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Thunderbird will not wrap preformatted text

Issue Thunderbird fails to wrap long lines of HTML-formatted text that is wrapped in a <pre> tag. This behavior is consistent in both the email viewer when viewing … (read more)

Issue

Thunderbird fails to wrap long lines of HTML-formatted text that is wrapped in a <pre> tag. This behavior is consistent in both the email viewer when viewing received emails, as well as in the email composer when writing an email containing preformatted text.

What I tried

1. Make all settings of config editor that contain the word wrap as true 2. make a userContent.css stylesheet within the chrome directory within the profile directory.

Question

How do I post the offending HTML code (and the CSS file I tried) on this forum?

How do I force Thunderbird to wrap preformatted text?

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Yellow diamond to indicate new email in a folder no longer working

My folders used to show a yellow diamond when there was new email in the folder. The folder colour does still change to blue to indicate unread email. When I open a fold… (read more)

My folders used to show a yellow diamond when there was new email in the folder. The folder colour does still change to blue to indicate unread email. When I open a folder, the yellow diamond still shows up on new email, as well as the unread flag. What have I done? How do I configure Thunderbird to show that yellow diamond on folders with new email?

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Send toolbar disappeared

I got this answer to my problem: The Send bar has disappeared KAMI 30 sep. 2025 19:35:12 Hi, to customize the toolbar in Thunderbird: Right-click on an empty space next t… (read more)

I got this answer to my problem:

The Send bar has disappeared KAMI 30 sep. 2025 19:35:12 Hi, to customize the toolbar in Thunderbird: Right-click on an empty space next to the Search bar in the toolbar. Select Customize… (Toolbar) from the context menu. A window will appear showing all available buttons and the current toolbar layout. You can drag and drop buttons to add, remove, or rearrange them. When you’re done, click Done to save your changes. This is the quickest way to restore missing buttons like Send, Attach, or any other tools you use frequently.

Unfortunately, the bottons like Send and Attach are not available here in my application!

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Why can't I permanently delete email using a filter?

I want to be able to permanently delete (equivalent of Shift-Delete) emails using a filter. Currently I can't do that. Selecting the delete option in a filter just moves … (read more)

I want to be able to permanently delete (equivalent of Shift-Delete) emails using a filter. Currently I can't do that. Selecting the delete option in a filter just moves the email to the trash. That means I have to handle the email twice in order to get rid of it.

Other email clients offer this feature. Why doesn't Thunderbird.

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Local Folders structure not sorted in order

As the image attachment shows, the 2024 Local Folders item has a different icon and is not in order with the other years. I'm running 147.0.1 on a Windows 11 system. Sel… (read more)

As the image attachment shows, the 2024 Local Folders item has a different icon and is not in order with the other years. I'm running 147.0.1 on a Windows 11 system. Selecting Reset Folder Order had no effect. Is there a way to better integrate the 2024 local folder with the other years?

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Signature Position Settings

I am using Thunderbird 148.0.1 on Windows11. I want to move the signature block to above quoted text, but the setting does not seem to be there. I have followed the instr… (read more)

I am using Thunderbird 148.0.1 on Windows11. I want to move the signature block to above quoted text, but the setting does not seem to be there. I have followed the instructions on the Mozilla help site: "When you are replying to messages, by default your signature will appear beneath the quoted text at the end of the message. To change this behavior, select Tools > Account Settings > <account name> > Composition & Addressing. Change the reply style to "Start my reply above the quote". Next, change the setting for "and place my signature" to "below my reply (above the quote)". This setting can be configured for each account and for each identity."

But they do not match what I am seeing on the screen. There is no selection for signature position, I assume a version change caused this. Any advice?

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How to remove or hide anchors in Thunderbird

Update: Apologies, seems it was my mistake. While setting up the signature in the first place I *did* pick up a named anchor from a template <a name="_MailAutoSig">… (read more)

Update: Apologies, seems it was my mistake. While setting up the signature in the first place I *did* pick up a named anchor from a template <a name="_MailAutoSig">. It was buried in the generated HTML, and I have now found and removed it. Problem, such as it was, now solved.

