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Icon against 'subject line' in Thunderbird message list

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post.smith
post.smith

What does the icon that shows (for a while) against the SUBJECT line of messages indicate?

After some time, or perhaps following my general activity within the application or some other trigger, it seems to disappear for reasons I have yet to understand.

I attach a screen clip showing four of these icons ("2025 - STILL TO REVIEW" is one of my user-created folder names.)

Secondly, is the answer to the above question available already in online help for Thunderbird? If so, and since I haven't found it yet, I would be grateful to be pointed towards the relevant article. As a new user, I expect it would tell me other things that will be useful for me to learn!

I am using version 146.0.1 (64-bit).

What does the icon that shows (for a while) against the SUBJECT line of messages indicate? After some time, or perhaps following my general activity within the application or some other trigger, it seems to disappear for reasons I have yet to understand. I attach a screen clip showing four of these icons ("2025 - STILL TO REVIEW" is one of my user-created folder names.) Secondly, is the answer to the above question available already in online help for Thunderbird? If so, and since I haven't found it yet, I would be grateful to be pointed towards the relevant article. As a new user, I expect it would tell me other things that will be useful for me to learn! I am using version 146.0.1 (64-bit).
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The yellow (golden?) diamond icon indicates "new message" since the last time the folder was opened https://support.mozilla.org/fr/kb/new-thunderbird-128-nebula

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Mapenzi
Mapenzi
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The yellow (golden?) diamond icon indicates "new message" since the last time the folder was opened https://support.mozilla.org/fr/kb/new-thunderbird-128-nebula

post.smith
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Thank you very much, Mapenzi. Very useful and prompt assistance.

Douglas Moore
Douglas Moore

That yellow diamond used to also indicate new email had arrived in a folder in addition to the folder name changing to blue which indicates unread messages. The folder colour still changes to blue if there are unread messages, but the yellow diamond no longer appears to flag new messages have arrived. How do I get that yellow diamond marking folders with new email back?

Mapenzi
Mapenzi
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Douglas Moore said
The folder colour still changes to blue if there are unread messages, but the yellow diamond no longer appears to flag new messages have arrived.

You are right, it has disappeared from 148 release version but is still present in 140 esr. I even hadn't notice since I use a CSS code to change the account und Inbox names to red when a new message arrives.

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