Peter Lairo wrote:
> There is a bug filed that requests to have the ability to easily switch
> themes (from the menu: View - Apply Theme) also from within Mail/News
> (not just from the browser).
>
> Unfortionately, this bug was marked wontfix and it was requested that it
> be discussed here for possible reconsideration.
>
> This bug is an important evangelism issue - novice users should be able
> to easily see and use this feature from whatever module they use. It may
> not make complete sense from a vulcan standpoint, but it make a lot of
> sense from a "coolness" standpoint. I can just see someone showing his
> friends how easy it is to make Mozilla look all kinds of different ways.
> This "coolness" factor should not be underestimated, especially since it
> will draw a lot of attention from "semi-novices" who want quick access
> to cool features (and aren't bothered by prefs settings). Also persons
> who only/mainly use Mail/News would be duly impressed.
>
> Please go to and *VOTE* and *CC yourself* in this bug to show that this
> is an important *evangelism* and *cooness enhancing* feature:
>
> BUG NAME: *can't switch themes in Mail or Composer*
> http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=53430
>
When I participated in this bug discussion some time ago, I thought the
consensus was that the "right" thing to do would be to remove that menu entry
from the browser and only allow theme switching only from preferences. This
makes more sense to me.
I'm not sure that constantly switching themes is something most people want to
do. I usually look through them, try each one, and then settle on one.
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