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dreadnaut / bordercolors-d

A Thunderbird add-on to color-code the compose window based on the selected identity.
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Improve documentation on the Options panel #27

Open LinuxOnTheDesktop opened 3 years ago

LinuxOnTheDesktop commented 3 years ago

When I change the Highlight Style and/or the Size of Effect, the change(s) seem(s) to affect only one of my identities. The options window does not make it clear that that will happen. Moreover, how does one switch between accounts, when setting those attributes? Further: what does the little hand symbol mean? I am unsure whether here we have poor UI design or else a bug. Screenshot:

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Border Colours 2021.4.1 Thunderbird 78.14 x64 Windows 10 Pro - 21H1 (2009: 19043)

dreadnaut commented 3 years ago

When you have a "compose" window open in Thunderbird, you can switch between identities by clicking on the From address. Highlight style and size are meant to remain the same, only the colour should change.

A compose window with the identity selector open

There is one exception to this: if an identity does not have a colour set up, it will show an "undefined border", which always looks grey and dashed. Identities without a colour are highlighted by the "👈" icon. I should probably add a tooltip with more information, thanks for pointing that out!

LinuxOnTheDesktop commented 3 years ago

Thank you for the information. It does seem to me that the addOn itself ought to provide at least some of that information. Also: I'm seeing the hand icon next to an identity which does have a colour.

dreadnaut commented 3 years ago

I'm seeing the hand icon next to an identity which does have a colour.

I think the hand does not disappear when you assign a colour. But it's gone if you close and re-open the options. I'll get that fixed when I add more details 👍