User:Clarkbw/Preferences
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Preference Tabs
Here's my proposed layout for the Thunderbird Preferences dialog. Each tab has only one page except for the Advanced Tab which (because it's advanced) gets to have a couple tabs of scary items.
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | Main | Display | Composition | Security | Calendar | Advanced | | | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
The purpose of any tab is to provide the most common and useful items to Thunderbird users. Preferences is about the user interface behavior and attempting to work with people expecting different work flows. Preferences are not for lower level details of the Accounts.
Main
Each item in this tab should be related to the over all experience of using Thunderbird. This is not the grab bag for things that didn't fit in other places.
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |---------+ | | Main | Display | Composition | Security | Calendar | Advanced | |---------+----------------------------------------------------------------| | | | Default Email Client ( Check Now ) | | | | | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Display
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | +---------+ | | Main | Display | Composition | Security | Calendar | Advanced | |---------+---------+------------------------------------------------------| | | | Fonts & Colors for Reading | | Default font: [ sans-serif | v ] Size: [ 16 | v ] ( Advanced... ) | | ( Colors... ) | | | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Composition
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| +--------------+ |
| Main | Display | Composition | Security | Calendar | Advanced |
|-------------------+--------------+---------------------------------------|
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| Forward messages: [ Inline | v ] |
| |
| Fonts & Colors for Writing |
| Default font: [ sans-serif | v ] Size: [ 16 | v ] ( Advanced... ) |
| ( Colors... ) |
| |
| Addresses |
| Use this address book: [ Local Address Book | v ] |
| Auto-Collect my contacts to: [ Local Address Book | v ] |
| |
| Spelling |
| [x] Check spelling as I type |
| Language: [ English / Canada | v ] {Get More Dictionaries} |
| |
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Security
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | +-------------+ | | Main | Display | Composition | Security | Calendar | Advanced | |----------------------------------+-------------+-------------------------| | | | [x] Warn me of messages suspected of being email scams | | | | [x] Allow anti-virus software to quarantine incoming messages | | | | [x] Remember passwords for my accounts ( Saved Passwords... ) | | | | [ ] Use a master password ( Change Master Password... ) | | | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Calendar
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | +------------+ | | Main | Display | Composition | Security | Calendar | Advanced | |------------------------------------------------+------------+------------| | | | TBD | | | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Advanced
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | +------------| | Main | Display | Composition | Security | Calendar | Advanced | |-------------------------------------------------------------+------------| | | | TBD | | | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+