On 8/23/2020 11:28 AM, David E. Ross wrote: > On 8/23/2020 10:38 AM, Samuel S wrote: >> David E. Ross wrote: >>> On 8/23/2020 8:22 AM, Samuel S wrote: >>>> Hello all - can anyone advise how I can sort folders? >>>> >>>> The Add On 'Manually Sort Folders' does not work... >>>> >>>> TIA - bo1953 >>>> >>> >>> Mail folders or bookmark folders? >>> >> >> My bad, Mail.... >> >> Thank you... >> > > I just did that for Thunderbird. SeaMonkey should be the same. It > involves editing the file prefs.js VERY, VERY CAREFULLY. You will need > a list of the actual servers used by the various accounts. > > I would first save a backup copy of prefs.js, which is found in your > profile. To get there, go to your menu bar and select [Help > > Troubleshooting Information]. Select the Open Folder button to the > right of Profile Folder, all of which is in the first section under > Application Basics. > > Then, enter about:config in the URL bar. If you get a warning popup, > acknowledge it but continue. In the Search area, enter > mail.server.server > You will see a large number of results, sorted by server number. Note > the number associated with each actual server. Some server numbers will > not have an actual server; these might be "smart folders", "local > folder", "feeds", etc. Note these, too. > > Now you must associate each noted server with an account. For each > account, enter it in the Search area. Note what account is indicated by > the preference variables. > > So far, you have not changed anything. Now comes the VERY CAREFUL part. > In the Search area, enter > mail.accountmanager.accounts > The value is a comma-separated list of accounts in the order you want > them to appear. >
Oops! I hit Send too soon. The value has NO blanks among the comma-separated list. When you are done rearranging the list, close all instances of SeaMonkey for the result to take effect. (Normally, that is not necessary when changing preferences; but in this case, it is indeed needed.) -- David E. Ross That Flag: <http://www.rossde.com/editorials/edtl_conf_flag.html> A TV ad in support of re-electing President Trump and featuring Vice-President Pence is sponsored by America First Policy. In the 1930s, "America First" was the name of a movement in the United States that supported Hitler and the Nazis. _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
