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folder and subfolder behaviour on closing

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When I close TBird, I usually have multiple tabs open -- the folders and subfolders that I work with all the time -- so that I don't have to open them again each day.

I have folders set up with 20 or 30 subfolders. This means that I may have 3 or 4 of those subfolders open in tabs at any given time. It also means that the folder list display shows every folder AND SUBFOLDER, including those I am not working with.

However, I can't just close the parent folder to hide the subfolder list because that closes the subfolder I am working with and changes the tab to the parent folder's label, which of course contains no messages. To continue working with that subfolder, I have to go back to the parent folder and expand it again, which in turn expands the list to show all the subfolders in the folder list.

This creates a lot of clutter in that list. It would be much easier to work with that list if I could collapse the parent folder to hide the subfolders without interfering with the subfolder tabs I have open.

To test: Create a folder Friends Add subfolders Friend A, Friend B, Friend C Add emails to each folder. Expand the parent Friends folder in the folder list. This shows the 3 subfolders. Open the Friend A and Friend B subfolders in tabs. Close the parent Friends folder in the folder list. This will cause whichever tab you last worked with (Friend A or Friend B) to revert to displaying the parent Friends folder label, which of course will have no messages under it. To keep working with those messages, you have to open the subfolder again, which requires expanding the parent Friends folder in the folder list. Collapsing the Parent Folder in the folder list should have no impact on whichever subfolders are open in tabs.

I am usually working with 3 or 4 folders that each have 20 or more subfolders. With all of them displayed in the folder list this creates a lot of unnecessary clutter in the list if I am working with only a couple of subfolders from each folder open in tabs

I switched from Eudora to Tbird a decade ago. Eudora always behaved correctly in that closing a folder in the folder list did not close whatever subfolders were open in tabs. I've never understood why Tbird didn't behave the same way.

When I close TBird, I usually have multiple tabs open -- the folders and subfolders that I work with all the time -- so that I don't have to open them again each day. I have folders set up with 20 or 30 subfolders. This means that I may have 3 or 4 of those subfolders open in tabs at any given time. It also means that the folder list display shows every folder AND SUBFOLDER, including those I am not working with. However, I can't just close the parent folder to hide the subfolder list because that closes the subfolder I am working with and changes the tab to the parent folder's label, which of course contains no messages. To continue working with that subfolder, I have to go back to the parent folder and expand it again, which in turn expands the list to show all the subfolders in the folder list. This creates a lot of clutter in that list. It would be much easier to work with that list if I could collapse the parent folder to hide the subfolders without interfering with the subfolder tabs I have open. To test: Create a folder Friends Add subfolders Friend A, Friend B, Friend C Add emails to each folder. Expand the parent Friends folder in the folder list. This shows the 3 subfolders. Open the Friend A and Friend B subfolders in tabs. Close the parent Friends folder in the folder list. This will cause whichever tab you last worked with (Friend A or Friend B) to revert to displaying the parent Friends folder label, which of course will have no messages under it. To keep working with those messages, you have to open the subfolder again, which requires expanding the parent Friends folder in the folder list. '''Collapsing the Parent Folder in the folder list should have no impact on whichever subfolders are open in tabs. ''' I am usually working with 3 or 4 folders that each have 20 or more subfolders. With all of them displayed in the folder list this creates a lot of unnecessary clutter in the list if I am working with only a couple of subfolders from each folder open in tabs I switched from Eudora to Tbird a decade ago. Eudora always behaved correctly in that closing a folder in the folder list did not close whatever subfolders were open in tabs. I've never understood why Tbird didn't behave the same way.

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Toad-Hall
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Thanks for clear instructions on the process you are using. I understand the issue. I do experience the same issue and agree it does seem to be a nuisance. I could report this as a bug requesting an enhancement, but that does not offer much help right now.

Have you tried using 'Favourite Folders' ? Any subfolder set as a 'favourite folder' will appear with it's top level folder even if top level folder has not been set as Favourite. So in that respect nothing has changed.

However, it does mean you can choose the current set of folders you are working on, so creating a much shorter list which is easier to find folders and open a new tab and means you can leave that Inbox expanded whilst the 'All Folders' Inbox can be collapsed. You can easily uncheck as favourite when finished and choose others. This can help with work throughput.

How to set a folder as 'Favourite':

  • Right click on folder and select 'Favourite Folder' option in the drop down list.

To display the 'Favourite Folders' section:

  • In the 'Folder Pane Header' (where it also has the '+New Message')
  • Click on the 3 dot menu and select 'Folder Modes' and select 'Favourite Folders'
  • This may appear at the bottom of the Folder Pane, so scroll down to locate it.
  • Where it says 'Favourite Folders', you will see a vertical 3 dot menu icon - click on it and select 'Move up' - this will now display at the top of Folder Pane.

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Thanks Toad-Hall. It's a good suggestion clearly explained. And I can see how it would work, but for the detail that there are already several levels of parent folders that resulted from the structure of my mailboxes that were imported from Eudora. So, your suggestion doesn't work out to be quite as tidy as would be ideal. That said, I am going to continue to try to tweak my folder structure to clear out some of the clutter. At least you have given me a method to use that is closer to a solution than anything I have come up with.

Suggesting the enhancement to the coders would be welcome. I'm guessing that your request would carry some weight. Thunderbird has so many features that work smoothly. Getting this glitch out of the way would be worth the effort, IMO.

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I've created a bug report so we'll have to wait and see what happens. Here is a link to the report if you want to view anything a developer says etc. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1980837

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