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@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><chapter id="sylpheed-faq-3">
<title>Sylpheed FAQ - Interface</title>
- <qandaset id="faq-interface">
-<?dbhtml cellspacing="13px" ?> <qandaentry>
+ <qandaset id="faq-interface"><?dbhtml cellspacing="13px" ?>
+ <qandaentry>
<question>
- <para>How do I make Sylpheed display my language?
-</para>
+ <para>How do I make Sylpheed display my language?</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para>You have to set some environment variables, such as
@@ -43,6 +42,23 @@
</qandaentry>
<qandaentry>
<question>
+ <para>How do I disable or enable the alternating row colors in the message list?</para>
+ </question>
+ <answer>
+ <para>Under UNIX, you can directly edit the appropriate hidden setting stored in the <filename>$HOME/.sylpheed-2.0/sylpheedrc</filename> configuration file by changing the setting value to 0, or 1, respectively (default is on, i.e. 1): </para>
+ <programlisting>enable_rules_hint=0</programlisting>
+ <tip>
+ <para>There are various other hidden settings that can be adjusted in your <filename>sylpheedrc</filename> configuration file, see the <filename>README</filename> file for details.</para>
+ </tip>
+ <para>The above does not work under Windows, however, so you have to edit the <filename>C:\Program Files\Sylpheed\share\themes\MS-Windows\gtk-2.0\gtkrc</filename> file and set the following setting to 1, or 0, respectively (default is off under Windows, i.e. 0):</para>
+ <programlisting>GtkTreeView::allow-rules = 1</programlisting>
+ <note>
+ <para>Since the hidden setting described above is not stored within your user profile under Windows, it may be overwritten when installing a new version of Sylpheed. To avoid this at least partially, keep a backup copy of the <filename>gtkrc</filename> file somewhere safe.</para>
+ </note>
+ </answer>
+ </qandaentry>
+ <qandaentry>
+ <question>
<para>Can I use a different editor to write my mails?
</para>
</question>
@@ -102,7 +118,7 @@ widget_class &quot;*&quot; style &quot;default&quot;
</para>
</question>
<answer>
- <para>Unlike Sylpheed 1.x, Sylpheed 2.x doesn&apos;t allow direct modification of the menu shortcuts by default. Nevertheless, you can use the following methods to configure them:</para>
+ <para>Unlike Sylpheed 1.x, Sylpheed 2.x and 3.x doesn&apos;t allow direct modification of the menu shortcuts by default. Nevertheless, you can use the following methods to configure them:</para>
<orderedlist>
<listitem>
<para><emphasis>Using GNOME 2.8 or later:</emphasis> run gconf-editor from <menuchoice>
@@ -283,4 +299,4 @@ parameter. Example: <command>gedit &apos;%s&apos;</command>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
</qandaset>
-</chapter> \ No newline at end of file
+</chapter>