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'Edit as new message' function has a problem

Thunderbird Send and receive email
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canyncarvr
canyncarvr

When choosing to edit a sent message as a 'new' message, placing the cursor at the beginning of the message and pressing <Enter> does not advance the text.

It used to.

Placing the cursor at any other location within the message WILL advance the text with <Enter>.

I CAN add text by typing, but the <Enter> key does nothing.

The intent of placing the cursor at the beginning of the message is to add a line to the previously sent email.

The chosen option of 'edit as new message' should work with <Enter> regardless of where the cursor is positioned.

Any chance of this being addressed?

Thanks.

I am using ThunderBird 153.0 ESR for Linux Mint mint-001 - 1.0

When choosing to edit a sent message as a 'new' message, placing the cursor at the beginning of the message and pressing <Enter> does not advance the text. It used to. Placing the cursor at any other location within the message WILL advance the text with <Enter>. I CAN add text by typing, but the <Enter> key does nothing. The intent of placing the cursor at the beginning of the message is to add a line to the previously sent email. The chosen option of 'edit as new message' should work with <Enter> regardless of where the cursor is positioned. Any chance of this being addressed? Thanks. I am using ThunderBird 153.0 ESR for Linux Mint mint-001 - 1.0

Modified by Wayne Mery

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Lin
Lin
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Data point: I have the same configuration as you, I think, and mine works as expected. See attached animation.

Mint 22.3 Thunderbird 153.0

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