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How can I adjust width of the rightmost Thunderbird Inbox column?

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mehlsl
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Hello -- I want the TBird Inbox to be narrower so I can locate it next to another app. The last column of my Inbox is Date. It is very wide. When I hover over the right end of the Date heading, the cursor changes to double-ended, but I can't drag it to the left. If I add another column (Status) to its right, the double-ended drag technique works, but I can't narrow the width of this new column. If I drag the Inbox border to the left, only the Subject column narrows. Can anyone tell me how to adjust the width of the right-most column and then narrow the Inbox, while having other columns remain the width I choose? Thanks for any help. L Mehl

Hello -- I want the TBird Inbox to be narrower so I can locate it next to another app. The last column of my Inbox is Date. It is very wide. When I hover over the right end of the Date heading, the cursor changes to double-ended, but I can't drag it to the left. If I add another column (Status) to its right, the double-ended drag technique works, but I can't narrow the width of this new column. If I drag the Inbox border to the left, only the Subject column narrows. Can anyone tell me how to adjust the width of the right-most column and then narrow the Inbox, while having other columns remain the width I choose? Thanks for any help. L Mehl

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narrow the "inbox" and then concern yourself with column widths. given the heading fill the available space just reversing the process should make it simple.

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Matt
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narrow the "inbox" and then concern yourself with column widths. given the heading fill the available space just reversing the process should make it simple.

mehlsl
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thank you

Kangalarue
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My problem is that, in addition to the now-solved problem, every time Thunderbird opens it has returned to a semi-wide-screen display with about a third of the window off-screen to the right. So I can get everything as I want it...but have to do this every time I open Thunderbird. This never used to happen!