Better Gmail 2: New features, new skins
Friday, January 18th, 2008
Gina Trapani has released an update to her excellent Better Gmail 2 extension for Firefox.
This is the Better Gmail extension that works with the new Gmail interface.
The new version adds four new features: One Click Conversations (quick access to previous emails from a particular sender), Hide Invites Box, Google Reader Integration (in the Sidebar) and Rollover Highlight Messages (which highlights message rows as you mouse over them).
It also marks the return of skins. Users can now choose between a Blue Skin and a Grays and Blue Skin (screenshot below):
The updated version is available from Lifehacker 
or from the Mozilla Extension Repository . Needless to say, it is freeware.
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