ver 802 is now released. Client is fast, but has anyone found the notes.css file, used to change color for unread messages? Can not find the folder: Lotus\notes\framework\shared\eclipse\plugins\com.ibm.notes.branding. Can not find they have moved this setting to preference either.rgds
Subject: notes.css
Hi, just do a file search under your Notes program directory for notes.css. Its in a subfolder under framework.
The setting you’re looking for is close to the top. Below is the default. We just changed ours to red. It really should be a user preference setting I think. Remember to make a backup copy.
/* this sets the style for messages that have been marked as “unread” */
mailtable>row>unread {
color: black;
font-family: Tahoma, Times, Helvetica;
font-size: x-small;
font-style: normal;
font-weight: bold;
}
Subject: notes.css is in .jar file
Found that notes.css is in: "com.ibm.notes.branding_8.0.2.20080809-0430.jar"The file is included in this jar file.
Before I thought that notes was designed to be user-frendly, but I must admit “it was wrong”.
rgds
Subject: sorry about the bad instructions
Sorry, I didn’t realized they moved notes.css into a JAR file in 8.0.2. You’re right, that’s not overly friendly unless they’ve added some other way of editing it like a theme-editor application or something like that. Will need to check the documentation.
RWR
Subject: Documentation on themes
As this thread indicates the notes.css file has migrated into a .jar file in Notes 8.0.2. I tried to reapply the custom changes that my CEO and some others use (red unread messages, different font), but can’t seem to get the edited notes.css file back into the archive using Winzip. But before I go further, maybe Lotus has added an easier way to apply style customization, perhaps in a separate file that is not in the Jar that overrides the styles like cascading stylesheets should allow. But I don’t see anything in a quick search of the release Notes. Anyone know the official best practice for changing styles for the Notes Client?
Subject: Notes Themes Rock
In searching for info on how to re-customize the Notes client I came across a tool for managing Notes themes that pretty much gives me what I wanted.
http://blog.turtleweb.com/turtleblog.nsf/dx/15082008123536GDAFQ3.htm?opendocument
Subject: Many thanks to share this Roland - that tool is wonderfull
Subject: Successful test
I visited site and configured my Notes 8.5 Beta 2 client with Theme widget. It wirks well. If you use CSS Inspector widget, you can customize your desktop easily, you do not need to edit notes.css. Apply changes! It works immediately.
http://picasaweb.google.com/papika.60/BloggerKPek?authkey=Woats58MBvM#5252482190659971266
Subject: Found .jar but Cannot See notes.css
I have found the com.ibm.notes.branding_8.0.2.20080809-0430.jar file but when opening it with WinZip I see very few files and no notes.css
Is there a trick to finding notes.css?
I’ll dig into the new tool after the principal is off my back!
TIA,
Bob
Subject: It’s in there
There’s 24 files in my copy of it.
Subject: How to overcome caching issue
I opened a PMR on how to edit themes and learned that notes caches the notes.css when Notes exits. So if you make changes to the notes.css it won’t load it automatically when you start Notes. The file you want to delete (best to soft -delete it just in case) is platform.xml found in \workspace\config\org.eclipse.update\
This forces Notes to reread the notes.css file inside the jar file com.ibm.notes.branding_8.0.2.20080809-0430.jar
Now if you’re using a themes plug-in, I am not sure if this applies. I haven’t tried that yet.
Subject: MAC beta Client 8.5 Unread “Red”?
Anyone no where the notes.css is for the MAC client to change the black to red for unread mail?
Subject: notes.css. As a non java person…
OK its in the jar file now. Thanks IBM. How do I get at it to edit it? I was fine when it was a separate file.
Subject: Sorry - didn’t read the thread properly
I was not expecting to find the answer in the middle rather than the end.
Subject: Why doesn’t this surprise me?
I see this as yet another gaffe by IBM. Offer up something but make it impossibly difficult to admin or make customizations to.
Subject: Check this tool