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HTML signature doesn't remain after closing program

Having issue with the signature staying in Thunderbird. Some online help articles say there's an OK button to hit after pasting a signature in the box. I do not see one.… (read more)

Having issue with the signature staying in Thunderbird.

Some online help articles say there's an OK button to hit after pasting a signature in the box. I do not see one. On the latest version 115.6.1

Also I checked use HTML. Works fine when I go to sent an email right after doing this. However, after closing Thunderbird, it reverts back to an old signature.

Any ideas?

Asked by tomtotzke 4 months ago

Answered by Matt 4 months ago

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[SOLVED] tb115 I widened the message list too far right edge. Lost the right pane. How to restore?

I was exploring this new 115 of Thunderbird and ended up wiping the message viewer off the screen. To start with, I have my TBird 115 as it came "out of the box." Three… (read more)

I was exploring this new 115 of Thunderbird and ended up wiping the message viewer off the screen.

To start with, I have my TBird 115 as it came "out of the box." Three columns, Inbox folder tree on the left, Cards List in the center, and message pane in the right side.

I messed everything up when I widened the Cards list to the right edge of the window, where the <---> arrowhead disappeared and all there is to the right side is the window resize arrow from my Linux system and that awful slim Jim scroll bar.

I recovered my message pane using F8 key; it is below my short list of email in the Cards View. See the attached screenshot.

I would like to return things back to as they were with the three columns as described above. I forgot, too, where I turned on Classic View. There is a checked box in Settings somewhere. Or is it a menu? I need some help, please.

May I suggest a limit somewhere short of the right-side edge of the window and short of the scroll bar to only widen the message pane "so far," such that one can recover from pushing it that far, using the same means to return it with the double arrow.

OS: Linux Mint 21.3 Cinnamon Thunderbird 115 MintBox Mini 2 Pro computer

Asked by Linux_Mint_Firefox 1 month ago

Answered by david 1 month ago

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Can't create filter Thunderbird 102.6.1 MacOS 12.6.2.

When I try to create a filter there is no "OK" button, so obviously filter can't be created. I tried the command % sudo rm ~Library/Thunderbird/Profiles/vwybotat.default … (read more)

When I try to create a filter there is no "OK" button, so obviously filter can't be created. I tried the command % sudo rm ~Library/Thunderbird/Profiles/vwybotat.default % session.json Got the response zsh: no such user or named directory: Library

Asked by tfaranyos 1 year ago

Answered by sfhowes 1 year ago

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Sorting emails

I have Thunderbird set up on PC and a Laptop. On the PC I have version 115.9 installed and the Laptop (which is a more recent purchase) version 115.10. On the PC I can … (read more)

I have Thunderbird set up on PC and a Laptop. On the PC I have version 115.9 installed and the Laptop (which is a more recent purchase) version 115.10.

On the PC I can easily sort by "date", "correspondent", etc as there are click buttons at the top of each column but these do not appear in version 115.10.

I have looked at all the view menu options and cannot see that anything will help to change this. Was this functionality removed in the upgrade or is there a way to alter the view settings? The screen shot is from the Laptop.

TIA

Asked by stuart.stephen 3 weeks ago

Answered by stuart.stephen 3 weeks ago

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customize a mail

Look at my screenshot - I have this little light blue bar at the bottom only when I am writing a mail, it does not appear in any other groups. How can I get rid of it? … (read more)

Look at my screenshot - I have this little light blue bar at the bottom only when I am writing a mail, it does not appear in any other groups. How can I get rid of it?

Asked by Slawomir Dzwonek 7 months ago

Answered by david 7 months ago

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How to stop Thunderbird 102.x from automatically switching to tab on browser when I click on a link within an email?

This question was asked here and the answer worked for some years, but no longer does. The method was pretty simple, just change browser.tabs.loadDivertedInBackground fr… (read more)

This question was asked here and the answer worked for some years, but no longer does.

The method was pretty simple, just change browser.tabs.loadDivertedInBackground from the default FALSE to TRUE.

An update in the last few months (not sure which) broke this. So, what is the new way of doing this?

(Running TB v102.4.2 on LM 20.4)

Asked by Bill 1 year ago

Answered by christ1 1 year ago

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Thunderbird Mail Trash Function

I have recently started to use Thunderbird Mail. It is connected to my gmail account. I noticed that Thunderbird doesn't place into its Trash any mail that I have alread… (read more)

I have recently started to use Thunderbird Mail. It is connected to my gmail account. I noticed that Thunderbird doesn't place into its Trash any mail that I have already trashed in my gmail account, and vice versa. I would like to synchronize trashing.

Asked by harryandlloyd 1 year ago

Answered by david 1 year ago

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Thunderbird 13 functions

I use TB 13, believe it or not. Why? B/c I despise change -- it's streamlined, efficient, perfect. Now the pure evil known as Gmail is blocking me from downloading my mes… (read more)

I use TB 13, believe it or not. Why? B/c I despise change -- it's streamlined, efficient, perfect. Now the pure evil known as Gmail is blocking me from downloading my messages. I hear I need to upgrade to at least TB 68 to use OAuth and surmount this problem. When I got my new comp I tried to get the new TB but it seemed so unorganized/complicated and as if it didn't function like TB13 -- the absolutely crucial and most important key function being: No need to be online to do anything. I can write a new message, save it, send it later. I can download messages when I feel like it. Read them offline. Reply to them offline. Connect when I want to and send the messages. Is this still possible with TB 68+? Create folders, again offline. I do not want to depend on being online for absolutely anything, except to send and receive messages. Can someone tell me if this is still possible using new versions of TB?

