269992 - Request for a change in the way header information is displayed

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 213945

(Thunderbird :: Mail Window Front End, enhancement)

Description

[Terry Linhardt]

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This is a request for a feature change.
I prefer to use a display of 3 vertical panels. However, I am frustrated by 
the fact that the header information (From; Subject; Date; Flags) are all 
displayed horzontally across the panel. If the subject and/or sender name is 
somewhat long, it gets cut off. I can enlarge the field, but then my other 
frame for reading messages becomes very small.   I hate to say this, but 
Outlook 2003 does it "right."  That is, the information is "stacked." First 
line is name and time sent, 2nd line is subject. Hence, everything is 
presented is a nice frame that doesn't have to be so W I D E.  Also, they use 
a combination of black and grey so the eye visually can pick up the relevant 
information.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
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I'm using a Linux version of Thunderbird 0.9. 
I initially had trouble figuring out why I liked the 3 vertical panels in 
Outlook, but NOT in Thunderbird. I finally figured out that it was because the 
way ALL header information is displayed on one horozontal line makes for a 
rather frustrating experience.

Comment 1

[Gervase Markham [:gerv]]

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