From f2064d93c147a61b6f50611197f20dc6c263f2df Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "sspitzer%netscape.com" <sspitzer%netscape.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 07:21:34 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] fox for #168937.  need to set width of messengerBox so that
 the splitter doesn't jump around for new (and existing) users.  this is
 fallout for the sidebar being removed from the three pane.  r/sr=bienvenu

---
 .../base/resources/content/mail3PaneWindowVertLayout.xul | 2 +-
 mailnews/base/resources/content/msgMail3PaneWindow.js    | 9 +++++++++
 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/mailnews/base/resources/content/mail3PaneWindowVertLayout.xul b/mailnews/base/resources/content/mail3PaneWindowVertLayout.xul
index cd9dd2ad4ef..c711b76009f 100644
--- a/mailnews/base/resources/content/mail3PaneWindowVertLayout.xul
+++ b/mailnews/base/resources/content/mail3PaneWindowVertLayout.xul
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ Rights Reserved.
           <grippy/>
         </splitter>
 
-        <hbox id="mail3PaneVertLayoutBox" persist="collapsed width" flex="2">
+        <hbox id="messengerBox" persist="collapsed width" flex="2">
           <vbox id="searchAndthreadpaneBox" persist="width" flex ="1">
            <vbox id="messagesBox" flex="1">
             <hbox id="searchBox"/>
diff --git a/mailnews/base/resources/content/msgMail3PaneWindow.js b/mailnews/base/resources/content/msgMail3PaneWindow.js
index c7f2218e57a..acca6bcf9e9 100644
--- a/mailnews/base/resources/content/msgMail3PaneWindow.js
+++ b/mailnews/base/resources/content/msgMail3PaneWindow.js
@@ -566,6 +566,15 @@ function OnLoadMessenger()
 
   gNotifyDefaultInboxLoadedOnStartup = true;
 
+  // fix for #168937.  now that we don't have a sidebar
+  // users who haven't moved the splitter will
+  // see it jump around
+  var messengerBox = document.getElementById("messengerBox");
+  if (!messengerBox.getAttribute("width")) {
+    messengerBox.setAttribute("width","500px");
+  }
+
+
   //Set focus to the Thread Pane the first time the window is opened.
   SetFocusThreadPane();
 }