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Edit > Preferences > Advanced no "General' tab

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youngbill replied 7 years ago
youngbill
youngbill

How do I turn on or install the General tab? I want to use the Config-Editor to change mail.strictly.mime from false to true. If I cannot get to the Config-Editor, can I edit one of the Linux Thunderbird files to make this change. I get ?? instead of spaces in emails. Using TB 60.6.1 in Ubuntu 18.04.02. Thanks for help. Bill Young

How do I turn on or install the General tab? I want to use the Config-Editor to change mail.strictly.mime from false to true. If I cannot get to the Config-Editor, can I edit one of the Linux Thunderbird files to make this change. I get ?? instead of spaces in emails. Using TB 60.6.1 in Ubuntu 18.04.02. Thanks for help. Bill Young

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sfhowes
sfhowes

Suluhisho teule

The Edit/Preferences/Advanced window has separate tabs for General, Data Choices, Network & Disk Space etc., but in some versions of Linux they aren't clearly delineated. Click on the word General to show that tab with the Config. editor button.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1237405

youngbill
youngbill Mwenye swali

Thanks that worked. You are correct. The so-called tabs are poorly defined.