Signature and settings in TB1.02 are grayed out

Hi,
I noticed that the signature in TB1.02 is grayed (not quite out), because it is readable, and the corresponding setting in Mail is also grayed out. I don't mind it, if the recipient can see that. but why is it doing that? Any way around it?

 

I think Arie probably would tell you that it's a BBS "feature" that was implemented in a recent update, as it wasn't always like that.

EDIT: I just discovered that if you assign a color to your signature it won't be ghosted. I used blue (and a specific font and size) for my name, and black for the rest.

 

Jim,
I was referring to Mail, not newsgroups.
In the meantime, someone else, at another newsgroup said that the graying depend on whether or not the reply is above or below the text.
I have five accounts in TB1.02, and four of them stay gray, whether or not I select the reply above or below the text. And, I have one account, which stays ungrayed, regardless. In other words, unless I have a defective TB, there is no reasonable explanation.
I checked my TB nightly (future 1.1), and found it fully manageable.

 

I think I got up too early this morning, as I completely missed the reference to Tbird and thought you were talking about posts on the BBS. Duh!

Anyway, my response applies to signatures in BBS posts, and I wouldn't have discovered the answer to that little mystifier were it not for your post.

I use signatures in Tbird all the time, and they're not ghosted, but that may be because I'm using images rather than text.

To check, I just set up a text signature, and sent a message to myself. The signature isn't ghosted in either the original sent message or the same received message.

I'm using Tbird version 1.0.5 (12 July 2005), with XP Pro SP2.

 

Westside,

Add this code to your userContent.css file, and your signature will never be grayed out:

Code:

/*
 * Change color of text and links in signature (Thunderbird display only)
 */
.moz-txt-sig, .moz-signature {
  color: black !important;
}
.moz-txt-sig > a, .moz-signature > a {
  color: #0000FF !important;
}

Ramona

 

Ramona ...

How about some code to get rid of the "--" delineator that appears above a signature. I can see how it might be important in business correspondence, but I fail to see any importance in personal correspondence, and I'd like the option to be able to send it to the bit bucket.

 

Jim,

Sorry, but that isn't doable, at least not to my knowledge. The delimiter is hard coded, and has to do with the Mail standard, therefore cannot, and should not be removed. Not being a developer, I'm afraid I haven't a clue as to what it all involves...

Ramona

 

(sigh) Oh, well ...

 

The ghosting does not bother me a bit. Interestingly my other profile, which I use with the 1.1 is fine. I have not seen 1.05, or looked for it, for that matter.
Even if I can fix it, I can't get over the fact that the problem applies to 80% of my accounts. Statistically, it may be in the ballbark of Jim's signature, after all.

 

Clarification needed

To Ramona, or anyone else,
reference was made to my "userContent.css" file. Thunderbird has no such file, like the older programs. Should I create one, and place it in the chrome folder of the profile? I tried, and got some strange question from Windows, like do I want to change the extention. There is no file with userContent anywhere near.

 

Westside,

Yes, copy the code and paste it into Notepad, then name the file userContent.css.

Ramona