Avatars destroy usability

I’ve selected column configuration to get rid of avatars. They demand attention and make reading entries difficult. Yes, I complained about this earlier.

The first time the avatars flicked out then on again. The second time it worked, but only in the inbox.

Now they’re back. I’m struggling to get simple tasks done and I keep hitting roadblocks. One is readability. I can’t find the messages I need to work with. When I say I don’t want an avatar column in mail, I’m not making an idle comment. THEY HURT ME.

We have made a change to disabling avatars in the upcoming 9.1

When you disable them for one folder, you get an additional choice:

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The first time the avatars flicked out then on again. The second time it worked, but only in the inbox

You have to “right click” and “apply configuration to other folders” as well. See this thread.

You can’t see it, but I’m doing a little happy dance.
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