QuoteAndComposeManager (former RealBorders)
This extension for Thunderbird gives you the following options about compose window and the headers layout in reply and forwarded mails:
1) inserts real borders in reply mails (just in HTML mails). Note that the standard blue borders are only for the display on Thundebird, they're not real part of the mail; this fact can make not easy the distinction from the original message and the reply with other email clients.
You can customize the features of the extension from the options panel, changing the color of the borders (the default is green) and the text at the end of the quoted text (the default is none).
2) can keep the original background color of the quoted text. This option doesn't work, from the main window, if the mail is not displayed in the preview panel;
3) you can hide borders in HTML mails and delete the quoting character ">" in plain-text emails;
4) can move the reply headers into the quoting (just in HTML mails);
5) you can have the headers of the HTML forwarded messages without the table that it's used by default in Thunderbird (to enable this option, choose from the Options "Forward inline message's headers without table");
6) you can have the headers always in black (just in HTML mails), even you use another color to write the text;
7) you can have a fixed size and fixed font family for the headers (just in HTML mails): by default Thunderbird doesn't apply a fixed font for the headers and this can give some problems.
From the "Characters" tab in options panel, you can have headers always with a specific font, no matter the one you use to write the message. This font will be applied always at the reply headers and also to the forward headers, if it's enabled the option n°5.
8) option to modify the number of rows for the addresses in the compose window (from 0.2.10 version). Note: this option was removed in 0.3.15 version.
9) option to delete [] from subject of forwarded mails;
10) option to send always mails in HTML format, when you compose with this format, also if the message have no element that requires HTML (by default Thunderbird in this case convert the message in plain text);
11) selection of predefined font in dropdown menu in Options --> Composition --> HTML, that usually in Thunderbird shows always "Variable Widh" (function active just in TB2);
12) option to try to fix some Thunderbird bugs in handling images path, in functions "copy&past" and "edit as new";
13) option to stabilize predefinied font in replies and forwards;
14) option to delete some elements from forward headers;
15) option to have always forward headers in english;
16) opzione to attach messages from "Attach" button;
17) options to change or delete collectively recipients, from Tools --> QuoteAndComposeManager in compose window;
By default all these options are not active, you must enable them from options panel, available from Tools --> Extensions --> QuoteAndComposeManager --> Options/Preferencer or from Tools --> QuoteAndComposeManager --> Options.
From 0.3.1 version you can remove borders (in HTML mail) and the symbol ">" (in plain text mail) manually through the shortkey CTRL-6.
The extension has english and italian locale;
Changelog 0.3 version:
- new extension name;
- better and cleaner code;
- some functions have been eliminated, because they didn't work well;
- better options panel;
- automatic update enabled;
Changelog 0.3.1 version:
- added the shortcut CTRL-6;
- added the preference "realborders.borders_style.mark_as_important", accessible just through the Editor Settings, not to mark the borders as "!important";
Changelog 0.3.2 version:
- fixed a bug in Windows about the rows number for addresses in compose window;
Changelog 0.3.3.1 version:
- fixed a bug about keeping the background color of the original mail in reply;
- added an option to send always in HTML if you compose in this format;
Changelog 0.3.3.2 version:
- selection of predefined font in dropdown menu in Options --> Composition --> HTML, that usually in Thunderbird shows always "Variable Widh" (function active just in TB2);
Changelog 0.3.4 version:
- added an option to try to fix some Thunderbird bugs in handling images path;
Changelog 0.3.5 version:
- fixed some small bugs;
- added an option to stabilize predefinied font in replies and forwards;
- added an option to delete some elements from forward headers;
- the possibility to delete ">" character in plain text replies is handled in a separate way for newsgroup;
Changelog 0.3.5.1 version:
- fixed a bug in function to stabilize predefinied font;
Changelog 0.3.6 version:
- fixed some bugs;
- added an option to force rewrap in plain text replies;
Changelog 0.3.6.1 version:
- solved a regression in fixing font;
Changelog 0.3.6.2 version:
- better layout when headers are moved inside quote;
Changelog 0.3.7.0.1 version:
- compatibility with Thunderbird 3;
Changelog 0.3.8 version:
- option to have always forward headers in english;
- option to attach messages in dropdown menu of button "Attach";
Changelog 0.3.9 version:
- better compatibility with some locales (chinese);
- the option to have few headers in forwarding works now also if you've extended headers view;
Changelog 0.3.10 version:
- fixed some bugs;
- improved the function to stabilize predefined font in compose;
Changelog 0.3.11 version:
- new options to change collectively recipients type or delete them;
- removed the shortcut CTRL 8 for options window;
- new menu in Tools in compose window;
Changelog 0.3.12 version:
- function to remove new line characters in the middle of paragraphs is not automatic anymore and must be enabled in options panel;
Changelog 0.3.13 version:
- modified behaviour with quoted text of the function to fix font;
Changelog 0.3.14 version:
- fixed a bug with "attach selected messages" function on Thunderbird 3;
Changelog 0.3.15 version:
- compatibility with Thunderbird 3.1;
- removed the function about the rows number in compose window;
Download QuoteAndComposeManager - 0.3.15 version