Preferences Option

Figure: Reading Window Preferences Dialog

You can specify these Reading window preferences:

Number of columns

Enter the number of columns you want the Reading window to display. The default value is 80.

Number of header rows

Enter the number of rows you want for displaying headers from the mail message. The default value is 6. If there are more headers than will fit in this area, a vertical scroll bar is shown.

You can control whether all the message headers or only a specific subset of message headers are shown in the headers area (see Show All Headers Option). You can also define which headers are in the subset shown using the Main window (see Displayed Headers Option.

Number of body rows

Enter the number of rows you want for displaying the message body. The default value is 30. If there are more headers than will fit in this area, a vertical scroll bar is shown.

View type

When reading a MIME message you can view it in Outline form or Flat form. Chose which form you want by clicking one of the View type: radio buttons. These buttons have no effect on an ordinary mail message.

You can set the default type here, or override the default on a per message basis by clicking the View type: radio buttons in the Reading window.

In Outline form you can easily see the message structure, including nesting of parts, if any. Each part is labelled with a description of its contents. You can click on any of the parts and see it expanded.

If you choose Flat form to view a message all the plain text and enriched text parts are expanded, or flattened. The overall structure of the message will not be as apparent, instead it will read like a document rather than its table of contents.

In the Flat view, message parts containing data other than text will appear as icons. The icon will represent the data type, and will be labeled with a short description of the data. Just as with the Outline view, click an icon and the appropriate view program will be launched.

Wrap text at right margin

Click the Wrap text at right margin button to cause text to wrap if it exceeds the specified column width. If you don't choose the wrap option, a horizontal scroll bar is shown for lines which exceed the specified Number of columns.

Applying Your Changes to the Reading Window

Apply or cancel your changes using the row of buttons across the bottom of the window. See Applying Your Changes.