Adding to UserContent.css (Herb)

Jonathan

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Mar 15, 2009, 1:00:57 PM3/15/09

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I have a "script" (for lack of a better word) from Herb that I am hoping
to add to my UserContent.css so that Tb will stop underlining threads.

1. Can anyone tell me how I add this to the UserContent.css? I think I
can find it if I run a search for it.

2. Does anyone know if there is now a way for me to *actively* set a
thread to alert me to new posts (say by underlining or bolding or
whatever), once I have loaded this script?

Thanks,

Jonathan

RE: Underlining DEACTIVATION setting (3.5.2009)

Big_Al

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Mar 15, 2009, 1:16:19 PM3/15/09

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Jonathan said this on 3/15/2009 1:00 PM:

Its not there by default.
Make it with any good ole text editor.

C:\Documents and Settings\USERNAME\Application
Data\Thunderbird\Profiles\######.default\chrome Folder

Nir

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Mar 15, 2009, 1:24:36 PM3/15/09

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On Sunday 15 March 2009 10:30 PM, Jonathan wrote:
> I have a "script" (for lack of a better word) from Herb that I am hoping
> to add to my UserContent.css so that Tb will stop underlining threads.
>
> 1. Can anyone tell me how I add this to the UserContent.css? I think I
> can find it if I run a search for it.

Close Tb.
Goto your current profile folder.
Look for a folder named 'chrome'. If it doesn't exist then create it
just under profile folder.
Now set your file explorer to show file extensions. Here are instruction
about how to do it
"http://www.fileinfo.com/help/windows-show-extensions.html"
Open chrome folder.
Create a text file (.txt). Change its name to userContent and extension
to 'css' so that whole file name becomes

userContent.css

Open this file using you file editor ( notepad/wordpad )
Type whatever code you have there.
Save the file.

> 2. Does anyone know if there is now a way for me to *actively* set a
> thread to alert me to new posts (say by underlining or bolding or
> whatever), once I have loaded this script?

This should work for you
"http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.support.thunderbird/msg/d1622d0fc2e3409e"

Jonathan

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Mar 15, 2009, 2:15:03 PM3/15/09

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Many thanks guys.

Jonathan

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Mar 15, 2009, 7:13:17 PM3/15/09

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Hi Al, Nir.

In my Profiles folder I have:

default folder
%%%%%%.default folder

In the%%%%%default folder I have an "extensions" folder which has four
folders (e.g. %%%%%%%%%%%%)three of which have a Chrome folder and/or a
chrome.manifest file.

Does this userContent.css file that I create have to go in a "Chrome"
folder that I create and put in the %%%%%default folder or in the
Profiles folder (or in one of the folders in the extensions folder)?

Thanks.

Jonathan

Ken Whiton

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Mar 15, 2009, 11:52:47 PM3/15/09

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*-* On Sun, 15 Mar 2009, at 18:13:17 -0500,
*-* In Article QMednZKWYKATFiDU...@mozilla.org,
*-* Jonathan wrote
*-* About Re: Adding to UserContent.css (Herb)

> In my Profiles folder I have:

> default folder
> %%%%%%.default folder

> In the%%%%%default folder I have an "extensions" folder

It should also contain "mail" and/or "news" folders if you've set
up mail and/or news accounts. If it does, you're in the right place.

> which has
> four folders (e.g. %%%%%%%%%%%%)three of which have a Chrome folder
> and/or a chrome.manifest file.

> Does this userContent.css file that I create have to go in a
> "Chrome" folder that I create and put in the %%%%%default folder

Yes. Note that the folder name should be "chrome", not "Chrome".
Since you're using Windows, which isn't case-sensitive in most cases,
that's not absolutely necessary, but it would be if you were using
Linus, which normally is case-sensitive.

> or
> in the Profiles folder (or in one of the folders in the extensions
> folder)?

When you create and save that userContent.css file, make sure
that the editor you use doesn't add another extension to the name,
making it userContent.css.txt or anything else.

Ken Whiton
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