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link a task to a message

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When we converted a message to a task, there was a link to the message in the edit task window. Lately there is no such link. What happened to it? Thank you!

When we converted a message to a task, there was a link to the message in the edit task window. Lately there is no such link. What happened to it? Thank you!

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It works, showing a link and the full message in the Description, but only if there is a local calendar. Tasks aren't supported for some network calendars, such as Google CalDAV calendars in TB. Are you able to create tasks directly in your calendar?

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I don't use any calendar, not even Thunderbird's calendar. I just add messages as tasks in my task list. When I clicked on a task, the edit window used to have a link to the original message over the description. Now it has disappeared.

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What happens if you create a local Home calendar and just ignore it. Does the task editor now show the details?

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There is already a calendar that I don't use, as you suggest, but the link to the message that used to exist in the edit window of a task (when it was converted from a message) has disappeared.

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Sophrony said

There is already a calendar that I don't use, as you suggest, but the link to the message that used to exist in the edit window of a task (when it was converted from a message) has disappeared.

I just tried it and it is still there for me on Windows 11 and Thunderbird 128.7.1

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I give you a screenshot. I have Windows 11 and Thunderbird 128.7.1

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Lately there is no such link. What happened to it?

What version are you using? I'm using 136.0.1 and when I create a task from the message, the link is there.

Actually I was missing the feature and didn't know it existed. Strangely (?), it's only available from the context menu (more..) in the message pane where the other buttons are, next to the _From_ line.

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I am using version 128.8.1 esr, that is the latest, according to the Thunderbird site. In order to convert a message to a task, I have put the relevant button on the ribbon; that's not the problem. The problem is that, while there used to be a link to the message in the new task window (see the image I've sent above), now there is no such link.

Could you please send a screenshot of the new task window of a task created from a message?

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Sure, see attached.

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I can't understand what's going on... The version I have is from the esr update channel (see attached screenshot). However I also have Thunderbird on a portable version 136.0.1 (64-bit) where I have the same problem, there is no link in a task that was created from a message. Do you know if there is a setting for this that I have missed?

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Sorry, I have no idea. Didn't find anything. And didn't change anything. Actually I just found out about the feature in this thread and found the menu item after some search. Previously I thought the convert-to-task was not an implemented feature.

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