Hi guys, I have a lifetime Pro plan on eM Client. Had it about 4 months now, after trying a dozen different options. I’m one of those people who love tinkering with my apps to optimize them far beyond the point of diminishing returns. I’ve pretty much gotten eM Client to settings to the point that I like them.
I also am a bit of an aesthete, and minor visual issues in UI really bother me, and I spend a lot of time optimizing for these small things. Although I rather like the UI of eM Client, especially the community built theme that I am using, I want to go deeper and optimize it. Is there any resources for really getting into the nitty gritty of the theme editor?
I’ve already read the blog and the documentation website, as well I found an older PDF which has some different information, so I’m not looking for the obvious stuff.
If such a guide does not exist, I may start to create one. If anyone here is interested in such a project, you can let me know. Maybe we can work together.
Hi there!
We have a blog on some basics when it comes to Theme creation:
And a general blog on other customization options:
But nothing that could be considered a deep dive.
If you’d like to create a guide (especially from a user point of view) we would love to help with it, please don’t hesitate to reach out to [email protected] if I can provide any advice on a specific element or any issue you encounter while working with the Theme Editor!
Hi Olivia, thank you for your kind reply and interest in this project. I envision a group of users coming together to create a guide. I will email you to organize the details, then perhaps we could seek some additional eM Client users to join a cohort to work together.
I’m new to emClient but exploring the themes editor also. Maybe thie should be a feature request, but, it would be so helpful if there were a way to search for an element by name.
For example, I am trying to change the color of the text or the highlight that is used when search results are listed. I have no idea where to start to look for that setting.
I’ve found that breaking themes into small test chunks helps a ton, especially when tiny visual glitches drive you up the wall. I usually keep a duplicate theme file open so I can compare before and after without losing track. Oddly enough, tweaking layouts for web design Tacoma projects taught me the same patience game. If you haven’t tried it yet, color variables are the easiest place to spot what’s throwing things off.