Is there any way either to remove the yellow anchor symbol which Thunderbird inserts in front of my signature, or to tell the client not to display the symbol? I didn't put one in the HTML signature that I use. There's no "remove named anchor" command. It isn't related to the double -- marker, which I've already removed using config. I have no use for anchors, which for me are simply a visual distraction.

Thunderbird is so good in many ways (calendar synch is great - one of my major bugbears with Outlook - also recipient privacy when sending out group invitations) and it can be quite frustrating in some others (e.g. unwanted features that I've had to dig around in config in order to turn off)

Thanks everyone :-)

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A lot of people tend to reply using an old subject. Multiple messages then become nested making management a nightmare. I would like to return to the old way of displaying messages, each on standing alone.

At one time before several updates ago, all messages in my inbox were separate. After a previous update, reply or messages with the same header started be be nested, each… (read more)

At one time before several updates ago, all messages in my inbox were separate. After a previous update, reply or messages with the same header started be be nested, each one showing only the sender and the subject, which is now the same. I am forced to read through them all to find the one I want. Deleting any in the change can be hazardous.

How to go back the old way of message display?

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Thunderbird message header pane

Thunderbird message header pane is so large that I can't read messages. The top 2/3rd of my screen has the list of messages, header bar, files, etc. The bottom 1/3 is for… (read more)

Thunderbird message header pane is so large that I can't read messages. The top 2/3rd of my screen has the list of messages, header bar, files, etc. The bottom 1/3 is for the actual email message, but the header takes up nearly half of that with just the "From", "To", and "Subject lines taking up more than half of that space. Depending on the text of the html message, sometimes I can only read one line at a time, which makes it difficult to actually comprehend a message while scrolling, particularly if it's a long message. I can't resize it to make it larger, though I can make it smaller. My eyesight isn't quite as good as it used to be so I use a larger font than I used to, ie: 12pt rather than 10pt, and that makes it worse. Any suggestions?

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Ich bin mit der Neuinstallation des Thunderbird nicht zufrieden!

Von der Erstinstallation war ich gewohnt, dass von oben nach unten die Darstellung der Ordner wie folgt war: Posteingang / Entwurf / Gesendet / Archiv / Spam / Papierkorb… (read more)

Von der Erstinstallation war ich gewohnt, dass von oben nach unten die Darstellung der Ordner wie folgt war: Posteingang / Entwurf / Gesendet / Archiv / Spam / Papierkorb / Local Folders /Postausgang / Unbekannt Nach der neuen Installation, die erforderlich war (Rechnerneuinstallation) ergab sich folgendes Bild von oben... Lokale Ordner / Papierkorb / Local Folders und dann alle meine selbst erstellten Ordner am Ende dieser Aufstellung kam die Zeile mit meiner web-Adresse xxxx.xx@web.de dann Posteingang usw. siehe oben aufgeführt Damit liegt der Posteingang am Ende meiner Ordner Auflistung und das ist über den unteren Monitorausschnitt hinaus, diese Situation ist für mich untragbar und deshalb werde ich wohl auf ein anderes e-mail Verwaltungsmedium umsteigen müssen. Eine Kopiermöglichkeit um die Ersteinstellung zu erreichen war kläglich gescheitert und jetzt ist das Durcheinander noch größer beste Grüße B. Bein

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Thunderbird version >115: Threaded top message does not show bold as if child has new messsage

Dear people, problem: threaded view is enabled > when the child has a new message, the top message is not bold but only underlined. Without opening the thread, I woul… (read more)

Dear people,

problem: threaded view is enabled > when the child has a new message, the top message is not bold but only underlined. Without opening the thread, I wouldn't know that there are messages in the thread.

Example: Actual default style: In the view, it appears like this > Thread top message

v Thread top message

  - Old Child message
  - New Child message

The style I prefer: In the view, it appears like this > Thread top message

v Thread top message

  - Old Child message
  - New Child message

(see also screenshots for that).

As the solution in https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1265223 did not work anymore (since starting with Thunderbird 115+ the message list was rewritten from XUL treechildren to a HTML-based table view) I wanted to post another solution if someone stumbles upon this problem via google.

