thunderbird / thunderbird/thunderbird-android

Customize appearance of message list home screen widget

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status: needs design type: enhancement
Dominant language
Kotlin
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Description

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  • I have used the search function to see if someone else has already submitted the same feature request.
  • I will describe the problem with as much detail as possible.
  • This issue only contains a request for one single feature, not multiple (related) features.
App version

6.803

Problem you are trying to solve

Capability to choose the font size, the theme, the mail account in the widget.

Suggested solution

Create widget settings in the app in order to select a font size, a theme used in the widget.
Capability to choose the mail account shown in the widget by means of taps or gestures like in the Samsung email app.

Screenshots / Drawings / Technical details

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by locating the message list home screen widget and the app settings entry point that could host its configuration. Review how the widget currently selects its mail account and renders text and theme, then define completion as configurable font size, theme, and displayed mail account working from the widget settings.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
android, kotlin
Domain
mobile
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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