![]() That’s to say, the sidebar and selection colour are hardcoded values within the theme’s CSS. Once “caveat” to note is that unlike the original (manual) themes, these do not pull the accent/selection colors from your GTK theme. When combined with with a few layout tweaks, they can totally transform the look and feel of the client. Monterail provides an elegant alternative. It’s pleasant, but not to everyone’s tastes. ![]() “For that I created two new version (one more is planned) that are compatible with Thunderbird 60.x (up to 52.x) and they are easier to install, because they are *true* themes and they can be installed with one click from the Thunderbird website,” he told me in an email.įirefox 60 ships with a new, angular look inspired by the recent Firefox Photon redesign. One of the Monterail theme’s original contributors, Emanuele C., has buffed up the code to make them compatible with the latest version of Thunderbird, Thunderbird 60 - and make it easier to install them in the process. To “install” the theme(s) you needed download a package from GitHub, extract it, and manually move files into hidden Thunderbird system folders. ![]() If you want to use the " Modern" theme in Thunderbird 3.X, your only choice at this point is to switch to using SeaMonkey Mail as email program (which comes bundled with the Modern theme).But as good as it the themes looked there was a “downside” to the early versions: installation. The most elegant themes available for Thunderbird in Windows 7, in our opinion, are Leopard Mail Default Aqua and Leopard Mail Default Graphite - make sure to try them out. That's it! (In newer versions of Thunderbird, notice that the themes dialog will display a " Restart" button once a theme has been successfully installed.) Select Use Theme, close the Themes dialog, and restart Thunderbird. Navigate to your download location, select the theme, and click Open.Ĭonfirm the installation, and Thunderbird will add the latest theme to the list on the left pane. Then, from Thunderbird's Themes dialog, click the Install Theme button, which will open a dialog box as shown left. You need to download a theme you liked, and save it on your computer. It will crawl the Mozilla website for updates for the themes you already have installed. If you try to use a theme that doesn't work in the current version of Thunderbird / the one you happen to be using, you will receive an error message to that effect.īy the same token, you can check on updates for the themes you already have by using the Find Updates button, from Thunderbird's Themes dialog. Tip: for lesser known themes and independently developed ones, also consider checking out the website (opens a new window), and look for theme publishers that include the Thunderbird icon.Ĭaution: Pay attention to the version of Thunderbird for which the theme was developed, certain themes will not run under the latest version. It points to a section of the Mozilla website from which you will be able to browse themes available for downloads. ![]() To download new themes, click the Get More Themes link in Thunderbird's Themes dialog. You will then need to close the Themes dialog, and restart Thunderbird, before seeing Thunderbird with the new theme you picked. The left pane shows you the themes you already have, (at least one.) To use a theme you already have, select it and click the Use Theme button. To obtain themes, Go to Tools > Themes, and the Themes dialog will pop up. Thunderbird does not come with any theme, (other than the one called "Thunderbird Default.") New themes can be downloaded, for free, from the Mozilla website. ![]()
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