Thunderbird 1.5 Default Theme Overview

This page and related pages describe the user interface of Thunderbird from a theme writer's perspective. This means we describe it in terms of the contents of the default theme. We also talk about the things to which the theme applies, including the various windows that make up the Thunderbird UI.

Intro to the Default Theme

The Thunderbird default theme is packaged in a file called classic.jar. This file classic.jar consists of 402 items (listed) (with images):

• 107 CSS files (listed)
• 86 GIF files (listed)
• 160 PNG files, counting the theme icon and preview image (listed)
• 4 XML files (listed)
• 45 Directories (listed)

Summary of Information about the Default Theme

The following information is available about the default theme for Thunderbird.

• Complete Contents of Jar - With Details and Visible Images
• Directory Structure of Jar
• All Images in Jar - With Details and Visible Images
• All GIF Files in Jar - With Details
• All PNG Files in Jar - With Details
• All CSS Files in Jar - With Details
• All XML Files in Jar - With Details

Additional Information About the Default Theme

Related information:

• List of Thunderbird Windows - With Details
• Writing Themes - An Introduction to Theme Development