On Mon, 25 Apr 2016 09:41:23 -0700 stan <stanl-fedorauser@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Mon, 25 Apr 2016 05:09:46 -0400 > Bob Goodwin <bobgoodwin@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > After this morning's dnf upgrade of > > Thunderbird I would like to try Claws mail. > > > > I would like to configure claws to > > display white text on a black background > > but have not been able to find how to do > > that. > > Hmmm, I've used claws for years, and haven't done this (I just use the > default black on white). And now I can't find a way to do it. A quick > search doesn't turn up anything. > > A couple of possibilities. > > In Configuration -> Preferences -> Display -> Colors -> Other, > it is possible to set the foreground and background colors for the > quote levels. I don't think this sets the ultimate background, but you > can display white text on black background. > > Or in Configuration -> Preferences -> Display -> Themes, you could try > out other themes. > > I haven't done either of these, but they hold out the most hope. Maybe > an expert will chime in here with the correct way to do this. And then > I *can* change the default layout. All that white is a little bright. > -- I have not used Claws-Mail for years, preferring sylpheed, but I believe that the "correct" way to do this is through the gtk settings. I used to have exactly the sort of foreground/background that Bob seems to want. Best wishes, Ranjan ____________________________________________________________ FREE 3D MARINE AQUARIUM SCREENSAVER - Watch dolphins, sharks & orcas on your desktop! Check it out at http://www.inbox.com/marineaquarium -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org