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<?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>
<question>
<para>How do I make Sylpheed display my language?
</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para>You have to set some environment variables, such as
<envar>LANG</envar>, <envar>LC_CTYPE</envar>, <envar>LC_MESSAGES</envar> to your local language.
Usually <envar>LANG</envar> (or <envar>LC_ALL</envar>) is sufficient. Note that modern distributions and operating systems do this for you automatically.
</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
<qandaentry>
<question>
<para>I don't like the default font. Can I change that?
</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para>Yes. In <menuchoice>
<guimenu>Configuration</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Common preferences</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice>, under the
<guimenuitem>Display</guimenuitem> tab.</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
<qandaentry>
<question>
<para>There are too many columns in the message list!
</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para>In <menuchoice>
<guimenu>Configuration</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Common preferences</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice>, under the
<guimenuitem>Display</guimenuitem> tab you can press the button <guibutton>Set display item of summary...</guibutton>. That pops up a screen with all the
options you can show or leave out of the message
list.</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
<qandaentry>
<question>
<para>Can I use a different editor to write my mails?
</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para>You can. In <menuchoice>
<guimenu>Configuration</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Common preferences</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice>, under
the <guimenuitem>Details</guimenuitem> and <guimenuitem>External commands</guimenuitem> tabs, you can define your editor of choice.
Remember, if you want to use a command line editor
like vi or emacs, to write the name of the shell
(term, term, rxvt) with the <parameter>-e</parameter> parameter in front of
the editor. E.g.: <command>rxvt -e vi %s</command>. Also, make sure that you have checked <guilabel>Automatically launch the external editor</guilabel> in <menuchoice>
<guimenuitem>Common preferences</guimenuitem>
<guimenuitem>Compose</guimenuitem>
<guimenuitem>Editor</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice>, if you want the editor of your choise to be launched every time you begin composing a message.
</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
<qandaentry>
<question>
<para>How to change the font size in the Sylpheed interface?
</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para>You can set the GTK+ font by <filename>$HOME/.gtkrc</filename>, or
<filename>$HOME/.gtkrc.mine</filename>,
(which is included by <filename>$HOME/.gtkrc</filename>).
For example:
<computeroutput>style "default" { font = "-adobe-helvetica-medium-r-normal--12-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1 " } widget_class "*" style "default"</computeroutput>
</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
<qandaentry>
<question>
<para>Sylpheed saves my outgoing mail (in Outbox). Can I make it stop doing that?
</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para>In <menuchoice>
<guimenu>Configuration</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Common preferences</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice>, there's a
checkbox <guilabel>Save sent message to outbox</guilabel>. Uncheck it,
and it's solved.
</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
<qandaentry>
<question>
<para>How can I change the key-bindings (hot-keys) in Sylpheed?
</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para>That is very simple. Suppose you want to assign a
shortcut key to a function, e.g. sending all mail
out should start when you press <keycombo>
<keycap>Ctrl</keycap>
<keycap>Y</keycap>
</keycombo>. Click the
<guimenu>Message</guimenu> menu and move the mouse over <guimenuitem>Send all messages</guimenuitem>. Now you press <keycombo>
<keycap>Ctrl</keycap>
<keycap>Y</keycap>
</keycombo>. Immediately the menu
text is updated and the function is in place. Please
note that a previous function that <keycombo>
<keycap>Ctrl</keycap>
<keycap>Y</keycap>
</keycombo> was
assigned to, will no longer have a shortcut key. If
you want to remove the key binding, do the same
thing, but press the <keycap>Delete</keycap> key on the menu item.
Then the key binding is removed.
</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
<qandaentry>
<question>
<para>Can I close windows without the mouse?
</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para>Of course! Not all windows, but by pressing <keycap>Escape</keycap>,
you can close the addressbook, the window of viewing
a mail source (<menuchoice>
<guimenu>View</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Message source</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice>), the window of
viewing the headers, and several others. Just give
it a try and you will find all of them.
</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
<qandaentry>
<question>
<para>Can I change the way the date is displayed in the message summary?
</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para>As of 0.4.65 you can. The options are:</para>
<programlisting> %y = year in numbers %m = month in number
%d = day in numbers %c = date/time for locale
%A = full weekday name %a = short month name
%B = full month name %b = short month name
%H = hours in 24-clock %I = hours in 12-clock</programlisting>
<para>For more information, go to the <menuchoice>
<guimenu>Configuration</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Common preferences</guimenuitem>
<guimenuitem>Display</guimenuitem>
<guimenuitem>General</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice> and choose the <guibutton>...</guibutton> labeled button.
</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
<qandaentry>
<question>
<para>Why can't I see the compface pictures?
</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para>You need to enable displaying of the header pane in the
general preferences.
</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
<qandaentry>
<question>
<para>I still can't see the pictures. Why not?
</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para>You may not have compiled in Compface support. See the appropriate question in the Installation and Configuration section.
</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
<qandaentry>
<question>
<para>Why does the URL launcher not launch my web browser?
</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para>You need to double click the URL.
</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
<qandaentry>
<question>
<para>Attachments with spaces in the name won't open!
</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para>When you try to launch a helper application, like an image viewer, with an attachment that has spaces in the name, put quotes around the <parameter>%s</parameter>
parameter. Example: <command>gedit '%s'</command>
</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
<qandaentry>
<question>
<para>Where is the Bcc when I compose a mail?
</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para>Open <menuchoice>
<guimenu>Configuration</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Preferences for current account...</guimenuitem>
<guimenuitem>Compose</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice>. There you can check the <guilabel>Bcc</guilabel> checkbox and optionally enter an e-mail address.</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
</qandaset>
</chapter>
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