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#1 2007-09-19 11:46:38
- dhave
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Can I change title bar content in an application window? [SOLVED]
I know this isn't Arch-specific, but I thought there might be somebody out there who can help me. I use KDE 3.5.7.
I use Evolution for my work e-mail and Thunderbird for my personal e-mail. I like to keep these spheres entirely separate. The problem is that the title bar for both e-mail clients starts with "Inbox ..." If I have several apps open simultaneously and want to open Evolution or Thunderbird by clicking on the task bar, it takes me a minute to figure out which "Inbox" I need, especially when there are so many apps open that part of the title bar is covered up.
Is there a way to change the content of an application's title bar?
Thanks.
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#2 2007-09-19 15:13:42
- Ramses de Norre
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Re: Can I change title bar content in an application window? [SOLVED]
Edit the source and recompile...
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#3 2007-09-19 15:19:27
- dhave
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Re: Can I change title bar content in an application window? [SOLVED]
Edit the source and recompile...
Hmm. Well, that's what open source is all about, right?
Does anyone out there know which file of the source package for Thunderbird I should edit? And will there be other gotchas such as a checksum failure or anything?
While both of these apps are gigantic, I think I'd rather tinker with Thunderbird source than with Evolution's, since that package truly is a many-headed monster.
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#4 2007-09-19 15:22:03
- Allan
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Re: Can I change title bar content in an application window? [SOLVED]
For Thunderbird
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/757
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#5 2007-09-19 15:39:27
- dhave
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Re: Can I change title bar content in an application window? [SOLVED]
For Thunderbird
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/757
Very promising, but I'm afraid this add-on won't work with current versions of Thunderbird. Is there anyone out there who can (1) update this add-on or (2) help me do so? Thanks.
I'd prefer to go this route than editing the source, since Thunderbird appears to be entangled with all kinds of Mozilla-ish stuff.
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#6 2007-09-19 15:45:05
- Allan
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Re: Can I change title bar content in an application window? [SOLVED]
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#7 2007-09-19 15:51:43
- dhave
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Re: Can I change title bar content in an application window? [SOLVED]
Perfect! Thank you, Allan. And my wife should thank you, too, because I was on the verge of going into a computer tunnel for several hours while I tried to figure out how to edit the source code of Thunderbird or Evolution to effect this simple change.
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