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Thunderbird - appearance

Thunderbird now seems to have a new design for the message window which uses three lines for each message e.g.: Fred Brown Message Title blank line or link to replies Is… (read more)

Thunderbird now seems to have a new design for the message window which uses three lines for each message e.g.: Fred Brown Message Title blank line or link to replies

Is this new or have I accidentally changed a setting? I want everything on a single line rather than split across three. I can onlu now see 4 or 5 messages at at ime rather than the 15 or so I could see before. And with some 100-200 messages a day it is a rather tedious amount of scrolling to ensure I haven't missed anything.

Thanks

Asked by malcolm30 1 hour ago

Answered by malcolm30 1 hour ago

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Thunderbird Calendar Jitters

Sorry if this is in the wrong place. Did not seem to be an obvious one for my question. I go tired of the Outlook web client always trying to us AI to assist me. Insta… (read more)

Sorry if this is in the wrong place. Did not seem to be an obvious one for my question.

I go tired of the Outlook web client always trying to us AI to assist me. Installed Thunderbird ver 128.6.1 esr on a Ubuntu 24.04 system running Cinnamon desktop. All components are up-to-date (or should be as auto-update is on). System details at end of message.

Screens for mail and tasks are rock solid. The calendar jitters up and down rapidly small amounts. Not the entire page. Just the part where the calendar is displayed. Makes things a tad blurry and is tiring to look at.

Any ideas on how to resolve?

TIA


System:

 Kernel: 6.8.0-52-generic arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 13.3.0 clocksource: tsc
 Desktop: Cinnamon v: 6.0.4 tk: GTK v: 3.24.41 wm: Muffin v: 6.0.1 vt: 2 dm: GDM3 v: 46.2
   Distro: Cinnamon 24.04.1 LTS (Noble Numbat) base: Ubuntu

Machine:

 Type: Desktop Mobo: Micro-Star model: B550M PRO-VDH WIFI (MS-7C95) v: 1.0
   serial: <superuser required> uuid: <superuser required> UEFI: American Megatrends LLC. v: 2.L0
   date: 07/18/2024

CPU:

 Info: 8-core model: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X bits: 64 type: MT MCP smt: enabled arch: Zen 3+ rev: 2
   cache: L1: 512 KiB L2: 4 MiB L3: 32 MiB
 Speed (MHz): avg: 2589 high: 3681 min/max: 2200/4850 boost: enabled cores: 1: 2200 2: 2880
   3: 3072 4: 2200 5: 2880 6: 2200 7: 3681 8: 2200 9: 3191 10: 2880 11: 3046 12: 2200 13: 2200
   14: 2200 15: 2200 16: 2200 bogomips: 121608
 Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm

Graphics:

 Device-1: NVIDIA GA106 [GeForce RTX 3060] vendor: eVga.com. driver: nvidia v: 550.120
   arch: Ampere pcie: speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 16 ports: active: none off: HDMI-A-1
   empty: DP-1,DP-2,DP-3 bus-ID: 2b:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:2503 class-ID: 0300
 Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.11 with: Xwayland v: 23.2.6 driver: X: loaded: nouveau
   unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa failed: nvidia gpu: nvidia,nvidia-nvswitch display-ID: :1
   screens: 1
 Screen-1: 0 s-res: 2560x1440 s-dpi: 94 s-size: 692x393mm (27.24x15.47") s-diag: 796mm (31.33")
 Monitor-1: HDMI-0 res: 2560x1440 hz: 60 dpi: 93 size: 697x392mm (27.44x15.43")
   diag: 800mm (31.48") modes: N/A
 API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: nvidia platforms: device: 0 drv: nvidia device: 2 drv: swrast
   surfaceless: drv: nvidia x11: drv: nvidia inactive: gbm,wayland,device-1
 API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: nvidia mesa v: 550.120 glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes
   renderer: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060/PCIe/SSE2

Audio:

