Adventures in Ubuntu Land: trimming the Evolution
On Odin, my Ubuntu laptop, I'm using Evolution as the mail client, it is a nice one, really, but, like many, many programs nowadays, it is not designed o be used on a smallish monitor, with a low, ghetto-like resolution; so I had to do a couple of things to regain as much screen real state as I can possibly get. Even tho it seems like stupid easy thing to do, I haven't found any info Googling for this, so here it goes...
The first thing, is to get rid of all the columns that show info that, in our situation, are of not much importance, and that can be sacrificed in order to get a nicer, more comfortable working environment.
The columns I have disabled are the first three: the one that shows if an email has been read, the one that shows if the email has an attachment, and the one that shows the priority of the email.
To get rid of those columens, simply make a right click on the one you want to get rid of, and select: 'Remove this Column'.
I have also did the same for the 'From:' column, simply because it not only showed the name of the person who sent the email, but also showed on brackets, the email address, a lot of screen space on that column!
So, if you delete the 'From:' column, how do you know who sent you the email, simply add a new column, called 'Sender' that simply shows the name of the person who wrote you.
It is not the safest thing in the world, but it works for this scenario.
Simpy right click on an existing column, and then on 'Add a Column', on the pop window, select 'Sender' and then drag it to the position you want it, usually the first one, you'll a couple of red arrows when you are placing the column.
The first thing, is to get rid of all the columns that show info that, in our situation, are of not much importance, and that can be sacrificed in order to get a nicer, more comfortable working environment.
The columns I have disabled are the first three: the one that shows if an email has been read, the one that shows if the email has an attachment, and the one that shows the priority of the email.
To get rid of those columens, simply make a right click on the one you want to get rid of, and select: 'Remove this Column'.
I have also did the same for the 'From:' column, simply because it not only showed the name of the person who sent the email, but also showed on brackets, the email address, a lot of screen space on that column!
So, if you delete the 'From:' column, how do you know who sent you the email, simply add a new column, called 'Sender' that simply shows the name of the person who wrote you.
It is not the safest thing in the world, but it works for this scenario.
Simpy right click on an existing column, and then on 'Add a Column', on the pop window, select 'Sender' and then drag it to the position you want it, usually the first one, you'll a couple of red arrows when you are placing the column.
posted by hictio at 3:17 AM
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