Hi,
I just had a session with YOU, which updated something in Thunderbird
(3.1.8) and I lost a feature I liked.
I’m used to right click on the left panel, where the novell nntp forum
account is, and click on “get messages”. It would do just that for all
subforums, and change the color of all those that had new messages, so that
I could go there and see what was new.
Now it does the same, but it doesn’t change the colors. All folders show in
black.
Is this a new “feature”?
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 11.2 x86_64 “Emerald” at Telcontar)
On 2011-03-16 23:33, Carlos E. R. wrote:
> Now it does the same, but it doesn’t change the colors. All folders show in
> black.
I see now that the small icon (5 mm) of each folder changes: those with new
message have a little yellow star or sun. I would prefer the color change…
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 11.2 x86_64 “Emerald” at Telcontar)
On 03/17/2011 01:50 AM, Carlos E. R. wrote:
> On 2011-03-16 23:33, Carlos E. R. wrote:
>
> I would prefer the color change…
i would prefer more devs who would stop believing that ‘change’ and
‘progress’ are interchangeable words…
especially not when the change is not programmatic but cosmetic… and
simply tinkers with user expectations and work-flow habits…
don’t worry, in some future year some dev will “innovate” Thunderbird
by bringing back the color change you like…
but unfortunately, it will probably flash…or spin…or
twinkle…or spawn a choreographed dance around the screen in a 3D
holographic heightened “user experience” of the prospect of exciting
communications awaiting opening…
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DenverD
CAVEAT: http://is.gd/bpoMD
[NNTP posted w/openSUSE 11.3, KDE4.5.5, Thunderbird3.1.8, nVidia
173.14.28 3D, Athlon 64 3000+]
“It is far easier to read, understand and follow the instructions than
to undo the problems caused by not.” DD 23 Jan 11
On 2011-03-17 09:04, DenverD wrote:
> On 03/17/2011 01:50 AM, Carlos E. R. wrote:
> but unfortunately, it will probably flash…or spin…or twinkle…or
> spawn a choreographed dance around the screen in a 3D holographic
> heightened “user experience” of the prospect of exciting communications
> awaiting opening…
Gosh…!
I was going to say that by that time I’ll probably be beyond caring about
computers in an old people care home :-p - but then what you say might come
earlier than we think possible. We will then have to ask for help of a kind
nephew of about 12 yrs, because we will no longer be able to handle the
psychic mouse :-p
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 11.2 x86_64 “Emerald” at Telcontar)
On 2011-03-16 23:33, Carlos E. R. wrote:
> Now it does the same, but it doesn’t change the colors. All folders show in
> black.
>
> Is this a new “feature”?
I wonder if this is handled in a “theme”, and how do we customize a theme :-?
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 11.2 x86_64 “Emerald” at Telcontar)
i would prefer more devs who would stop believing that ‘change’
and ‘progress’ are interchangeable words…
I personally wish people would realize that NNTP is just a
communication protocol and that anything you see in an NNTP reader,
such as Thunderbird (which is what this thread is about) is just a
function of the reader and not anything the admins here did that
magically changes formats of text within an NNTP reader.
I guess we all have our wishes.
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Kim - 3/17/2011 10:45:26 AM
On 03/17/2011 05:47 PM, kgroneman wrote:
> I guess we all have our wishes.
you apparently thought i was writing about something that a forum’s
admin had done when i was in fact writing about what the Thunderbird
devs did…
read the thread again, without bristling up…
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DenverD
CAVEAT: http://is.gd/bpoMD
[NNTP posted w/openSUSE 11.3, KDE4.5.5, Thunderbird3.1.8, nVidia
173.14.28 3D, Athlon 64 3000+]
“It is far easier to read, understand and follow the instructions than
to undo the problems caused by not.” DD 23 Jan 11
Maybe you want just to install a new theme (I think there are about 74 on the ‘official’ page probably more elsewhere)?
