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How can I change the icon in Thunderbird's "New Mail" popup?

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When I recieve new mails in Thunderbird a popup-message tells me about that. Does anyone know where this icon is stored and how it is named? I want to change it that it fits the Faenza-theme.

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I use Thunderbird 10.0.2 with following addons (all preinstalled):

EDS Contact Integration 0.3.9

Global Menu Bar integration 2.0.2

Messaging Menu and Unity Launcher integration 0.8.3

Update:

The Addons don't have any influence on the icon - I checked this by disabling them.

I downloaded the source code and scanned it for the icon. I found it as comm-release/mail/themes/gnomestripe/mail/icons/new-mail-alert.png:

Since I couldn't find this file (I searched for the name) on my PC I guess it is somehow built into Thunderbird and protected against changes. Or should there be an easy solution (not to built your own deb-file)?

(In the same manner I'd like to change downloadIcon.png in Firefox: )

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answered 1 Year ago listeerrated · Accepted Answer

The icon is located under compressed file named omni.ja.You can find it under /usr/lib/thunderbird or /usr/lib/thunderbird{version}.

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Open terminal.

Type sudo sudo file-roller /usr/lib/thunderbird/omni.ja # replace the path according to your path.

Navigate to /chrome/classic/skin/classic/messenger/icons. Replace the new-mail-alert icon with whatever you want to.

First copy the faenza icon (default size 32x32) to your desktop.

Rename it to new-mail-alert.png.

Then just drag the icon over Archieve manager window. It will automatically overwrite the icon.

Restart thunderbird.

DONE!

For Firefox you can also find the omni.ja file located under /usr/lib/firefox.Navigate to /chrome/toolkit/skin/classic/mozapps/downloads & replace the 'downloadicon.png' file.

Note: This is weird, because on my computer( running Thinderbird 13 with ubuntu natty & precise) thunderbird uses system theme icons. So you may want to upgrade thunderbird to the latest stable version.