Asked by dbsunset 1 year ago

Answered by david 1 year ago

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Primary email account shows up twice in left TBird pane

I believe this to be a new situation; I've just noticed it for the first time in the couple of years since I switched email clients. I'm running three POP/SMTP email acc… (read more)

I believe this to be a new situation; I've just noticed it for the first time in the couple of years since I switched email clients.

I'm running three POP/SMTP email accounts under Thunderbird. Aside from my Gmail 'primary' account, there's an msn account and a business one too. I use the 'unified view' mode for inbox, sent, trash, etc. and seldom defer to individual account windows unless searching for something.

I can't figure out why my primary (Gmail) account is showing up again, in boldface blue no less, just below Trash and above Local Folders. I feel I must have flipped a switch somewhere, but can't locate it to turn it off. Any ideas?

Asked by Electrojim 3 weeks ago

Answered by david 3 weeks ago

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Cox.com switched from their own email server to yahoo. I can't get imap to work

Cox.com has decided to no longer have their own email server and switched their accounts to yahoo. I can read my email directly on Yahoo, but can't get their imap to wor… (read more)

Cox.com has decided to no longer have their own email server and switched their accounts to yahoo. I can read my email directly on Yahoo, but can't get their imap to work. I changed the imap and smtp settings to yahoo. Also, the email login has changed and I changed that in Thunderbird. With Cox, the login was just "username" and now it is "username@cox.net". When I made these changes in the account settings, my email account has disappeared from the inbox, but it is still in account settings. I am using a unified inbox with several accounts.

Cox will not help me with this, and I have been on hold with yahoo for an hour with no response. I have been messing with this for two days so I hope you can help me.

Asked by PattiWagen 3 weeks ago

Answered by PattiWagen 3 weeks ago

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Thunderbird folders

Hi, Is it possible to lock the location of folders and sub folders I sometimes find, that when I am in a hurry, I accidentally click and drop folders into other folders… (read more)

Hi,

Is it possible to lock the location of folders and sub folders

I sometimes find, that when I am in a hurry, I accidentally click and drop folders into other folders unintentionally Usually happens when I have multiple email arrivals from multiple folders

Thanks Mike

Asked by addlmike 1 year ago

Answered by sfhowes 1 year ago

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Need horizontal lines between message headers, disappeared with v115

Hi, I've had this problem two other times with various upgrades, where my setting no longer works. I need horizontal lines between message headers in all folders. My ey… (read more)

Hi, I've had this problem two other times with various upgrades, where my setting no longer works. I need horizontal lines between message headers in all folders. My eyes need the lines to be able to scan across and not get lost. I am using TB v115.3.3 on Windows 11 Home.

Here is an old version of my problem: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1277758

Here is the full content of my userChrome.css file that is located here: C:\Users\Victoria\AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird\Profiles\hid4pw25.default\chrome

@namespace url(http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul);

/* Add bottom border to thread pane (message list) */

  1. threadTree treechildren::-moz-tree-row {
 border-bottom: 1px solid grey !important;

}

Thank you for any help.

--Victoria

Asked by Victoria-nola 6 months ago

Answered by sfhowes 6 months ago

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thunderbird stopped displaying the number of messages in the folder (as it used to do)

Hi, For some strange reason I can no longer see the total number of messages in a folder at the most bottom line. is there a simple way of getting it back please? Thank… (read more)

Hi, For some strange reason I can no longer see the total number of messages in a folder at the most bottom line. is there a simple way of getting it back please?

Thanks for the help. (Probably nth time asked/ answered...In order to avoid a repeat answer, I googled the problem, but similar questions were rather old (2017 etc) and they didn't help. Thank you

Asked by rond056 3 months ago

Answered by sfhowes 3 months ago

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Writing emails when offline

When writing emails offline, I continually (maybe every minute or two) get the popup "Your draft message was not copied to your drafts folder" and must stop writing to di… (read more)

When writing emails offline, I continually (maybe every minute or two) get the popup "Your draft message was not copied to your drafts folder" and must stop writing to dismiss it. How can I turn this off? Thanks!

Asked by als79 1 year ago

Answered by david 1 year ago

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Thunderbird keeps forgetting Account setting

Hello, does anyone else experiencing in the last month Thunderbird forgetting set up email accounts? It comes every 3-4 days, then I can set up my accounts from scratch. … (read more)

Hello, does anyone else experiencing in the last month Thunderbird forgetting set up email accounts? It comes every 3-4 days, then I can set up my accounts from scratch. It is annoying. If you have the same problem, do you have any remedies? Thanks.

Asked by Peter 6 months ago

Answered by sfhowes 6 months ago