On 12/07/2001 6:13 AM, Travis Crump wrote:
> Zack wrote:
>
>> On 12/06/2001 8:30 PM, Ansgar Schrage wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> is it possible to change the starting sentence of the quoted inline
>>> text in the Messenger?
>>>
>>> Normally it looks like this:
>>>
>>> <name> wrote:
>>> > text
>>> > text
>>> > ...
>>>
>>> I saw in Eudora that also the date and time is shown. I think that is
>>> very useful.
>>>
>>> Best Regards,
>>>
>>> Ansgar
>>>
>>
>> Yes. Close Mozilla. Search your drive for the mailnews.js file and
>> locate the following line:
>>
>> pref("mailnews.reply_header_type", 1);
>>
>> Since you're using Win98, edit the line with Notepad to change the
>> number 1 at the end of the line to 2, like this:
>>
>> pref("mailnews.reply_header_type", 2);
>>
>> Save the file and exit Notepad. Restart Mozilla. Now you should have
>> "On (date, time) (author) wrote:" when replying to messages. Have fun.
>>
>> [-zack-]
>>
> I think it is generally suggested that you don't change any of the
> preference files besides prefs.js and user.js(which are in your Profile)
> with the theory being that if you majorly screw up these files you can
> just erase them and start fresh while if you screw up any of the other
> preference files you are essentially up a creek without a paddle and
> have to reinstall unless you have backups of the files. Also, edits to
> prefs.js and user.js survive upgrades while changes to the other
> preferences files don't. Adding user_pref("mailnews.reply_header_type",
> 2); to either prefs.js or user.js should have the same effect.
>
Which is why you should always make a backup of any file you manually
edit just to be safe. A user asked and I answered with what works for
me. Thanks, Travis, for pointing that out. I agree that adding the
user_pref line in prefs.js should have the same effect, and also will
likely remain intact after future upgrades. We won't have all these .js
tricks to worry about once the prefs are added to the UI Prefs menu.
[-zack-]
