why doesnt toolkit.legacyUserProfileCustomizations.stylesheets work any more

I want to globally hide the thread column I created folder chrome in my profile, then I created userChrome.css.

I put the following in the file:

/* Hide the thread column globally */ treecol[id="threadCol"] {

 display: none !important;

}

Then I set toolkit.legacyUserProfileCustomizations.stylesheets = true

restarted TB - no effect

Make sure that it isn't userChrome.css.txt

it is definitely chrome\userChrome.css in my TB profile folder. I rebuilt it again and it still doesn't work.

I am a novice at CSS; I'll see if I can locate a CSS guru to reply.

I am a novice at CSS. I suggest you try with a simple CSS statement as a test to ensure the configuration is right.

will, it is what copilot instructions were. I am not even a novice with css.

Try replacing that line with this:

treecol#threadCol {

the thread column can also be hidden by unchecking in the message list pane, so I'm unsure of your intent with CSS.

that didn't work == the point is I have a lot of folders and accounts and I want to do it globally and for any new folder added. Seems like that should be an option and not require a hack, wouldn't you thing so?

Well, you never posed the question, but attempted to debug your solution. You can set the default two ways:

1. To change default for *new* folders, In config editor, you can change default that applies to NEW folders you set up:

mailnews.default_view_flags 0 =unthreaded

or

1. you can go to settings>appearance and make your choice there.

I dont remember changing the mailnews setting but it was already = 0, I did change the appearance but it didn't eliminate the thread column. If that is suppose to work globally, there may be a problem. It didn't hide the thread column for me.

I may be misunderstanding. can you please post a screenshot that shows the thread column? That will be most helpful. thanks

the thread column is the left most column and the first one listed when u rt clk the column headings. no screenshot needed. U can see it on your TB.

But if you tick the little icon on far right of the message list pane, you can untick it.

obviously, u don't get it - but thanks for trying.