 Device-1: Creative Labs CA0132 Sound Core3D [Sound Blaster Recon3D / Z-Series BlasterX AE-5 Plus]
   driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 04:00.0 chip-ID: 1102:0012
   class-ID: 0403
 Device-2: NVIDIA GA106 High Definition Audio vendor: eVga.com. driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel
   pcie: speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 2b:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:228e class-ID: 0403
 Device-3: AMD Starship/Matisse HD Audio vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel
   pcie: speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 2d:00.4 chip-ID: 1022:1487 class-ID: 0403
 API: ALSA v: k6.8.0-52-generic status: kernel-api
 Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.0.5 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse status: active
   2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin

Network:

 Device-1: MEDIATEK MT7922 802.11ax PCI Express Wireless Network Adapter driver: mt7921e v: kernel
   pcie: speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 29:00.0 chip-ID: 14c3:0616 class-ID: 0280
 IF: wlo1 state: up mac: <filter>
 Device-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8211/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet vendor: Micro-Star MSI
   RTL8111/8168/8411 driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie: speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: f000
   bus-ID: 2a:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8168 class-ID: 0200
 IF: enp42s0 state: down mac: <filter>
 IF-ID-1: surfshark_ipv6 state: unknown speed: N/A duplex: N/A mac: <filter>
 IF-ID-2: surfshark_wg state: unknown speed: N/A duplex: N/A mac: N/A

Bluetooth:

 Device-1: MediaTek Wireless_Device driver: btusb v: 0.8 type: USB rev: 2.1 speed: 480 Mb/s
   lanes: 1 bus-ID: 1-9:7 chip-ID: 0e8d:0616 class-ID: e001 serial: <filter>
 Report: hciconfig ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: down bt-service: enabled,running rfk-block:
   hardware: no software: yes address: <filter>

Drives:

 Local Storage: total: 931.51 GiB used: 171.93 GiB (18.5%)
 ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 980 PRO with Heatsink 1TB size: 931.51 GiB
   speed: 63.2 Gb/s lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 5B2QGXA7 temp: 34.9 C scheme: GPT

Partition:

 ID-1: / size: 914.78 GiB used: 171.92 GiB (18.8%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2
 ID-2: /boot/efi size: 1.05 GiB used: 6.1 MiB (0.6%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1

Swap:

 ID-1: swap-1 type: file size: 8 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2 file: /swap.img

USB:

 Hub-1: 1-0:1 info: hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 10 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1
   chip-ID: 1d6b:0002 class-ID: 0900
 Device-1: 1-3:2 info: HP HP USB Mass Storage Device type: mass storage driver: usb-storage
   interfaces: 1 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 power: 500mA chip-ID: 03f0:5907 class-ID: 0806
   serial: <filter>
 Device-2: 1-6:3 info: Logitech Logi Bolt Receiver type: keyboard,mouse,HID
   driver: hid-generic,hid-multitouch,usbhid interfaces: 4 rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1
   power: 98mA chip-ID: 046d:c548 class-ID: 0300
 Hub-2: 1-7:4 info: Genesys Logic Hub ports: 4 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 power: 100mA
   chip-ID: 05e3:0608 class-ID: 0900
 Device-1: 1-7.1:6 info: Thermaltake 3.9 inch Bar Type TFT LCD Display Module-B type: HID
   driver: hid-generic,usbhid interfaces: 2 rev: 1.1 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 power: 100mA
   chip-ID: 264a:233d class-ID: 0300 serial: <filter>
 Device-2: 1-8:5 info: Micro Star MYSTIC LIGHT type: HID driver: hid-generic,usbhid
   interfaces: 1 rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 power: 500mA chip-ID: 1462:7c95 class-ID: 0300
   serial: <filter>
 Device-3: 1-9:7 info: MediaTek Wireless_Device type: bluetooth driver: btusb interfaces: 3
   rev: 2.1 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 power: 100mA chip-ID: 0e8d:0616 class-ID: e001 serial: <filter>
 Hub-3: 2-0:1 info: super-speed hub ports: 4 rev: 3.1 speed: 10 Gb/s lanes: 1 chip-ID: 1d6b:0003
   class-ID: 0900
 Hub-4: 3-0:1 info: hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 4 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1
   chip-ID: 1d6b:0002 class-ID: 0900
 Hub-5: 4-0:1 info: super-speed hub ports: 4 rev: 3.1 speed: 10 Gb/s lanes: 1 chip-ID: 1d6b:0003
   class-ID: 0900

