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I want TB to move to the next message ABOVE after I delete a msg

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Kcal
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Thunderbird is managing four email addresses for me. I set them all up to have the most recent messages at the top of the list and I move through them from the bottom up. The first day, TB asked whether I wanted DELETE to move to the next higher email (which for me would be the next unread). Apparently I managed to click "Yes" for two of my email addresses but not for the other two. After a couple of times, this message never showed up again and I very much regret not having said "Yes" for the other two addresses. When I am reading them, a delete goes down to the message below, which for me, means a message I have already read. Then I have to click manually to move up to the next unread message. I have searched and searched for a way to tell TB I want to move UP after a deletion because that's where my next unread message is. It just keeps going DOWN to a message I have already read.

Thunderbird is managing four email addresses for me. I set them all up to have the most recent messages at the top of the list and I move through them from the bottom up. The first day, TB asked whether I wanted DELETE to move to the next higher email (which for me would be the next unread). Apparently I managed to click "Yes" for two of my email addresses but not for the other two. After a couple of times, this message never showed up again and I very much regret not having said "Yes" for the other two addresses. When I am reading them, a delete goes down to the message below, which for me, means a message I have already read. Then I have to click manually to move up to the next unread message. I have searched and searched for a way to tell TB I want to move UP after a deletion because that's where my next unread message is. It just keeps going DOWN to a message I have already read.

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Please check:

Tools > Options > Advanced > General tab

  • click on 'Config Editor' button
  • In top search type; order
  • look for this line: mail.delete_matches_sort_order; Value = true
  • If it says: Value = 'False'
  • double click on that line to toggle the 'False' to 'True'
  • Close window - top rightX
  • click on OK
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Toad-Hall
Toad-Hall
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Zaɓi Mafita

Please check:

Tools > Options > Advanced > General tab

  • click on 'Config Editor' button
  • In top search type; order
  • look for this line: mail.delete_matches_sort_order; Value = true
  • If it says: Value = 'False'
  • double click on that line to toggle the 'False' to 'True'
  • Close window - top rightX
  • click on OK
Kcal
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That did it! Woohoo! You're a genius! Now if only that were an option somewhere (e.g., under "Go To" there could be a "make this the default" option) so people did not have to mess with the code to change it.