''' | ::* Default: '''3''' | ||
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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: | 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> | ::<code>penelope.mailbox.columnPadLeft.'''[column name]'''</code> | ||