Sensors:

 System Temperatures: cpu: 36.5 C mobo: 32.0 C gpu: nvidia temp: 34 C
 Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A gpu: nvidia fan: 0%

Repos:

 Packages: 2601 pm: dpkg pkgs: 2561 pm: flatpak pkgs: 19 pm: snap pkgs: 21
 No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list
 Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/brave-browser-release.list
   1: deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/brave-browser-archive-keyring.gpg] https: //brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com/ stable main
 Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/onedrive.list
   1: deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/obs-onedrive.gpg] https: //download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/npreining:/debian-ubuntu-onedrive/xUbuntu_24.04/ ./
 Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/surfshark.list
   1: deb https: //ocean.surfshark.com/debian stretch main
 Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu-esm-apps.sources
   1: deb https: //esm.ubuntu.com/apps/ubuntu noble-apps-security noble-apps-updates main
 Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu-esm-infra.sources
   1: deb https: //esm.ubuntu.com/infra/ubuntu noble-infra-security noble-infra-updates main
 Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources
   1: deb http: //archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ noble noble-updates noble-backports main restricted universe multiverse
   2: deb http: //security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ noble-security main restricted universe multiverse

Info:

 Memory: total: 32 GiB available: 31.26 GiB used: 3.65 GiB (11.7%)
 Processes: 398 Power: uptime: 1h 0m states: freeze,mem,disk suspend: deep wakeups: 0
   hibernate: platform Init: systemd v: 255 target: graphical (5) default: graphical
 Compilers: gcc: 13.3.0 Client: Cinnamon v: 6.0.4 inxi: 3.3.34

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Not all email account folders showing

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In Outlook, this all works well these accounts are setup as IMAP.

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As to what to call this control - no clue; it is the "filer" row of buttons above messages - and was a control or two to the right of the buttons [Unread] [Starred] [Contact] ... . It was a funny icon, and another funny icon that hinted they allowed editing the items on the bar -- one option was a toggle to hide/unhide the bar, the second option had a few more choices if I recall right, but clicking it hid the entire hide/unhide and second control.

How do I get those back without a full system "restore settings to default" which essentially nukes my install.

See image for location of now missing controls.

Asked by GWild55 6 days ago

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"unexpected configuration problem" with printer

My wife's computer has problems printing from Thunderbird. Trying to print produces a message that says, "Your printer has experienced an unexpected configuration problem… (read more)

My wife's computer has problems printing from Thunderbird. Trying to print produces a message that says, "Your printer has experienced an unexpected configuration problem. 0x800706ba".

I thought the problem was related to her old printer, a Brother black-and-white laser printer, so I bought a new Epson ET-2800 series color printer, but the same message appears.

I have found a workaround. If I go to Settings in Thunderbird, clear the cache, and restart the computer, it will print on the next try, but later the same error message will appear on attempts to print. I have selected the "Clear cache at shutdown" option in Settings, but that doesn't help. The cache still has to be cleared manually.

I can print a test page with no problem, and I can print from other applications, so I assume that the difficulty is related to something in Thunderbird.

I might add that I use Thunderbird on my computer. Fortunately that problem has not arisen on it.

Suggestions for solving this problem will be appreciated.

Eddie Blick

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Google Calendars ask to reauthorize after every startup

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Is there a way to avoid the reauthorizations after each startup and have Thunderbird access permanently authorized?

