[MlMt] Display only From *email address* in message list

[Quinn Comendant]

Benny,

This works *fantastic*. Thanks for the tip!

I updated the formatString so I get the best of both: the display name, 
followed by the sender domain, and if no display name just display the 
full email address:

```
formatString = "${from.name:-${from.address}}${from.name:+ 
(@${from.domain})}";
```

The output looks like this:

```
Google Cloud (@google.com)
Scott Bar (@bardesign.com)
mefimaildontreply at metafilter.com
Mercury (@mercury.com)
Google Developers (@google.com)
Eleanor Konik (@readwise.io)
```

This makes it easy to see the sender’s domain, which provides 
information that helps identify forged mail (though not always), which 
domain or department the person represents.

---

Now I'm having trouble replacing the “From” column with the new 
“From Address” column for some folders:

1. I updated the view for my INBOX, then selected “Use as Default 
Columns”.
2. Most folders inherited the new default view (with the “From 
Address” column) automatically.
3. Some folders required that I select the “Revert to Default 
Columns” option before the new view appeared.
4. But some folders will accept the new Default Columns view:
	- Selecting “Revert to Default Columns” does nothing.
	- Adding the new column works only until I close the window.
	- Changing the Layout (e.g., Widescreen → Two Panes) causes the 
columns to reset.
	- Enabling Distortion Mode causes the columns to reset.
	- Some of the folders that will not remember the new view include 
Trash, Spam, and one specific Smart Mailbox (although other Smart 
Mailboxes did adopt the new view successfully).

I feel like maybe some settings are corrupted. Is there a way to reset 
the settings for all folders and start fresh?

Regards,
Quinn


On 28 May 2025, at 8:42, Benny Kjær Nielsen wrote:

> On 22 May 2025, at 21:04, Quinn Comendant via mailmate wrote:
>
>> Is there a way to display the *email address* instead of the *name* 
>> under the From column in message lists?
>
> Only very low-level. If you create the following path and then save 
> the attached file then you should have a new column available for the 
> message list (named “From Address”):
>
>     /Users/<username>/Library/Application\ 
> Support/MailMate/Resources/MmMessageListView/
>
> -- 
> Benny
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