YAML Generator

digsby prefs.yaml generator

There are a lot of hidden settings in Digsby that can only be altered by the use of a file called prefs.yaml. This file needs to be placed in the application data folder of Digsby on your computer.

Sounds complicated doesn't it. Well that's where this page comes in. Using this page you can generate a prefs.yaml file saving you some work.

As to where to put the file simply press the Windows key and the R key at the same time. This will open up the run window. In the run window type "%APPDATA%/Digsby" (without the quotes) then click on OK and the folder we want will open for you. Then just copy the prefs.yaml file in to the window you just opened.

If you are using the portable version of Digsby then place the file in env\userdata.

Now just restart Digsby and your new settings will take effect.

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Start Up click to expand

Do you want Digsby to hide the splash screen at start up?

Do you want the buddylist to be hidden when you start Digsby?
It will show whilst it connects to the Digsby server then will hide.

Notifications click to expand

You can specify how long you want the pop up notifications to remain on screen for.
The time you enter here is in milliseconds. (1000 milliseconds = 1 second)

Here you can specify the opacity of the notification pop ups.
100 is solid and 0 is invisible.

Here you can specify the opacity of the notification pop ups when the mouse is over them.
100 is solid and 0 is invisible.

Email click to expand

You can specify how many characters from the email to show in the preview window.
Please note that some email checking has a hardcoded limit that cannot be changed.

Do you want the preview text to scroll in the preview window?

How long, in milliseconds, to wait before starting the preview text scrolling? (1000 milliseconds = 1 second)

Do you Digsby to remove the signature it attaches to emails it sends?

Do you want Gmail to mark email as read when you tell it to archive it?

Buddylist Window click to expand

The infobox is the little window that appears when you put your mouse over a contact in the buddylist.
Do you want to disable the infobox?

Do you want Digsby to close when you click the close button?

Facebook click to expand

Digsby uses it's own dislike function in the Facebook feed. Would you like to remove it?

This adds two new options to the context (right click) menu of Facebook, Update Now and Tell Me Again. The first option refreshes the Facebook newsfeed and the second option reshows the notification window.

Conversation Window click to expand

Do not flash the taskbar entry when a new message arrives?

Always show the close button on tabs instead of only on mouseover?
Tabs with close button

Show the tabs on the side of the message window instead of on top? (Experimental. May cause Digsby to crash or lock up)
Tabs on side

If showing the tabs on the side how wide do you want them to be in pixels?