There are no add-ons except Owl for Exchange (needed for my work outlook account) and Compact Headers.

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Thunderbird Page Setup

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Asked by Lindsay13Graham 4 months ago

Answered by Lindsay13Graham 4 months ago

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Functionality "Delete messages older than X days" doesn't work

Using the french version of Thunderbird 128.5.2esr (64 bits), I set, in the settings, the following options for one of my accounts (see picture): "Delete messages older t… (read more)

Using the french version of Thunderbird 128.5.2esr (64 bits), I set, in the settings, the following options for one of my accounts (see picture): "Delete messages older than X days" "Always keep starred messages"

However, just after this setting change, I closed and reopend Thunderbird, and all messages older than X days are still there.

What should I do?

Asked by emile.gaudinot 2 weeks ago

Answered by DavidGG 2 weeks ago

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Empty Jun File

It is a replay to your last message ticket 223478. Thank you for replay. 1.Number of Junk files on each addres on AOL Mail/addewss/spam and Thunderbitd address junk are… (read more)

It is a replay to your last message ticket 223478.

Thank you for replay.

1.Number of Junk files on each addres on AOL Mail/addewss/spam and Thunderbitd address junk are different for AOL and Thunderbird. I think it is normal because each mail agent has its own junk setting. For defect addres on AOL there are 15 junk mails, on Thunderbit zero.

2. Server settings: type of the account is "IMAP MAIL Server." Actually it was POP3 but I was not able to install address for POP3 and was forced to select IMAP for inpox.

3.Junk Settings: Enable adaptive junk control - checked

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All addresser have the same settings.

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After that viewed one junk message on defect address. and 15 on AAOL.

Asked by geoyar 2 weeks ago

Last reply by James 2 weeks ago

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Empty junk folder

Correction to Ticket 223478; After all I di dfollowing to yous questioons and advices Junk folder on defect address stays empty It was the Trash with one message. … (read more)

Correction to Ticket 223478;

After all I di dfollowing to yous questioons and advices Junk folder on defect address stays empty It was the Trash with one message.

Asked by geoyar 2 weeks ago

Last reply by James 2 weeks ago

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Thunderbird 128.6

When I compose a new email, the composition windows seems to show double line spacing, looks like this: test test test Yet, when the message is sent and received, both… (read more)

When I compose a new email, the composition windows seems to show double line spacing, looks like this: test

test

test

Yet, when the message is sent and received, both the sent and received emails look like this:

test test test

How can this be adjusted, very difficult to properly format an outgoing message. Thanks for your help.

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Answered by david 2 weeks ago

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Background colour in the events tab in mail views

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Asked by Benny 1 month ago

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Why is there a "dot" when you select Empty Trash after the word Empty? Thunderbird Mail Program.

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ANSWERED: It IS an underscore, hidden behind the bottom of the "y" in the word "Empty". Thanks everyone for taking a look at that and getting back to me so soon on it with a positive answer. My ADHD is much better now.

Asked by cam15 3 weeks ago

Answered by frisée 3 weeks ago

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how to change default column view settings in Config Editor...

I have used Thunderbird for years (now on 128.5.2esr (64-bit) for Mac). I have a very large number of folders, and I would like to have a default setting for columns in … (read more)

I have used Thunderbird for years (now on 128.5.2esr (64-bit) for Mac). I have a very large number of folders, and I would like to have a default setting for columns in new folders I create. I am aware that you can change the column setting in the folder by clicking the "Select columns to display" button and selecting the ones you want, and that you can change the setting for all folders in an account by going to the "Apply columns to..." > "Folder and its children..." > select the account > select the account name at the top of the list. But I would rather not have to do that every time I create a new folder, but I can't find any other way to do it anywhere, including on another answer to a question in this forum, https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1426413.

