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# Deciding for tab layout ([[Thunderbird:Preference_Settings#Reducing the number of sub-tabs]]) | # Deciding for tab layout ([[Thunderbird:Preference_Settings#Reducing the number of sub-tabs]]) | ||
# Making mock ups of all tabs with options included | # Making mock ups of all tabs with options included | ||
# Deciding on options that can be deprecated | # Deciding on options that can be deprecated ([[Thunderbird:Preference_Settings#Deprecated_Options]]) | ||
# Deciding which options should be moved to other tabs | # Deciding which options should be moved to other tabs | ||
# Deciding which options should be moved to a new Global Account Settings menu | # Deciding which options should be moved to a new Global Account Settings menu | ||
## Re-evaluate the options in the Preference tabs to avoid having to increase the window size. | ## Re-evaluate the options in the Preference tabs to avoid having to increase the window size. | ||
# Making mock up of Global Account Settings menu | # Making mock up of Global Account Settings menu ([[Thunderbird:Preference_Settings#Proposed_options_for_Global_Account_Settings_menu]]) | ||
# Deciding which options should be moved to other tabs | # Deciding which options should be moved to other tabs | ||
# Clean up current Account Settings | # Clean up current Account Settings | ||
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+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | ||
| | | | | | ||
| Main | Content | Applications | Privacy | Security | Advanced | | Main | Tabs | Content | Applications | Privacy | Security | Advanced | | ||
| | | | General | | ||
| | | | Network | | ||
| | | | Updates | | ||
| | | | Encryption | | ||
| | | | | | ||
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | ||
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+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | ||
| | | | | | ||
| Main | Display | Composition | | | Main | Display | Composition | Junk | Security | Advanced | | ||
| | | | | General | | ||
| | | | | Reading & Display | | ||
| | Junk | | | | Junk | | ||
| | Network & Disk Space | | | | Network & Disk Space | | ||
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Return Receipts | Return Receipts | ||
Security | Security | ||
Accounts Continue | |||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
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In Preferences I think the following belongs in a Global Account Settings menu: | In Preferences I think the following belongs in a Global Account Settings menu: | ||
* When new messages arrive | * When new messages arrive | ||
* Forward Messages: [Inline/As Attachment] | * Forward Messages: [Inline/As Attachment] | ||
* Configure text format behaviour [Send Options...] | * Configure text format behaviour [Send Options...] | ||
* Junk | * Junk | ||
* Attachments folder | * Attachments folder | ||
* Determine how Thunderbird handles return receipts [Return Receipts...] | * Determine how Thunderbird handles return receipts [Return Receipts...] | ||
* [v] Compact folders when it will save over [ ]KB | * [v] Compact folders when it will save over [ ]KB | ||
I suggest those to be moved to a Global Account Settings menu, because each of | I suggest those to be moved to a Global Account Settings menu, because each of | ||
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introduced the Global Settings concept. What Thunderbird here means by "Global" | introduced the Global Settings concept. What Thunderbird here means by "Global" | ||
is "what have been configured in the Preferences". | is "what have been configured in the Preferences". | ||
== Links to Concept Pages == | |||
The following User-space pages are available as related contributions: | |||
* [[User:Clarkbw/Preferences]] | |||
* [[User:Rsx11m/Thunderbird:Preference Scoring]] | |||