How do I change the "On [date], [sender] wrote:" line in replies?
Is it possible to customize the line that appears above reply quotes?
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The easy way is to use an add-on, but my experience with the one I know is somewhat variable and I couldn't recommend it.
Have a look in the config editor for the following:
mailnews.reply_header_authorwroteondate
which in mine has a value of:
#1 wrote on #2 #3:
(There are two other instances of mailnews.reply_header… which may also be pertinent.)
This would appear to offer some opportunity to vary the attribution line, but I don't know of any documentation about what else you can refer to in this line. The hash-number symbols are obviously replaced by specific elements from the original message; possibly sender's name, date and time, in this example, and other pieces of data may be available too.
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The easy way is to use an add-on, but my experience with the one I know is somewhat variable and I couldn't recommend it.
Have a look in the config editor for the following:
mailnews.reply_header_authorwroteondate
which in mine has a value of:
#1 wrote on #2 #3:
(There are two other instances of mailnews.reply_header… which may also be pertinent.)
This would appear to offer some opportunity to vary the attribution line, but I don't know of any documentation about what else you can refer to in this line. The hash-number symbols are obviously replaced by specific elements from the original message; possibly sender's name, date and time, in this example, and other pieces of data may be available too.
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Oh, the add-on I know of is this:
https://nic-nac-project.org/~kaosmos/changequote-en.html
but I don't think it's reliable. Be careful with it.
Thanks! The config options didn't allow much customization, but the add-on you linked to has a lot of formatting options and is exactly what I was looking for.