Will the new Supernova interface and Thunderbird redesign cause problems or disable all the old extensions?
My question is in the subject line. "Will the new Supernova interface and Thunderbird redesign cause problems with or disable old extensions?"
It's very frustrating to have to spend hours finding extension replacements when the old ones no longer work. The last time a TB update changed things like this, I had to waste a lot of time doing this. I had to hold off on updating TB for weeks in fact, because doing so would have disabled so many critical extensions that I was using. Eventually, I was able to find replacement extensions (usually having to embrace feature degradation though) and in other cases simply had to give up conveniences that I had grown to take for granted.
I don't welcome the prospect of having to do this kind of thing all over again.
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It will help if you list your add-ons.
My installed version of TB is 102.11.2 (64-bit).
There are 16 extensions which I installed myself:
- Compact Headers 3.5 compactHeaders@dillinger
- Emoji 1.102.10 emoji@ganss.org
- Emoji 3.14.3 emoji@saveriomorelli.com
- Filter on Folder Button 1.3.0 FoFB@drexler
- Hide Local Folders for TB78++ 2.1.0 hlf@pharqcon.com
- ImportExportTools NG 12.0.2 ImportExportToolsNG@cleidigh.kokkini.net
- Limit non-BCC recipients 2.1.1 limit_non-BCC_recipients@davero.addons.mozilla.org
- Manually sort folders 2.3.0 tbsortfolders@xulforum.org
- Message Header Toolbar Customize 2.3.6 msghdrcustomize@hogi.sakura.ne.jp
- Phoenity Buttons 4.3 buttons@dillinger
- PrintingTools NG 2.2.2 PrintingToolsNG@cleidigh.kokkini.net
- Rise of the Tools 2.1.0.1 riseofthetools@rsjtdrjgfuzkfg.com
- ThunderHTMLedit 3.2.7 jorgk@thunderHTMLedit
- Toggle HTML 1.7 toggleHTML@dillinger
- URL Link 3.6 {139a120b-c2ea-41d2-bf70-542d9f063dfd}
- Xpunge 3.0.0 {786abda0-fd14-d247-bf69-38b2fc18491b}
They're all enabled and I use (as well as depend on) all of them.
HTH.
My suggestion is to join the Beta initiative at https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/102.0/beta-appeal/ I share your concern and have found that, by having the beta alongside the release level, I can see for myself which addons have been updated prior to public release. This also provides you the opportunity to follow up with developers on their plans. Developers are more likely to maintain their addons when they have following of people who use it. I say this because the Thunderbird team isn't responsible for addons, as they are volunteer initiatives. Thanks for posting.
david said
My suggestion is to join the Beta initiative at https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/102.0/beta-appeal/ I share your concern and have found that, by having the beta alongside the release level, I can see for myself which addons have been updated prior to public release. This also provides you the opportunity to follow up with developers on their plans. Developers are more likely to maintain their addons when they have following of people who use it. I say this because the Thunderbird team isn't responsible for addons, as they are volunteer initiatives. Thanks for posting.
Sorry, but I just don't have the time for that kind of stuff. I posted a list of the extensions I'm using as Wayne Mery wanted, but I don't see that it did much good for me to do that.
Well, they're each volunteers, and Thunderbird doesn't manage them. You will know when the release rolls out. Fortunately, many are actively developing updates.
david said
Well, they're each volunteers, and Thunderbird doesn't manage them. You will know when the release rolls out. Fortunately, many are actively developing updates.
Having just reread what I posted, I can see I made a mistake in the title of the OP. It should have read "Will the new Supernova interface and Thunderbird redesign cause problems *with* or disable all the old extensions?"
In any event, I have automatic updating disabled and will simply wait for others to test the release to see what happens.