Colored Folders no longer enabled

[sfhowes]

Custom colored folders via css has been discussed elsewhere on this forum, but for a simple way to restore folder icons similar to pre-78 versions, try this add-on:

https://addons.thunderbird.net/en-us/th ... ity-icons/

[morat]

@mangorunner

Custom colored folders via css has been discussed elsewhere...

Here is how to show the entries for the custom colored folders in the error console.

Code: Select all

(function () {
  var out = [];
  var element = document.getElementById("folderColorsStyle");
  var cssRules = element.sheet.cssRules;
  for (var i = 0; i < cssRules.length; i++) {
    out.push(cssRules.item(i).cssText);
  }
  console.log(element.textContent);
  return out.join("\n");
})();

Maybe you can use the code to create the entries in the userChrome.css file.

Code: Select all

/* Thunderbird userChrome.css */

@namespace url("http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul");

treechildren::-moz-tree-image(folderNameCol, customColor-ff0000) {
  list-style-image: url("chrome://messenger/skin/icons/folder.svg") !important;
  -moz-image-region: auto !important;
  fill: #ff0000 !important; /* red or #ff0000 or rgb(255,0,0) */
  list-style-image: url("folders.png") !important;
  -moz-image-region: rect(0 160px 16px 144px) !important; /* 1st row, 10th column */
}

http://kb.mozillazine.org/UserChrome.css

Remember to set the toolkit.legacyUserProfileCustomizations.stylesheets preference to true, then restart.

Folder Colors
http://addons.thunderbird.net/thunderbird/addon/987743

Folder Colors folders.png images
http://bitbucket.org/brelkl/thunderbird ... skin/aero/
http://bitbucket.org/brelkl/thunderbird ... n/default/

Reference
http://searchfox.org/comm-esr78/search?q=customColor-

Similar thread: http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic ... &t=3064381

[Code Name]

Good news! An updated version of the popular add-on 'Colored Folders' will be available in the coming weeks for v78+ according to the developer.

► https://addons.thunderbird.net/en-US/th ... d-folders/

[gtt1951]

Morat, thank you so much for your instructions on fixing this Thunderbird 78.4.2 folders problem.
The result now looks fantastic instead of drab and "cheap" looking.
Really don't understand why the Thunderbird developers have to make a mess, just like those morons at Microsoft with their Win 10 tinkering.
There should be a mechanism for reverting back to an earlier release.

[morat]

@gtt1951

I'm glad you got it working.

Grayscale icons is a bad trend by the UX people. (UX stands for User Experience)

What is the reasoning behind grayscale icons?
http://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/6210

[gtt1951]

I'm now worried that the latest update 78.4.3, if allowed to install, will mess up what I have done.
I have made a copy of the "chrome" folder to a safe place well away from anything connected with Thunderbird, in case the update does make a mess and then I can re-instate the folder.
Has anyone allowed the update to install?

George.

[tanstaafl]

I'm using 78.4.3 on two Windows 10 machines with the Phoenity Icons add-on. No problems. One of them has a userChrome.css, it still works as expected.