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  1. How to make Thunderbird look like Vista Windows Mail (NOT Windows Live Mail)
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  3. ■ Install the following extension:
  4. Close on reply (when clicking Reply the previous window is closed): https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/close-on-reply/
  5. CompactHeader: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/compactheader/
  6. Dorando keyconfig (to remap keys, for example CTRL-SHIFT-A to mark all messages read): https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/dorando-keyconfig/
  7. MRC Compose (to restore che classic To, CC, BCC): https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/mrc-compose/
  8. Select Inbox (go to Inbox automatically when starting Thunderbird): https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/select-inbox/
  9. ImportExportTool (to import old messages): https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/importexporttools/
  10.  
  11. ■ Disable the following extension:
  12. Lightning (calendar)
  13.  
  14. ■ To have a single tree for all accounts:
  15. Tools -> Account options -> Copies&Folders -> Keep message archives in Archive folder on "Local folders" (for all accounts)
  16.  
  17. ■ To remove bold from "Local folder" (account name) and to reduce line height:
  18. Create folder C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird\Profiles\xxxxxxxx.default\chrome
  19. Create file userChrome.css in this folder, paste these lines into it:
  20.  
  21. #folderTree treechildren::-moz-tree-row,
  22. #threadTree treechildren::-moz-tree-row {
  23. margin-bottom: -4px !important;
  24. }
  25. #folderTree treechildren::-moz-tree-row(hover),
  26. #folderTree treechildren::-moz-tree-row(selected),
  27. #threadTree treechildren::-moz-tree-row(hover),
  28. #threadTree treechildren::-moz-tree-row(selected) {
  29. margin-bottom: 0px !important;
  30. }
  31.  
  32. /* account name not bold */
  33. treechildren::-moz-tree-cell-text(folderNameCol, isServer-true) {font-weight:normal !important}
  34.  
  35. ■ To apply descendent date as default order:
  36. Tools -> Options -> Advanced -> mailnews.default_sort_order: 2
  37. Tools -> Options -> Advanced -> mailnews.default_news_sort_order: 2
  38.  
  39. ■ To view date for current day:
  40. Tools -> Options -> Advanced -> mail.ui.display.dateformat.today: 2
  41.  
  42. ■ To hide tabs:
  43. Tools -> Options -> Advanced -> mail.tabs.autoHide: true
  44. Tools -> Options -> Advanced -> mail.tabs.drawInTitlebar: false
  45.  
  46. ■ To pen messages in new windows instead of new tabs:
  47. Tools -> Options -> Display -> Advanced -> Open messages in a new message window
  48.  
  49. ■ To check mail at startup:
  50. Tools -> Options -> Advanced -> mail.startup.enabledMailCheckOnce: true
  51.  
  52. ■ To remove double lines when writing a message:
  53. Tools -> Options -> Advanced -> mail.compose.default_to_paragraph: false
  54.  
  55. ■ Other config:
  56. Disable initial page in Tools -> Options -> General
  57.  
  58. ■ Customize top toolbar (right clicking on it and dragging buttons) with the following buttons:
  59. Write, Reply, Reply to all, Forward, Download messages
  60.  
  61. ■ Customize preview toolbar in the same way, removing all buttons
  62.  
  63. ■ Remove "Correspondents" column replacing it with classic "From" and "To" columns (right click to select columns)
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