1) Enable customized stylesheet support: a) ☰ Menu → Settings → search for config → Config Editor b) Search for "toolkit.legacyUserProfileCustomizations.stylesheets" and enabled (set it to value "true") it by double clicking

2) Edit the Thunderbird styles by adding your customized stylesheet: 1) Help → Troubleshooting Information → Profile Folder → Open Folder 2) Inside that folder, create chrome/userChrome.css (folder name and filename must exactly named like this; pay attention to not create a userChrome.css.txt by accident when using an editor) 3) Put this into the userChrome.css: /* Collapsed thread that contains unread messages → bold */ tr[is="thread-row"].children[aria-expanded="false"][data-properties~="hasUnread"]

 .subject-line span {
 font-weight: 700 !important;
 color: #000000 !important;

}

/* Keep correct color when selected */ tr[is="thread-row"].children[aria-expanded="false"][data-properties~="hasUnread"][aria-selected="true"]

 .subject-line span {
 color: var(--listbox-selected-text-color) !important;

} 4) Save the file and restart Thunderbird

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Lost Option to list Unread Msgs Only

In my effort to solve a different issue, I have made things somewhat worse.... I do not see the option to display listing of unread/all messages. I do not see a Settings… (read more)

In my effort to solve a different issue, I have made things somewhat worse.... I do not see the option to display listing of unread/all messages. I do not see a Settings tab in the menu bar.

Please help. TNX.

_____________________________________________ desktop win11 pro Thunderbird 148.0 (64-bit)

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Doppelklick zum Nachrichten öffnen?

Hallo, ich habe vorgestern ein neues Win11 aufgesetzt und dann die neueste Version von Thunderbird installiert. Mir ist jetzt aufgefallen das sich die E-Mails nur mit ein… (read more)

Hallo, ich habe vorgestern ein neues Win11 aufgesetzt und dann die neueste Version von Thunderbird installiert. Mir ist jetzt aufgefallen das sich die E-Mails nur mit einem Doppelklick öffnen lassen und das dafür ein neues Fenster aufgeht. Früher waren die Mails mit einem Klick zu öffnen und der Inhalt wurde auch direkt unter der Mail angezeigt . In den Einstellung steht der Doppelklick nicht in der Auswahl sondern als einzige Möglichkeit. Gibt es da irgendeine Möglichkeit um das anders einzustellen, einfacher Klick und direktes anzeigen ohne extra Fenster? MfG

Hello, the day before yesterday I set up a new Win11 and then installed the latest version of Thunderbird. I have now noticed that emails can only be opened with a double click and that this opens a new window. Previously, emails could be opened with a single click and the content was also displayed directly below the email. In the settings, double click is not in the selection but is the only option. Is there any way to set it differently, single click and direct display without an extra window? Best regards

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Standardizing signatures when sending emails and replies

Good morning all. I was wondering if someone could assist me in standardizing email signatures when sending a new email, and replying to an email. Let me elaborate a litt… (read more)

Good morning all.

I was wondering if someone could assist me in standardizing email signatures when sending a new email, and replying to an email. Let me elaborate a little bit...

When I compose a new email, my signature comes out like what you see in the `composing.jpg` attachment.

When I reply to an email, my signature comes out like what you see in the `replies.jpg` attachment.

I appreciate any assistance someone can provide, and guide me to the best way of standardizing these bad boys.

Have a great day!

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Activity Monitor popup window

Just reinstalled and re-setup Thunderbird. This morning, a window popped up on my desktop titled: Activity Monitor. Never seen this before. Did I turn on something to … (read more)

Just reinstalled and re-setup Thunderbird. This morning, a window popped up on my desktop titled: Activity Monitor. Never seen this before. Did I turn on something to make it appear? Can I turn it off?

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No columna in message list 147.0.2

I just got a new Windows 11 computer. After installing Thunderbird 147.0.2 I noticed there were no columns at the top of the message pane as there had been in the past. I… (read more)

I just got a new Windows 11 computer. After installing Thunderbird 147.0.2 I noticed there were no columns at the top of the message pane as there had been in the past. I read articles about how to add the columns but could not find the column icon or anything in the header area that allowed me to do what the articles recommended.

I want to add the columns for sorting purposes from time to time but I can't find a way to do it. HELP!!! Please?

Thanks, Clyde

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