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Old 01-06-2009   #6 (permalink)
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Re: Highlighting Unread Messages

Yes....an improvement but not perfect.
You're welcome.


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"Gary VanderMolen" <Gary@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:elhW4ktbJHA.6036@xxxxxx
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> I have implemented this for email, and it has definitely improved
> the readability of the message list pane entries. (Thanks!)
> I still find it odd that even for a read message, the From field
> uses a darker font than the other column entries.
> Also, items in the Status bar are still difficult to read.
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> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)
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> "...winston" <winstonmvp@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:uS2PxslbJHA.6036@xxxxxx
> This might make it a bit easier to see after reading..
>
> To remove the gray(read posts) in WLM:
> Create a news rule
> Apply this rule after the message arrives
> For all messages
> Highlight it with Black
>
> It will not impact the 'Bold' in the From field from field for unread messages. All messages before and after reading will be
> black not gray(easier on the eyes)
>
> The same can be done with mail messages for pop3 accounts(rules don't apply to http or imap accounts).
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> ...winston
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> "rak" <rakess@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:HKU7l.30942$701.23002@xxxxxx
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>> This one may be easy, but I just updated to Build 14.0.8050.1202 from 0908
>> (running Vista Home Premium x86). In the process I lost highlighting (bold)
>> on unread posts in all my newsgroups such as this one. I don't see an
>> option to restore it. What am I missing?
>>
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