On Mon, 25 Apr 2016 09:41:23 -0700 stan <stanl-fedorau...@vfemail.net> wrote:

> On Mon, 25 Apr 2016 05:09:46 -0400
> Bob Goodwin <bobgood...@wildblue.net> wrote:
> 
> > After this morning's dnf upgrade of 
> > Thunderbird I would like to try Claws mail.
> > 
> > I would like to configure claws to 
> > display white text on a black background 
> > but have not been able to find how to do 
> > that.
> 
> Hmmm, I've used claws for years, and haven't done this (I just use the
> default black on white). And now I can't find a way to do it.  A quick
> search doesn't turn up anything.
> 
> A couple of possibilities.
> 
> In Configuration -> Preferences -> Display -> Colors -> Other,
> it is possible to set the foreground and background colors for the
> quote levels.  I don't think this sets the ultimate background, but you
> can display white text on black background.
> 
> Or in Configuration -> Preferences -> Display -> Themes, you could try
> out other themes.  
> 
> I haven't done either of these, but they hold out the most hope.  Maybe
> an expert will chime in here with the correct way to do this.  And then
> I *can* change the default layout.  All that white is a little bright.
> --

I have not used Claws-Mail for years, preferring sylpheed, but I believe that 
the "correct" way to do this is through the gtk settings. I used to have 
exactly the sort of foreground/background that Bob seems to want.

Best wishes,
Ranjan

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