Can no-longer open new Thunderbird windows.
Very little to do with accounts, but none of the selectable topics cover 'user Interface'.
Used to be able to open different accounts in different windows. Can't remember how, but it was obvious. Once new window is created, each time Thunderbird is started it re-creates them. I accidentally closed one and can find no way to re-open it. I use three email accounts each needing a different mindset, so keeping them in different windows helps. Also one has a screendepth full of folders and so is easier to handle in its own window. (The others are still there but only take up one line each when collapsed.
140.7.1esr (64-bit) Mozilla Thunderbird Snap for Ubuntu ubuntu-snap-build - 1.0
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Try highlighting an account, righclick and a menu should appear with option to open in new tab or new window
Thanks david. Rightclicking on the account is what my muscle memory told me to do, but nothing happens - no menu popup. At least it's not been removed. Double-clicking opens and closes the folder list. Double-clicking a message in the message list opens the message in a new tab. I haven't noticed a similar problem anywhere else so it's unlikely to be a generic shortcut problem.
OK, I'm clueless. You might try in troubleshoot mode, as a menu should appear when you rightlclick on an account. Maybe someone using Linux will see this thread.
Right+click on account -> Open in New Window should work on all OS. If it doesn't, check Error Console after attempt fails.
No entries in the error console either. Deleted Thunderbird from Snap and re-installed it. Moved nothing from the previous installation but re-created accounts from scratch. I started it from the command line and left it do download all emails. The open in new window problem is still there, along with some other odd things when changing Tabs with the keyboard. There are screenfulls of errors in the terminal. Multiple copies of:
[ERROR style::stylesheets::rule_parser] Saw @import rule, but no way to trigger the load
console.error: mail.activity: "onDownloadCompleted: TypeError: can't access property \"activity\", this._syncInfoPerFolder.get(...) is undefined" JavaScript error: resource:///modules/activity/autosync.sys.mjs, line 377: TypeError: can't access property "activity", this._syncInfoPerFolder.get(...) is undefined console.error: mail.activity: "OnDownloadError: Sent of My-email-address\n"
console.warn: mail.setup: ({_message:"Hostname is empty or contains forbidden characters. Only letters, numbers, - and . are allowed.", stack:"Exception@resource:///modules/accountcreation/AccountCreationUtils.sys.mjs:114:3\nMalformedException@resource:///modules/accountcreation/Sanitizer.sys.mjs:245:34\nhostname@resource:///modules/accountcreation/Sanitizer.sys.mjs:115:13\ngetUserConfig@chrome://messenger/content/accountcreation/accountSetup.js:1652:44\nvalidateManualEditComplete@chrome://messenger/content/accountcreation/accountSetup.js:2061:31\nonChangedManualEdit@chrome://messenger/content/accountcreation/accountSetup.js:2030:10\nonChangedInAuth@chrome://messenger/content/accountcreation/accountSetup.js:1993:10\nonchange@about:accountsetup:1:15\nreceiveMessage@resource://gre/actors/SelectChild.sys.mjs:245:21\nreceiveMessage@resource://gre/actors/SelectChild.sys.mjs:483:21\n"})
console.error: mail.activity: "OnDownloadError: OmniOS of My-email-address\n" console.error: mail.activity: "onDownloadCompleted: TypeError: can't access property \"activity\", this._syncInfoPerFolder.get(...) is undefined"
[This OmniOs folder error repeats many times. It is a historic folder. The Thunderbird version ends with 33 messages with no headers that look as if they are a thread of messages split up, followed by for headerless messages that look like one message from an entirely different folder split up.] This is on a brand new install with no filters added. Something is severely wrong.
Thanks again, David
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