Add a Three-column View to Mail
TMO Quick Tip - Add a Three-column View to Mail
by , 7:30 AM EDT, July 10th, 2006
If your Mac has a wide screen display, Apple's Mail doesn't offer a very efficient way to view your messages. What you really need is a three-column view, which is exactly what Letterbox gives you.
 Mail's standard view is fine for smaller displays. |
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Letterbox is a plug-in for Mail that changes the default column and stacked pane view to a three column view. It works great on my 15-inch PowerBook G4, but looked even better when my friend Ben Willmore showed it to me on his 30-inch Cinema display.
 Letterbox lets Mail take advange of your Widescreen display. |
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Installing the plug-in is a snap. Just double-click the installer, and relaunch Mail when it finishes. The installer includes an uninstall feature, but you can always remove the plug-in yourself: It's hiding in <your home directory>/Library/Mail/Bundles.
Letterbox is free, and available for download at Aaron Harnly's Web site.
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Observer Comments
Mon Jul 10, 2006 12:16 pm Subject: Wow, didn't know I was missing this!
Mon Jul 10, 2006 12:33 pm Subject: It's BETA, folks
This is not a finished product. According to the developer, it has some problems. Do be sure to backup everything often--maybe every 13.6 seconds. [JOKE!] Seriously, it might be useful. I prefer, instead, to just double-click on a message and have it open in another window if I'm reading a long message (e.g., an e-list digest).
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