Thunderbird tip- reducing the attachment pane size

[kes]

Here is a tip posted by 'spoon2001' in another NG (alt.comp.freeware)

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In the Thunderbird Message Window, the attachments pane is way too big,
and so are the attachment icons.

Here's how to fix it.

1- To reduce the attachments pane, put this in chrome\userchrome.css:

/* Attachment pane at bottom of message window */
#attachmentView {
-moz-appearance: none !important;
height: 40px !important;
overflow: auto !important; }

2- To reduce the size of the attachments icon, set this preference in
Config Editor:

mailnews.attachments.display.largeView. = false
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I found that just doing the second of these remedies is sufficient - it
reduces the attachment pane area to fit the smaller icon.

[Ken Whiton]

*-* On Wed, 12 Mar 2008 17:57:06 +0100,
*-* In Article lsWdncfWe-jClkXa...@mozilla.org,
*-* kes wrote
*-* About Thunderbird tip- reducing the attachment pane size

> mailnews.attachments.display.largeView. = false
> -----

It's sufficient until you receive a message with multiple
attachments (and I occasionally receive messages with 20, 30, or even
more). In such a case, the pane expands to display the names/icons of
all the attachments, reducing the area available to display the body
of the message. The userChrome.css code in #1 limits the size of the
pane and adds a scroll bar when necessary.

Ken Whiton

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