---------------------------------- DEFAULT_MULTIPART_ALTERNATIVE_TYPE ---------------------------------- This allows you to change the default preferred version of a multipart/alternative content. To favor text/plain parts, use "1". To favor text/html parts, use "2". You can change it by doing: GNUstep: defaults write GNUMail DEFAULT_MULTIPART_ALTERNATIVE_TYPE 2 Mac OS X: defaults write com.collaboration-world.GNUMail DEFAULT_MULTIPART_ALTERNATIVE_TYPE 2 That would change the defaults to favor text/html parts. ---------------------------- MAILBOXMANAGER_OUTLINE_COLOR ---------------------------- This allows you to change the background color of the outline view shown in the mailbox manager window. You can change it by doing: GNUstep: defaults write GNUMail MAILBOXMANAGER_OUTLINE_COLOR "0.850980 0.737255 0.576471" Mac OS X: defaults write com.collaboration-world.GNUMail MAILBOXMANAGER_OUTLINE_COLOR "0.850980 0.737255 0.576471" Colors are specified using RGB values and "0.850980 0.737255 0.576471" gives a nice "salmon" color. --------------------------------- The Date Format in the MailWindow --------------------------------- This allows you to change the format of the date values shown in the Date column of the MailWindow. Three values are used: NSTimeFormatString (for today's mails) NSPriorDayDesignations + NSTimeFormatString (yesterday's mails) NSShortDateFormatString for other mails. These keys are documented in the "NSString Representations for NSDates" section of the following web page: http://developer.apple.com/techpubs/macosx/Cocoa/TasksAndConcepts/ProgrammingTopics/DatesAndTimes/Tasks/DatesToStrings.html You can change them on a per application basis or for all application (NSGlobalDomain). -------------------- MAILHEADERCELL_COLOR -------------------- This allows you to change the background color of the mail headers cell shown in the MailWindow. You can change it by doing: GNUstep: defaults write GNUMail MAILHEADERCELL_COLOR "0.9 0.9 1.0" Mac OS X: defaults write com.collaboration-world.GNUMail MAILHEADERCELL_COLOR "0.9 0.9 1.0" Colors are specified using RGB float values. "0.9 0.9 1.0" gives a very light blue. ------------------------- MAILWINDOW_DATA_VIEW_TYPE ------------------------- This allows you to activate or not message threading by setting the default view used in the MailWindow. To activate message threading, do: GNUstep: defaults write GNUMail MAILWINDOW_DATA_VIEW_TYPE 2 Mac OS X: defaults write com.collaboration-world.GNUMail MAILWINDOW_DATA_VIEW_TYPE 2 and to deactivate it, simply do: GNUstep: defaults write GNUMail MAILWINDOW_DATA_VIEW_TYPE 1 Mac OS X: defaults write com.collaboration-world.GNUMail MAILWINDOW_DATA_VIEW_TYPE 1 ------------------------- MAILWINDOW_REPEAT_SUBJECT ------------------------- This allows you to specify if you want or not to repeat the subject when using message threading in the NSOutlineView of the MailWindow. If you don't want to repeat the subject for children of thread, do: GNUstep: defaults write GNUMail MAILWINDOW_REPEAT_SUBJECT NO Mac OS X: defaults write com.collaboration-world.GNUMail MAILWINDOW_REPEAT_SUBJECT NO If you want to repeat them, just specify YES instead of NO. By default, the subject is repeated. ---------------------- MAILWINDOW_TABLE_COLOR ---------------------- This allows you to change the background color of the table view shown in the MailWindow. You can change it by doing: GNUstep: defaults write GNUMail MAILWINDOW_TABLE_COLOR "0.850980 0.737255 0.576471" Mac OS X: defaults write com.collaboration-world.GNUMail MAILWINDOW_TABLE_COLOR "0.850980 0.737255 0.576471" Colors are specified using RGB float values. For example, the RGB values "0.850980 0.737255 0.576471" gives a nice "salmon" color. ----------------------- OPEN_CONSOLE_ON_STARTUP ----------------------- This allows you to specify if you want the Console's window to automatically open upon GNUMail.app's startup. To activate it, simply do: GNUstep: defaults write GNUMail OPEN_CONSOLE_ON_STARTUP YES Mac OS X: defaults write com.collaboration-world.GNUMail OPEN_CONSOLE_ON_STARTUP YES ------------------------------ OPEN_MAILBOXMANAGER_ON_STARTUP ------------------------------ This allows you to specify if you want the MailboxManager's window to automatically open upon GNUMail.app's startup. To activate it, simply do: GNUstep: defaults write GNUMail OPEN_MAILBOXMANAGER_ON_STARTUP YES Mac OS X: defaults write com.collaboration-world.GNUMail OPEN_MAILBOXMANAGER_ON_STARTUP YES ------------------- QUOTE_COLOR_LEVEL_1 ------------------- This allows you to specify which color you want to use for the first level of quoting. To change the color, simply do: GNUstep: defaults write GNUMail QUOTE_COLOR_LEVEL_1 "1.0 0.0 0.0" Mac OS X: defaults write com.collaboration-world.GNUMail QUOTE_COLOR_LEVEL_1 "1.0 0.0 0.0" There is support for 4 levels of coloration. Other preference keys are: QUOTE_COLOR_LEVEL_2 for the 2nd level, QUOTE_COLOR_LEVEL_3 for the 3rd level, QUOTE_COLOR_LEVEL_4 for the 4th level. ------------- SCROLLER_SIZE ------------- This allows you set the scroller size for the table and text views in the MailWindow to either regular or small. Simply use: on OS X: defaults write com.collaboration-world.GNUMail SCROLLER_SIZE 0 (or 1) on GNUstep: defaults write GNUMail SCROLLER_SIZE 0 (or 1) 0 is regular size, 1 is small size.