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Columns in Message List Pane

Thunderbird Customization
pp05 replied 2 days ago
mozilla892
mozilla892

Desktop Windows 11 Thunderbird 156.0.1

I have configured the message columns in the Message List pane for all the folders the way I want them. Unfortunately, Thunderbird frequently changes the columns in some, but not all, of the folders back to the default column configuration.

To temporarily fix this, I click on the column picker button in the folder that has the column configuration I want and select "Apply columns to > Folders and its children > " my top level folder. I also repeat this and select "Apply current view to > Folders and its children >" my top level folder. Sometimes this corrects the column organization in all my folders, but I usually have to repeat the above procedure multiple times to get the columns arranged the way I want them in ALL my folders. This lasts a few days before Thunderbird again returns the message columns in SOME of my folders to the default configuration. I then have to repeat the above procedure multiple times to get them the way I want, only to have to do this again in a few days.

How do I stop Thunderbird from making these changes, or how do I change the default column setting to the way I want it, not the way Thunderbird wants it?

This is not a new issue for me. I've been dealing with this for quite some time over many Thunderbird versions.

Desktop Windows 11 Thunderbird 156.0.1 I have configured the message columns in the Message List pane for all the folders the way I want them. Unfortunately, Thunderbird frequently changes the columns in some, but not all, of the folders back to the default column configuration. To temporarily fix this, I click on the column picker button in the folder that has the column configuration I want and select "Apply columns to > Folders and its children > " my top level folder. I also repeat this and select "Apply current view to > Folders and its children >" my top level folder. Sometimes this corrects the column organization in all my folders, but I usually have to repeat the above procedure multiple times to get the columns arranged the way I want them in ALL my folders. This lasts a few days before Thunderbird again returns the message columns in SOME of my folders to the default configuration. I then have to repeat the above procedure multiple times to get them the way I want, only to have to do this again in a few days. How do I stop Thunderbird from making these changes, or how do I change the default column setting to the way I want it, not the way Thunderbird wants it? This is not a new issue for me. I've been dealing with this for quite some time over many Thunderbird versions.

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Mapenzi
Mapenzi
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You might find a solution in this thread https://support.mozilla.org/bm/questions/1483264#answer-1700036

pp05
pp05

I have the same problem and this should be fixed (despite the helpful addon which is a workaround).

On that note: When I apply the columns to multiple folders, often only some of them end up with the new column view. The process usually stops at a subfolder - the folders before it are reorganized, but nothing beyond the subfolder is updated:

Folder 1 F2 F3 Subfolder 1 Subsubfolder 1 Subsubfolder 2 Subsubfolder 3 Subfolder 2 F4 F5 F6 E.g. it seems that Folder 1 through Folder 3 get changed. But Subfolder 1 not (and it's subsubfolders not) All Folders and Subfolder behind Subfolder 1 won't get changed too.

Maybe that helps finding the issue.

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