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Hello, I have been using a custom userChrome.css in the past, but it does not work since I upgraded to 115.0.1

Is the userChrome.css still supported? I have turned it on in config mgr, and tried every resource I cna find on the web, but my userChrome.css is ignored.

TIA...

Supernova 115* has been released with a new Thunderbird logo. Some people will love the new design and many may not be very bothered, but what happens if you really do not like it? The following information can be used to change that logo back to one used in version 102*.

Thanks for improving Thunderbird!

I very much like the new card view! However, I am missing the small green unread-button, that I also use to change the status of the mail in the table view. As I use the unread status to sort mails and keep mails up on the list. To quickly change the read status back is part of my way of organising my work. Of course there is a menu and a context menu but all this requires more moves. Can I customise what I can see and interact with on a card?

KR, idi

Please explain how to disable total messages count to the right of every folder and subfolder? It's not about unread messages. Can't find this option, however I had enabled it earlier...

After accidentally ‘upgrading’ from Thunderbird v102 to Thunderbird v115, I have a couple of issues that I didn’t have with v102. Here’s the first. (I’m not sure if I’ve chosen the correct topic.)

Under Server Settings I have:

 ‘When I delete a message: Move it to this folder: 
 Trash on Internode’.

(Internode is my mail server.) This is unchanged from Thunderbird 102, but it no longer works as it should. I have a folder called ‘Trash’, but when I delete a message, it does not appear in that folder or any other, so I can’t recover or refer to deleted messages. In case it’s relevant, I’m attaching a screenshot of the ‘unified folders’ part of my folder tree with all folders opened. Some things there look odd to me. Drafts, Templates, Sent have subfolders (Internode, Local folders). Trash has none—is this connected with the problem? Junk is split in an odd way, but it seems to work as it should. Any help will be welcome.

Since font size is controlled in Firefox by CTL +/- why not the same for the main screen in Thunderbird? Eyesight requires larger characters. Simple solution best. Past my time to futz.

I have TB 115.6.0 running on 3 computers (1 desktop and 2 laptops). On 2 computers there is a tiny icon on the right hand side in the menu bar that allows me to switch between the "new and improved" (but utterly horrible), side by side message list and the classic view.

On the laptop I am currently using to write this request, TB 115.6.0 does not have that wonderful little icon and I am condemned to use the side by side display or find another mail client.

Can someone help me find or restore that little icon that gives me a choice or alternatively lets me change the message list display back to its old useful configuration?

As an aside, why do software developers insist on making "improvements" that no one needs or wants?

I've just completed a new install of Thunderbird on a computer (Windows 10 -release 115.8.0 32 bit) and find that the message list does not have the usual columns for From, Date, Subject etc and no column headings. Instead each message in the list has the above message characteristics spaced out over two rows. This format applies to all three Layout Views (Classic, Vertical, and Wide). I prefer the usual column format which allows for more messages to show since only one row is used per message.

How do I get the usual columnar format to show in the message list window? I'be been all over the View and Setup screens and just can't find any function for this.

Thanks, JS

A few days ago, I reset my Win 10 computer. I then had to reinstall Tbird. I had saved the Profile so that saved email, addresses, etc were quickly reinstalled. One feature that I like was the display of the number of emails saved in each folder. That didn’t return. The only number that appears is the number of unread emails in the Inbox.

I found a user who had the same problem 3 years ago. (https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1297303)

A solution was given: “View/Layout/Folder Pane Columns, then right-click any column button and select Total, Size, Unread”

Unfortunately, my version of Tbird (155.1.0) only shows View/Layout/Folder Pane – the word columns is absent. Any suggestion to cause the folder content numbers to appear following the names of the folders? Thanks.

Recently I noticed the "sort by>order received" option has been disabled in Thunderbird (I am running version 115.3.3 64-bit). Other "sort by" options are still available for use but a few that appear on the list are greyed out and can't be selected.

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐝 As a regular here, I have frequently seen requests on how to prevent updates to Thunderbird. For most people, I believe the option found at Settings>General is sufficient. I also believe the default setting to automatically apply updates is appropriate if users do periodic backups. But I respect there are those who have strong feelings on the topic, and those who run a business and rely on stability more than new features. I acknowledge this information may be available elsewhere, and possibly superior in its approach, but this does work. So, here are the steps:

-   Create a simple text file called policies.json 
-   Enter this text into the file: 

  {
     "policies": {
        "ManualAppUpdateOnly": true,
        "AppAutoUpdate": false,
        "AppUpdateURL": "https://yoursiteisnothere.com"
      }
   }

- create a folder named ‘distribution’ and store it in the folder where thunderbird.exe resides. For Windows, that would be normally be C:\Program Files\Mozilla Thunderbird\ or C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Thunderbird\
- place the file called policies.json in the distribution directory
- start Thunderbird 
- to verify this, click Settings>General and scroll down to Updates. There, you should see the words, 
          “Failed to check for updates.”  (See attached screenshots for examples.)

If you later decide you want an update, the file or folder must be removed or renamed. If changes are made while Thunderbird is running, you must exit and restart for the change to take effect.

NOTE: My suggestion to persons using this technique is to, at least twice per year, download the latest version, test to your satisfaction along with any addon updates. The intent is to stay relatively current for releases, security, and support. To never update is not recommended.

If you have enabled the Menu Bar, maybe you find it is the same colour as the Unified folder and want to change it. Maybe you want to change the colour of the opened Tabs. Read the information below to help you use 'userChrome.css' and tailor make your own Thunderbird.

I am looking at houses several times a day as they come in on emails. I was hoping there was an alteration in the settings that when clicking on a link it opens that link in the browser, but I don't lose focus from Thunderbird. There could be a hundred emails with house details, and I need to go through them methodically. What would be great to do, is click on the link if interested in the house details and then delete the email. Leaving me opening the new email with more house details, whilst the browser stays in the background. When I have completed the emails, I look on my browser at the ones I found interesting. Is there such a setting or addon for this? I hope I have put this succinctly? Thanks for reading, hope there is an answer.

I really like the robustness and reliability of Thunderbird (over Apple's Mail.app). However, I have a few issues and one of the major ones is the composition process. I am running Thunderbird 115.3.1 (64 bit) on macOS.

Most importantly, how can I get the composition window to actually display email text in *plain* text?

My local folders are presently on my C disk.

Can I move them or another disk where I have more space?

Next ime I move folders to local account, will they go to the new locations?

Rgds

Hello,

The new UI has this massive customizable toolbar at the top of the screen, it wastes a lot of space and doesn't look good compared to the old UI, you can fully customize it even leaving it blank but that does not remove it entirely and it looks off with just a blank nothing up there, where is the option to completely remove this new toolbar?

Regards,