Beta version versus this forum
In another question I received an answer to how to revert from beta to current version.
I realized I had another question somewhat related. When a problem occurs in beta, I know crash reports go in. Or are they going somewhere else?
I also know a report can be filed on bugzilla. I’ve done that and Felt like a spectator while everybody else fixed the problem.
Ought a person using beta not use this venue for such things?
Aggravations are fairly short lived with beta, I don’t mind if I am being helpful.
If I misunderstand and beta version is for “bug busters then I’m in wrong place.
And I need to revert.
Izabrano rješenje
The official summarised reason for joining beta according to Tbird's website is to:
Experience cutting edge features. Provide feedback to help refine and polish what will be in the final release.
So basically, you're a voluntary guinea-pig (tester) for the latest and likely buggy features when you run beta. It's mostly stable and you can get away with using it as a daily driver IF you do not mind hitting a snug every now and then and know your way back to productivity when you need to get things done urgently. IF you can easily use and switch between different versions of Tbird and multiple profiles without grinding your workflow to a halt, then you can comfortably stay in beta to test-drive it and offer feedback as deemed fit. If you can't tolerate little annoyances with how elements of the user interface change or you hate "change for the sake of change", then beta is not for you. I mean, folks complain about trivial thinks like that little red dot in Tbird's tray icon, or that little sun next to new messages, or line spacing between menu items, the missing attachments panel at the top-right corner of the write window, and almost every change from the old. If you are one of them, beta IS NOT for you. There's a separate place for posting and voting for such ideas.
When you go to the Help menu, you'll get a Get Involved option which takes you to https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/get-involved/ where you'll find the link for where to take discussions about beta, that is https://thunderbird.topicbox.com/groups/beta
The fact that this forum and that beta discussion group are kept separate implies that it's best to not use this forum for TB development discussions, including beta feedback. It's okay if you did not know where to submit feedback on beta and posted here, you'll be directed accordingly as to where to post like I'm doing now. You can post feedback for the current ESR in this forum, though, alongside queries for help/support.
I also know a report can be filed on bugzilla. I’ve done that and Felt like a spectator while everybody else fixed the problem.
Unless you can provide a patch, I doubt there is anything else you can do after a bug is confirmed except spectate.
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Odabrano rješenje
The official summarised reason for joining beta according to Tbird's website is to:
Experience cutting edge features. Provide feedback to help refine and polish what will be in the final release.
So basically, you're a voluntary guinea-pig (tester) for the latest and likely buggy features when you run beta. It's mostly stable and you can get away with using it as a daily driver IF you do not mind hitting a snug every now and then and know your way back to productivity when you need to get things done urgently. IF you can easily use and switch between different versions of Tbird and multiple profiles without grinding your workflow to a halt, then you can comfortably stay in beta to test-drive it and offer feedback as deemed fit. If you can't tolerate little annoyances with how elements of the user interface change or you hate "change for the sake of change", then beta is not for you. I mean, folks complain about trivial thinks like that little red dot in Tbird's tray icon, or that little sun next to new messages, or line spacing between menu items, the missing attachments panel at the top-right corner of the write window, and almost every change from the old. If you are one of them, beta IS NOT for you. There's a separate place for posting and voting for such ideas.
When you go to the Help menu, you'll get a Get Involved option which takes you to https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/get-involved/ where you'll find the link for where to take discussions about beta, that is https://thunderbird.topicbox.com/groups/beta
The fact that this forum and that beta discussion group are kept separate implies that it's best to not use this forum for TB development discussions, including beta feedback. It's okay if you did not know where to submit feedback on beta and posted here, you'll be directed accordingly as to where to post like I'm doing now. You can post feedback for the current ESR in this forum, though, alongside queries for help/support.
I also know a report can be filed on bugzilla. I’ve done that and Felt like a spectator while everybody else fixed the problem.
Unless you can provide a patch, I doubt there is anything else you can do after a bug is confirmed except spectate.
Also, one can use the start page in Thunderbird ctrl+home