Comments on: Hacking the hack: MailWideScreen tweaks http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/06/07/hacking-the-hack-mailwidescreen-tweaks/ Tips and add-ons to make Apple Mail / Mail.app even better Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:57:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: David http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/06/07/hacking-the-hack-mailwidescreen-tweaks/#comment-257450 David Wed, 31 Oct 2007 18:37:59 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/06/07/hacking-the-hack-mailwidescreen-tweaks/#comment-257450 Can anyone comment about how I can follow this thread to change the mail background color? 3 pane view, over under with mailboxes to left side, text on bottom. I did all written above but I can't see how to get a different background color? I want a black background with white text if I can. I have Mailsmith that way and I had Eudora that way when I used it. I hate staring at the white screen glare all day long, stresses my eyes. Bonus points if anyone can extend this into the mailbox window and also the mail list similar to Gyaz Mail. Thanks. Can anyone comment about how I can follow this thread to change the mail background color? 3 pane view, over under with mailboxes to left side, text on bottom. I did all written above but I can’t see how to get a different background color?

I want a black background with white text if I can. I have Mailsmith that way and I had Eudora that way when I used it. I hate staring at the white screen glare all day long, stresses my eyes.

Bonus points if anyone can extend this into the mailbox window and also the mail list similar to Gyaz Mail.

Thanks.

]]> By: Hawk Wings » Blog Archive » Hacking Mail.app’s interface http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/06/07/hacking-the-hack-mailwidescreen-tweaks/#comment-27563 Hawk Wings » Blog Archive » Hacking Mail.app’s interface Thu, 12 Oct 2006 12:31:38 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/06/07/hacking-the-hack-mailwidescreen-tweaks/#comment-27563 [...] Using the tips for hacking the Letterbox plugin, you can start to make changes to the nib files which control the layout of Mail.app’s message list and preview pane. [...] [...] Using the tips for hacking the Letterbox plugin, you can start to make changes to the nib files which control the layout of Mail.app’s message list and preview pane. [...]

]]> By: Wurzelfichte : Widescreen Plugin für Mail.app http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/06/07/hacking-the-hack-mailwidescreen-tweaks/#comment-25580 Wurzelfichte : Widescreen Plugin für Mail.app Tue, 26 Sep 2006 16:15:11 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/06/07/hacking-the-hack-mailwidescreen-tweaks/#comment-25580 [...] bei Hawk Wings gibts ein paar Tricks, um mit Hilfe des Interface-Builders das aussehen von Mail etwas Widescreen-freundlicher zu gestalten, zB. mit schmaleren Scrollbars. [...] [...] bei Hawk Wings gibts ein paar Tricks, um mit Hilfe des Interface-Builders das aussehen von Mail etwas Widescreen-freundlicher zu gestalten, zB. mit schmaleren Scrollbars. [...]

]]> By: Cocoanut http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/06/07/hacking-the-hack-mailwidescreen-tweaks/#comment-5869 Cocoanut Tue, 06 Jun 2006 22:59:58 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/06/07/hacking-the-hack-mailwidescreen-tweaks/#comment-5869 This just proves how flexible a real Cocoa app can be. We can make all these changes without having access to source code!? Sweet!!! This just proves how flexible a real Cocoa app can be. We can make all these changes without having access to source code!? Sweet!!!

]]> By: Stephen Keese http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/06/07/hacking-the-hack-mailwidescreen-tweaks/#comment-5866 Stephen Keese Tue, 06 Jun 2006 22:02:27 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/06/07/hacking-the-hack-mailwidescreen-tweaks/#comment-5866 I tried the June 1 version for 5 days on my 15" PB, tweaking the columns to maximize what I could see. I finally removed the bundle because I got tired of having to scroll right on emails that were too wide. So, on the trade-off between having to scroll horizontally or vertically, I'm sticking with vertically. At least for now. I tried the June 1 version for 5 days on my 15″ PB, tweaking the columns to maximize what I could see. I finally removed the bundle because I got tired of having to scroll right on emails that were too wide. So, on the trade-off between having to scroll horizontally or vertically, I’m sticking with vertically. At least for now.

]]> By: Tim http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/06/07/hacking-the-hack-mailwidescreen-tweaks/#comment-5861 Tim Tue, 06 Jun 2006 21:11:00 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/06/07/hacking-the-hack-mailwidescreen-tweaks/#comment-5861 hehehehehe.... :) hehehehehe…. :)

]]> By: smorr http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/06/07/hacking-the-hack-mailwidescreen-tweaks/#comment-5839 smorr Tue, 06 Jun 2006 15:50:12 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/06/07/hacking-the-hack-mailwidescreen-tweaks/#comment-5839 One thing I would add here is to use a degree of caution -- some things are easy to modify in the nibs and some things are not so easy and cause some real difficulty that may not show up immediately -- certainly hacks such as switching up the scroller for a mini scroller is probably safe, but reorganizing things can lead in to significant headaches that interfere with Mail (or its plugins.) Also definitely don't muck about with connections (and don't think you can copy and paste things) It cannot be overstated -- <strong>if you hack the nib, back things up!</strong> Also note that any update that Apple does for Mail will likely wipe out your hack. Definitely using plugins to effect the alterations are the better way to approach things, as they effect changes at a code level and can more significantly integrate into Mail and how mail is coded. Also alterations effected by plug-ins are not going to be undone with updates of Mail. (also the alterations given by plugins are way more cool :) (Brought to you by a friendly plugin developer :) One thing I would add here is to use a degree of caution — some things are easy to modify in the nibs and some things are not so easy and cause some real difficulty that may not show up immediately — certainly hacks such as switching up the scroller for a mini scroller is probably safe, but reorganizing things can lead in to significant headaches that interfere with Mail (or its plugins.) Also definitely don’t muck about with connections (and don’t think you can copy and paste things)

It cannot be overstated — if you hack the nib, back things up!

Also note that any update that Apple does for Mail will likely wipe out your hack.

Definitely using plugins to effect the alterations are the better way to approach things, as they effect changes at a code level and can more significantly integrate into Mail and how mail is coded. Also alterations effected by plug-ins are not going to be undone with updates of Mail. (also the alterations given by plugins are way more cool :)

(Brought to you by a friendly plugin developer :)

]]> By: Tim http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/06/07/hacking-the-hack-mailwidescreen-tweaks/#comment-5837 Tim Tue, 06 Jun 2006 14:58:54 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/06/07/hacking-the-hack-mailwidescreen-tweaks/#comment-5837 I was hoping that you wouldn't be offended by people mucking around with your excellent work like this. Especially people with no idea what they are doing :) I was hoping that you wouldn’t be offended by people mucking around with your excellent work like this.

Especially people with no idea what they are doing :)

]]> By: Mithras http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/06/07/hacking-the-hack-mailwidescreen-tweaks/#comment-5835 Mithras Tue, 06 Jun 2006 14:38:40 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/06/07/hacking-the-hack-mailwidescreen-tweaks/#comment-5835 Slick, thanks. I'll roll these options into the plugin when I get a chance. Slick, thanks. I’ll roll these options into the plugin when I get a chance.

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