Then I found two settings in the Config Editor... that seem like they might be where this can be done:

  • mailnews.database.global.views.conversation.columns, whose settings in my case are:

{"selectCol":{"visible":false,"ordinal":"1"}, "threadCol":{"visible":true,"ordinal":"3"}, "flaggedCol":{"visible":true,"ordinal":"5"}, "attachmentCol":{"visible":false,"ordinal":"7"}, "subjectCol":{"visible":true,"ordinal":"15"}, "unreadButtonColHeader":{"visible":false,"ordinal":"9"}, "senderCol":{"visible":false,"ordinal":"17"}, "recipientCol":{"visible":false,"ordinal":"19"}, "correspondentCol":{"visible":true,"ordinal":"21"}, "junkStatusCol":{"visible":false,"ordinal":"11"}, "receivedCol":{"visible":false,"ordinal":"23"}, "dateCol":{"visible":true,"ordinal":"25"}, "statusCol":{"visible":false,"ordinal":"27"}, "sizeCol":{"visible":false,"ordinal":"29"}, "tagsCol":{"visible":false,"ordinal":"31"}, "accountCol":{"visible":false,"ordinal":"33"}, "priorityCol":{"visible":false,"ordinal":"35"}, "unreadCol":{"visible":false,"ordinal":"37"}, "totalCol":{"visible":false,"ordinal":"39"}, "locationCol":{"visible":true,"ordinal":"41"}, "idCol":{"visible":false,"ordinal":"43"}, "deleteCol":{"visible":false,"ordinal":"13"}, "xnoteCol":{"visible":false,"ordinal":"1"}}

and

  • mailnews.database.global.views.global.columns, whose settings in my case are:

{"selectCol":{"visible":false,"ordinal":0}, "threadCol":{"visible":true,"ordinal":0}, "flaggedCol":{"visible":true,"ordinal":0}, "attachmentCol":{"visible":false,"ordinal":0}, "subjectCol":{"visible":true,"ordinal":0}, "unreadButtonColHeader":{"visible":false,"ordinal":0}, "senderCol":{"visible":true,"ordinal":0}, "recipientCol":{"visible":true,"ordinal":0}, "correspondentCol":{"visible":false,"ordinal":0}, "junkStatusCol":{"visible":false,"ordinal":0}, "dateCol":{"visible":true,"ordinal":0}, "receivedCol":{"visible":false,"ordinal":0}, "statusCol":{"visible":false,"ordinal":0}, "sizeCol":{"visible":false,"ordinal":0}, "tagsCol":{"visible":false,"ordinal":0}, "accountCol":{"visible":false,"ordinal":0}, "priorityCol":{"visible":false,"ordinal":0}, "unreadCol":{"visible":false,"ordinal":0}, "totalCol":{"visible":false,"ordinal":0}, "locationCol":{"visible":true,"ordinal":0}, "idCol":{"visible":false,"ordinal":0}, "deleteCol":{"visible":false,"ordinal":0}}

The first one matches the columns I see in a newly created folder better, having the "xnoteCol" entry, but my new folders also have several columns related to my CardBook extension at the bottom of the list. Moreover, the settings' arguments don't make sense in terms of what I see. For example, I see the Thread column, whose settings – ("threadCol":{"visible":true,"ordinal":"3"} – make sense since "visible" is set to "true", but I also see the Attachments column, whose settings – "attachmentCol":{"visible":false,"ordinal":"7"} – *don't* make sense because "visible" is set to "false". Similar no-sense settings occur in the second setting.

So there *is* a way to change the default column settings in Config Editor..., which makes a whole lot of sense, but the way the settings are set in these two settings, which apparently are not the ones that fully determine my default settings given the CardBook-related columns that I see, do *not* seem to make sense.

The "Folder and its children..." approach works, but it makes it harder than it should be, and it seems like there must be a way to change the defaults in Config Editor.... If there is, please tell me how.

Thanks for any help you can give...

Asked by doctorjah1 1 month ago

Answered by Mapenzi 1 month ago