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Hello. How can I change event colors on calendar? The colors are by event in google calendar. For example for each of my kids events I use a certain color for them. But Thunderbird doesn't recognize colors by event, only by calendar. So all events on my calendar are the same color on Thunderbird. Just makes it more difficult for me to know which kid has which activity.

Is there a workaround in Thunderbird to change colors of calendar events?

Thank you. Adam

Just received this out of the blue message when trying today to send out: "Sending failed. "Unable to authenticate outgoing server (SMTP) mail.twc.com Please check password and verify in account settings Outgoing Server (SMTP)" I don't know how to even see a place to check password. Can someone call me and walk me through what steps I need to do. David Wendt 704-664-9548

Starting from a few weeks ago, incoming messages written in HTML no longer display the HTML. As far as I know, I have not changed any relevant settings. I do my own mail in plain text, but I still like to be able to display HTML-based messages properly. My Thunderbird is running on windows 10.

In the previous version of Firefox I could install a multiple language keyboard layouts in the upper right row. I had to reset everything with a new HDD an Ubuntu 24, which comes with Firefox as well. Now I can't find how to install those shortcuts. I need to use Slovenian, Italian, Spanish, German and US keyboards (UK is standard with UK English as primary choice). Thank you for your help.

I have three email accounts I access through Thunderbird. Two are hosted by the same server as my websites and one is a Yahoo account. I have been able to create subfolders on all of them for over a decade. Recently, however, I have been unable to. When I select the "New Subfolder," nothing happens. I do not get the dialog box that allows you to name it. Much of the issues that show up on the forums deal with not being able to see the new folder immediately and the solutions are usually restarting Thunderbird, but this does not fix my problem. I am unable to create the folder in the first place. I am also unable to rename existing folders.

This is a problem with all three accounts. I am able to access the email accounts through the dashboard of the website hosting company and created my new folders there. When I open Thunderbird they show up. So it would appear to be an issue with Thunderbird itself.

I am running 128.3.1esr (32-bit), which is the latest version.

Thanks for any advice!

Firefox has worked perfectly on my laptop for many years, but suddenly, and for no apparent reason, I am receiving the warning message shown in the image. Sending and receiving emails is now not reliable. I have tried reinstalling Firefox, but problem still exists. What's going on? Thank you.

The curse of the behemoth yet again? I refer to the ‘new’ imposition imposed by Microsoft with their ‘new’ authorisation and authentification nonsense when attempting to log in to account/s via Thunderbird. Why this is necessary when it is possible to log in via the usual manner direct is any body’s guess. My personal opinion is that it is a sordid and underhannd way of forcing us to subscribe to Outlook 365? Cynical me? For numerous reasons I need and use 6 e-mail accounts, sadly all Microsoft (outlook.com, hotmail.com. .co.uk and last but not least live.com). No need to explain why the excellent Thunderbird is used and has been for nigh on 15 years+. Over the past couple of months I have tried every conceivable configuration supplied by the support team and other poor users in the same position as me. None have solved my problem. I surely cannot be alone? I do not object to change if it is of benefit but this is madness. For the time being Thunderbird is redundant and the daily grind of signing in individually via Microsoft faces me everyday. Both time consuming and arguably pointless. If someone has a definitive solution please let me know. There must be one?

Hi, on FF for Mac vers.131.x. As of last couple of months' updates, the Save as PDF title has changed to Untitled. Prior the PDF title took the name of the web site. I want the latter. How do I change Settings? cheers

Hello, how can I remove or hide "List all tabs" btn?

Set "browser.tabs.tabmanager.enabled" as "false" stopped working for me after update to version 131.0. Hiding the btn before version 131.0 was not a problem.

I saw in release notes that "List all tabs" got some changes. link

I have loved FF desktop browser since I started using it per my boss in 2003. But I am so tired of the fact that EVERY SINGLE TIME you put out an update it breaks my access to the bank. EVERY SINGLE TIME. I waste HOURS reading articles, calling the bank IT dept, chatting with people who are on 3 calls at once, only to hear them tell me to "just use chrome." I clear the cookies, clear the cache, reboot, follow all the prompts in the settings and THEN the damned bank server doesn't recognize the device so it forces yet ANOTHER password change. It happened again TODAY and it makes me so sad but I cannot do it anymore. I am STILL now (going on 4 hours) trying to access the billpay page @ Xantanderbank. (ahem, secure codename) I am forced now, by this craziness, to use the imbecilic duckduckgo which is A) and offensive name and b) you KNOW it nowhere near the product you have built but I CANNOT DO THIS ANYMORE. Thank you for the time it takes to read this diatribe. I appreciate it.

HI,

For many years I have used Firefox as my browser, and I have also used the Bank of America online banking service. Until yesterday, there were no problems with this pairing.

Yesterday, I was able to log on to my B of A account, but I ran into trouble when I attempted to go from their home page to their bill paying service. I was unable to continue and received this message:

"Why can't I access Bill Pay? You might have cookies blocked or cross-site tracking prevented. Depending on what browser you're using, check your settings for these terms. *Block third party cookies. *Cookie tracking. *Cross-site tracking. Make sure cookies are not blocked and cross-site tracking in enabled. Follow any additional instructions in your browser once you have adjusted these settings."

I have been able to verify that a Firefox update was successfully installed on October 3, 2024 at 12:48:08 PM. The update numbers are 131.0 (20240923135042).

Because of the timing, I suspect that this latest update somehow impacted my Bank of America online account.

I do not know how to proceed to accomplish the required modifications that would enable me to continue using all of the features on my B of A account.

Can you help?

Mike

Please explain in simple terms (I am not an IT wizz) how I can stop the continual popups in Firefox 128 and Thunderbird 78 on a Windows 11 OS saying “Update Available” with a Download button very easily activated by mistake.

Each time I click Dismiss, a new popup appears either immediately or very soon. The popup blocks a significant area of the screen and will not move.

I already have Update Settings on “Check for updates but let you choose to install them”. There is no option to “Do not check for updates” on these versions of Firefox and Thunderbird. I already have Windows 11 Notification Settings on “Do not disturb” and all Firefox notifications to Off.

I have found the Mozilla Support article “Customising Firefox using Group Policy” at  https://mzl.la/3bLnw2J but I do not understand it and the device I am using is not part of a group installation setup. 

There is a Step by Step guide “How to stop Firefox update notifications” on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nD-oXxrCCRs . This is clear to follow if I pause it frequently to absorb each step carefully. Is this safe for me to try given that I am very inexperienced in using the command line and accessing registry etc?

The Thunderbird popups have only recently started up and I would value advice on how to stop these safely too. I need this version of Thunderbird at present for particular reasons related to gmail so it is important I do not accidentally activate a download on that.

Yahoo requires IMAP which is me (*user*@frontier.com)

Thunderbird instructions direct me to server settings where 'leave a copy of messages on server, and for how many days' does not appear.

Is there any way to sort or change the order of Calendars? I had to re-add Google Calendars and they’re in an even stupider order than last time.

Is the only way to add them one by one?