They should have made it so that if you do wish to see the passwords that you have to enter a password ( master password ) .

This is the way it is. Did you set a master password?

Thank you for the fast response . Yes I did enter the master password this prevents the show password issue but causes an other small problem . Now every-time I open Thunderbird it asks for the password . Now the girlfriend or boyfriend would think that I have something to hide and asks questions . The master password or other password could be used only to reveal the password list or find a way to block the button . I hear that on PC versions there is a way to block the button?

@Christ1 Isn't there the same key in prefs.js for Mac?

Now every-time I open Thunderbird it asks for the password .

That is the whole point of having a master password.

I hear that on PC versions there is a way to block the button?

Regardless of the platform you use you can possibly hide the button with some CSS magic. Not sure if this still works, but you may give it a try. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=274889#c6

@christ1 It works, but you have to make both directory and css-file, first

Nice of you guys to be so helpful but I am a bit at lost as to. Where to find this file or how to create it and where to put it lol. Obviously on a mac.

Thank again

I have windows and I created a folder named chrome in my profile. in this a file named userChrome.css with this text (plain text):

/* Do not remove the @namespace line -- it's ONE LINE, required for correct functioning */

@namespace url("http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul");

/*To hide choice "show password" */

1. togglePasswords {

  display: none !important

}

EDIT the number before togglePasswords is WRONG it should be hashtag and without a period or blank

the number before togglePasswords is WRONG it should be hashtag and without a period or blank

So in other words this should be:

/*  Do not remove the @namespace line -- it's ONE LINE,  required for correct functioning */

@namespace url("http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul");

/* hide the "Show Password" button in Password Manager */
#togglePasswords {display: none !important;}

@Gnospen,

I didn't realize the formatting is screwed by the web site. I now see what you meant.

Sorry for the delay guys but I am a novice at all this . 1 How and what is used to create this userchrome.css file on a MAC ? 2 Where do you put this file once created ?

what I have picked up was to use a text editor enter

/* hide the "Show Password" button in Password Manager */

1. togglePasswords {display: none !important;}

save the userchrome.css to a folder user /library/ thunderbird

• Find your profile, ( open TB, go to help /troubleshooting information

and click on button "show folder" close TB ) I have windows, but it should be just as easy on mac.

• Create a new folder name chrome.

• make a textfile with a plain text editor (No fancy formatting program) called userchrome.css

• Write ALL lines, don't forget the first two.

/* Do not remove the @namespace line -- it's ONE LINE, required for correct functioning */

@namespace url("http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul");

/* hide the "Show Password" button in Password Manager */ hashtagtogglePasswords {display: none !important;}

• save and restart TB

Followed all the steps on mac and still does not work But thank you appreciated your response I have attached a copy of the file made . This file was located in Users/bob/ Library/Thunderbird/Profiles/Chrome File name userchrome.css

Could not attach file but here is what it contained

/* Do not remove the @namespace line (ONE LINE) -- it's required for correct functioning */

@namespace url("http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul");

/* hide the "Show Password" button in Password Manager */

   togglePasswords {display: none ;} 

Thank again

The selector should start with a "#":

@namespace url("http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul"); /* only needed once */

#togglePasswords {display: none !important;}

Also make sure that the file name is userChrome.css (case sensitive).

I would like to thank everybody for their support on this. I have finally got my problem solved . Here is what I have added to my profile and where

Location: Users/bob/ Library/Thunderbird/Profiles/ivlc2byl.default/Chrome /File name userChrome.css.

The file: Used text edit

@namespace url("http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul"); /* only needed once */

1. togglePasswords {display: none !important;}

Again thank you . You saved the day

Congratulations. Can you then also mark the thread as 'Solved' please? Thank you.