Use the Mail Preferences dialog to specify general mail preferences, preferences for HTML mail, and to customize labels and label colors. You can customize your mail preferences in the following functional areas:
General
HTML Mail
Colors
Use the General tabbed section to set general mail preferences. Table 11–6 lists the general mail preferences that you can configure.
Table 11–6 General Mail Preferences
Dialog Element |
Description |
---|---|
Use the same fonts as other applications |
Select this option if
you want |
Standard Font |
If you deselect the Use the same fonts
as other applications option, use this preference to select a font
to use for the |
Terminal Font |
If you deselect the Use the same fonts as other applications option, use this preference to select a font to use in the preview pane. Click on the font selector button. A Select HTML fixed width font dialog is displayed. Use the dialog to select the font that you require. |
Mark messages as read after n seconds |
Select this option if you want to mark messages as read automatically after the message is displayed in the preview pane for a specified period of time. Use the spin box to specify how long to wait before the message is marked as read. |
Default character encoding |
Select the default character encoding for your messages from the drop-down list. For information on character encoding and international messages, see Sending and Receiving International Messages. |
Highlight quotations with color color |
Lines in messages that begin with a greater-than sign (>) are quotations from other messages. Select this option if you want quotations in your messages to appear in a particular color. Click on the color selector button to select a color for quotations. A Pick a color dialog is displayed. Use the dialog to select the color that you require. |
Empty trash folders on exit |
Select this option to delete permanently the contents
of your Trash folders when you quit |
Confirm before expunging a folder |
Select this option to display a confirmation message before you remove permanently from a folder the messages that you deleted from that folder. |
Do not notify me when new mail arrives |
Select this option to give no audible feedback when a message is received. |
Beep when new mail arrives |
Select this option if you want |
Play sound file when new mail arrives |
Select this option to play a sound file when you receive a message. Enter the name of the sound file to play in the Specify filename drop-down combination box. Alternatively, click Browse to display an Execute Command dialog. Use the dialog to select the sound file to play. |
Use the HTML Mail tabbed section to set preferences for HTML mail. Table 11–7 lists the HTML mail preferences that you can configure.
Table 11–7 HTML Mail Preferences
Use the Color tabbed section to set color preferences for labels.
To change the color of a label, click on the color selector button at the right side of the label text box. Use the Pick a color dialog to select the color that you require for the label.
To create a new label, you must overwrite one of the current labels. Type a name for the new label in the text box of the label that you want to overwrite. To change the color of the label, click on the color selector button at the right side of the text box. Use the Pick a color dialog to select the color that you require for the label.
To restore the Evolution
default settings
for labels, click on the Restore defaults button.