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How to change color of column title backgrounds in message list

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fhutt
fhutt

I am using Windows 11 with the latest Thunderbird 151.0.1. I have been trying to add color to the column title background in the message list using the userChrome.css with the following:

  1. sizeCol {background-color: #dcfffc !important;}
  2. recipientCol {background-color: #dcfffc !important;}
  3. subjectCol {background-color: #dcfffc !important;}
  4. dateCol {background-color: #dcfffc !important;}
  1. spamCol {background-color: #dcfffc !important;}
  2. fromCol { background-color: #dcfffc  !important;}
  3. attachmentsCol { background-color: #dcfffc  !important;}

They work except the 'from', 'attachments' and 'spam' columns title backgrounds. Can anyone see what I am doing wrong? Or is there a way to color all column title backgrounds in one line? Thanks

I am using Windows 11 with the latest Thunderbird 151.0.1. I have been trying to add color to the column title background in the message list using the userChrome.css with the following: #sizeCol {background-color: #dcfffc !important;} #recipientCol {background-color: #dcfffc !important;} #subjectCol {background-color: #dcfffc !important;} #dateCol {background-color: #dcfffc !important;} #spamCol {background-color: #dcfffc !important;} #fromCol { background-color: #dcfffc !important;} #attachmentsCol { background-color: #dcfffc !important;} They work except the 'from', 'attachments' and 'spam' columns title backgrounds. Can anyone see what I am doing wrong? Or is there a way to color all column title backgrounds in one line? Thanks

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sfhowes
sfhowes

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Try this (see attached picture on 151): 

/* table view column buttons color*/
#subjectColButton, #correspondentColButton, #dateColButton, #attachmentColButton,
#flaggedColButton, #junkStatusColButton, #unreadButtonColHeaderButton, #threadColButton, #senderColButton {
  background-color: #87CEFA !important;
  font-weight: bold !important;
  color:navy !important;
}

/* column picker bg color */
button.button-flat.button-column-picker{background-color: #87CEFA !important;}

#threadTree button:hover { 
  background-color: coral !important;
  font-weight: bold !important;
  color:beige !important;
}
fhutt
fhutt Question owner

Thank you sfhowes.

It worked just the #recipientColButton, #sizeColButton column headers needed to be added to the list. I even liked your colors.

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