+1
I second everything what has been said here. I like the eM Client functionality, but I don’t like using eM Client because of this UI issue. That’s why I still prefer mac Mail on mac and Postbox on Windows.
Avatars and dark mode (two things I like) make it even harder to distinguish read and unread messages. The small dot doesn’t suffice for my brain to process my inbox with a quick look.
I very much like the idea of different background for unread messages: