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Thunderbird 140.5.0esr (64-bit) on ubuntu unity 24.04 Desktop

Hi. I'm a long time and happy user of Thunderbird.

I have some suggestions to make it even better IMHO:

1. I would like to see some color added to the Calendar to make it visually more appealing. Right now it is grays and blacks - see attached pic. It would be nice if there were options to change the colors of the top 4 lines.

Currently you can choose a Category Color, but I would like to see the Title of the Event in that color, not just a tiny unobtrusive Bar at the end of the Title.

2. When you Click on an Event, a Screen comes up showing some information for that Event and an 'Edit' button. I don't see the point of this. Why not go directly into the Edit ? Of course for Multiple Occurrence Events, you would still first ask if the Edit is for 'Current' or 'All'.

3. I don't get the 'ESR' & 'Release' business. I have the 'ESR' version which, I believe, means I will only get updates once a year. Why ?

Seems like a hassle to convert to the 'Release' version. I don't think I will bother. Why not just have one version, and provide updates regularly as most other Software does?

I really appreciate this venue which provides the ability to post questions. Last week I got a long time problem resolved as a result.

Thanks for listening. M.....

Thunderbird 140.5.0esr (64-bit) on ubuntu unity 24.04 Desktop Hi. I'm a long time and happy user of Thunderbird. I have some suggestions to make it even better IMHO: 1. I would like to see some color added to the Calendar to make it visually more appealing. Right now it is grays and blacks - see attached pic. It would be nice if there were options to change the colors of the top 4 lines. Currently you can choose a Category Color, but I would like to see the Title of the Event in that color, not just a tiny unobtrusive Bar at the end of the Title. 2. When you Click on an Event, a Screen comes up showing some information for that Event and an 'Edit' button. I don't see the point of this. Why not go directly into the Edit ? Of course for Multiple Occurrence Events, you would still first ask if the Edit is for 'Current' or 'All'. 3. I don't get the 'ESR' & 'Release' business. I have the 'ESR' version which, I believe, means I will only get updates once a year. Why ? Seems like a hassle to convert to the 'Release' version. I don't think I will bother. Why not just have one version, and provide updates regularly as most other Software does? I really appreciate this venue which provides the ability to post questions. Last week I got a long time problem resolved as a result. Thanks for listening. M.....
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Suggestions are welcome, but they should be posted at connect.mozilla.org under IDEAS. Go there, and elaborate on your suggestions, as developers do read that area. Thank you for your desire to improve thunderbird. :)

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