Re: [tlug] [OT] email client tips?

[Darren Cook <darren@example.com>]

> It is indeed the opposite; interesting...  I wonder if it is due to 
> different settings or different versions?
> 
> (I am running version 17.0.10.)

Just checked, I'm using Thunderbird 24, but I was on 17 or 18 until a
few days ago.
Looking in about:config, then filtering on html, I noticed I have:
  mail.default_html_action = 0

But then:
  mail.html_compose = true
  mail.identity.default.compose_html = true

But then:
  mail.identity.id2.compose_html = false
  (ditto for the other identities)

And then filtering on "text" I have:
  mailnews.display.prefer_plaintext = true

I also notice plain_text.wrap_long_lines = false (which is the default).

> In Thunderbird, however, there is a special "quote" state, indicated 
> by text color. ...

Just do Alt-E, W (Edit|Rewrap) to get pasted quotes to change from black
to blue. (I see ctrl-R will also do it.)

(I just tested on this email: I copied the contents to a text editor,
cancelled the reply in thunderbird, went back and replied to you again,
delete everything, paste in from the text editor - at this point
everything is black - then did "Rewrap", and the quoted parts turn blue.)

Darren


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