On 12/31/08 11:35, John Doue wrote: > Mark Hansen wrote: >> On 12/31/08 08:31, Michael Gordon wrote: >>> John Doue replied On 12/31/2008 3:05 AM >>> >>>> Peter Potamus the Purple Hippo wrote: >>>>> John Doue wrote: >>>>>> My memory must be failing ... I remember there is (was?) an extension >>>>>> that allows to arrange mail accounts in whatever order. Cannot find it. >>>>> well, you didn't look hard enough: >>>>> http://xsidebar.mozdev.org/modifiedmailnews.html#folderpanetools. Note: >>>>> you'll also need to install xsidebar. >>>> Thanks >>>>>> Further, is there a way to hide a mail account from view and from the >>>>>> list in File, and to restore it easily? This is to prevent mails from >>>>>> being filed in a wrong account while keeping it handy when needed. >>>>> I have no idea what you're typing here >>>>> >>>> You did not look hard enough :-) >>>> >>> John, lets step back a little and examine what you are really looking >>> for, a way to keep messages in their respective accounts and sub folders. >>> >>> If you created all your e-mail accounts as individual accounts you >>> already have a built in method of keeping all the incoming messages >>> sorted into their correct account. If you created all your e-mail >>> accounts using the Global Account where all your messages from all mail >>> accounts go into Local Folders there is only one solution, change all >>> your e-mail accounts to individual accounts in SeaMonkey. >>> >>> I have four different mail accounts and each one is an individual >>> account in SM, each account has multiple sub folders, and some of the >>> incoming messages in these accounts are automatically diverted into >>> respective sub folders. >>> >>> The only time I get a message into the wrong account, or sub folder is >>> when I grab a message with the mouse, drag, and drop it into the wrong hole. >>> >>> Take a long look at the SeaMonkey Help files for Messages and Accounts >>> this may help further explain how to resolve your question. >>> >>> Michael >> >> I think the OP was asking for a way to maintain the separate accounts, but >> not have them visible by default through the UI. Quicken has such a feature. >> You can 'hide' accounts and they are no longer visible - other than via the >> 'edit accounts' page. >> >> For the OP: I don't know of any way to do this with SeaMonkey. However, you >> could create a separate profile, and move your account there (I'm not sure >> how easy this would be). Then if you ever need to access the archived >> account, >> you would just start SeaMonkey in the other profile. >> >> This isn't a great solution, I agree, but perhaps it will give you something >> to consider. >> >> Best Regards, > > Thanks Mark for understanding what I was asking for. The problem with > what you consider as an approach is that I need to be able to > occasionally access the "hidden" account and move files back and forth. > Indeed, your reference to hidden accounts in Quicken is the exactly > equivalent of what I would like to be able to do. > > Actually, I think I may have found a solution, but this need to be > confirmed: > > 1/ backup the current prefs.js file to a specific location and rename it > prefsunhidden.js > 2/ remove the account I want to hide from within SM, exit, save prefs.js > to the same above location, rename it prefshidden.js. > 3/ create two batch files, one for each scenario, which deletes the > actual prefs.js, then copies and renames the desired js file and then > launches SM. > > I will have to experiment and see if this overlooks an issue. Of course, > having to shut down SM and relaunch it is a drawback. I will have to > determine if this is worth the trouble. > > Best regards >
Well I'd be very weary of that approach, as SeaMonkey will from time to time make changes to prefs.js. When you restore the back-up, you'll undo any changes made in the interim by SeaMonkey. Of course, this is only an educated concern. There may also be nothing wrong with your approach. Good luck. _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
