Winstripe

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

by Mook on Aug. 18, 2007 · permalink

(Note: I'm using version 1.99 available on the external site, with Thunderbird 2.0.0.6; that version claims to support Thunderbird 2.)

Nice looking theme that fits into my Windows XP/Classic desktop better than the default theme found in Tbird 2.0. Some of the icons seem to be derived from the Pinstripe (Mac Thunderbird) icons, but they fit in well. The preview pane header lacks a bottom border, and can be confusing when viewing HTML messages with a none-white background.

The mail toolbar does not appear to support small icons, but the compose window does. The add-ons manager window is basically unsupported (no icons whatsoever, much worse than the default Qute).

I find the non-shiny look to be comfortable for me; it is pretty, yet the icons are clearly distinguishable and not overly attention-grabbing.