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How can I make the Thunderbird tital bar always appear

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hvdberg
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Every Windows application has a System Menu (Activated with the shortcut Alt-Space). How can I make Thunderbird always display this system menu?

Every Windows application has a System Menu (Activated with the shortcut Alt-Space). How can I make Thunderbird always display this system menu?

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As of Thunderbird 38 there is no title bar by default.

Press Alt or F10 to restore the menu bar in case it's hidden.

Then Tools > Options > Advanced > General tab. Click 'Config Editor' there. Copy and paste mail.tabs.drawInTitlebar into the search bar and double-click on it to set it to "false" and the title bar should be controlled by the OS again.

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hvdberg
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I meant that I always want the title bar visible

christ1
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As of Thunderbird 38 there is no title bar by default.

Press Alt or F10 to restore the menu bar in case it's hidden.

Then Tools > Options > Advanced > General tab. Click 'Config Editor' there. Copy and paste mail.tabs.drawInTitlebar into the search bar and double-click on it to set it to "false" and the title bar should be controlled by the OS again.

hvdberg
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Thanks Christ1