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Choose one from https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/themes/
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Download the program (extention=*.xpi // real theme=.jar) by a mouse right-click on the download link and choose to save (do not open or it will be trying to get installed in firefox 
).
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Open Thunderbird > Tools > Add-ons > Extensions // Themes
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In the Extensions // Themes window/tab, click the “Install…” button down on the left, search and select to the downloaded theme program (name-of-the-extensions-like-theme.xpi //name.of.the.real.theme.jar). Click the Open button to install the theme.
wait, click (trust), click, click [or something like it], “Restart Thunderbird”
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If not happy -> go to 0.
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Have a lot of fun!
Martin
(pistazienfresser)
On 03/17/2011 07:06 PM, pistazienfresser wrote:
>
> https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/themes/
ohhhh…Pitch Dark for TB !!
THANKS!!
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DenverD
CAVEAT: http://is.gd/bpoMD
[NNTP posted w/openSUSE 11.3, KDE4.5.5, Thunderbird3.1.8, nVidia
173.14.28 3D, Athlon 64 3000+]
“It is far easier to read, understand and follow the instructions than
to undo the problems caused by not.” DD 23 Jan 11
On 03/16/2011 11:33 PM, Carlos E. R. wrote:
> Now it does the same, but it doesn’t change the colors. All folders show in
> black.
i followed Martins instructions to install the “Pitch Dark for TB”
theme, and the colors are back, on black…
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DenverD
CAVEAT: http://is.gd/bpoMD
[NNTP posted w/openSUSE 11.3, KDE4.5.5, Thunderbird3.1.8, nVidia
173.14.28 3D, Athlon 64 3000+]
“It is far easier to read, understand and follow the instructions than
to undo the problems caused by not.” DD 23 Jan 11
On 2011-03-17 17:47, kgroneman wrote:
> I personally wish people would realize that NNTP is just a
Clearly DD was not talking about changes in the forum, but changes in
thunderbird as reader of nntp, obviously made by the Th. people.
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 11.2 x86_64 “Emerald” at Telcontar)
On 2011-03-17 19:06, pistazienfresser wrote:
>
> Maybe you want just to install a new theme (I think there are about 74
> on the ‘official’ page probably more elsewhere)?
I was rather thinking of myself changing one, wondering if there is an editor.
> 0. Choose one from
> https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/themes/
But it is an alternative, thanks.
…]
Uff… too many, and I don’t see how they display what I want. I don’t feel
too enterprising tonight.
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 11.2 x86_64 “Emerald” at Telcontar)
On 2011-03-16 23:33, Carlos E. R. wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I just had a session with YOU, which updated something in Thunderbird
> (3.1.8) and I lost a feature I liked.
>
> I’m used to right click on the left panel, where the novell nntp forum
> account is, and click on “get messages”. It would do just that for all
> subforums, and change the color of all those that had new messages, so that
> I could go there and see what was new.
>
> Now it does the same, but it doesn’t change the colors. All folders show in
> black.
>
> Is this a new “feature”?
Apparently it is a new feature, yes. Intentional change “because of
accessibility”.
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 11.2 x86_64 “Emerald” at Telcontar)
On 2011-03-27 05:33, Carlos E. R. wrote:
> On 2011-03-16 23:33, Carlos E. R. wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I just had a session with YOU, which updated something in Thunderbird
>> (3.1.8) and I lost a feature I liked.
>>
>> I’m used to right click on the left panel, where the novell nntp forum
>> account is, and click on “get messages”. It would do just that for all
>> subforums, and change the color of all those that had new messages, so that
>> I could go there and see what was new.
>>
>> Now it does the same, but it doesn’t change the colors. All folders show in
>> black.
>>
>> Is this a new “feature”?
>
> Apparently it is a new feature, yes. Intentional change “because of
> accessibility”.
Well, what do you think? Just updated to Thunderbird 24.1.0, and the
feature is back: folders with new messages display the name in bold
blue. Folders with unread messages are bold black, and those fully read,
are plain black.
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 12.3 x86_64 “Dartmouth” at Telcontar)