Thunderbird/Thunderbird5.0SupportIssues

Thunderbird 5.0 Release issues

Not so minor

(not in order)

1. Windows 7 Aero Glass theme issues:GS1 GS2, workarounds: install "Stylish" persona, switch to a non aero Windows theme
   1. when unfocused, the Thunderbird menu bar is blurred (also happens in Firefox)
   2. menubar and toolbar icons when focused are hard to read with aero theme - [screenshot,bug 667248]
   3. some users don't like the monochrome buttons, prefer coloured ones - bug 668336
   4. huge aero glass area at top of tbird main window needs to go away - bug 667241
   5. drag and drop doesn't highlight the drop folder (works with Windows Classic Theme) - bug 668631 - FIX submitted, hopefully will land in TB 6
2. Windows High Contrast (non aero) Theme issues
   1. Don't use aero-style icons on Windows for non aero and high contrast themes - bug 608792, userChrome.css workaround
3. Messages are not alternately striped in Windows - weird because it works in Mac - [flickr screenshot, GS]
4. Keyboard shortcuts not working on Mac TB5, worked in TB 3.1 e.g. Command Shift T to get new messages for all new accounts, bug 655989
5. When filtering messages on startup into local folders with "Multiple pop accounts to the local folder inbox, multiple filters to move to other subfolders.", corruption occurs - bug 668952, GS1, GS2 - CANNOT REPRODUCE:Roland and RKent both can't reproduce the problem :-( ; could be due to it requiring multiple filters and multiple POP accounts (perhaps 4 or more?) UNVERIFIED WORKAROUNDS: i) Set filter scope to "Checking mail (after classification) and manual," from "Checking mail and manual." ii) Disable Email Checking at Startup iii) Uncheck "Allow AV clients to quarantine..."
6. Sort by Receiver or Sender name sorts by email address instead of actual name if showing only display name (Tools|Options|Advanced|Reading & Display "Show only display name for people in my address book" is checked) - UNCONFIRMED REGRESSION [GS1], [GS2], [GS3], I believe this is bug 672022 which hopefully will be fixed in TB7
7. When printing messages with today's date, the date is not printed, just the time - REGRESSION: GS, [bug 669385] - WORKAROUNDS: MZ Date Display format Article, Printing Tools and ConfigDate add-on
8. Font Rendering - Direct 2D performance issues - Try gfx.direct2d.disabled to "true", restart TB and then if that doesn't work - set layers.acceleration.disabled preference to "true" and then again restart Thunderbird - [workarounds from MozillaZine wiki, thanks RSX11M!], [GS thread]

Minor issues or issue fixed in TB 6 or future release

See Thunderbird 6 User Changes Page

(not in order, numbered only for convenience)

1. Right Click Menu not functioning in HTML Insert | Link... | "Link Location" - fixed in TB 6 bug 665538 which depends on bug 642420, WORKAROUND: Use Control V / Command V GS
2. Attachment Size in Message viewer incorrect (STR: 1. move to Local Folders 2. move to IMAP folder) - bug 669309
3. Popup Asking if I Want to Compact Folders => due to autocompacting enabled by default in TB5 5. WORKAROUND : Increase the threshold which triggers compaction. Tools | Options | Advanced | Network & Disk Space and set 'Compact Folders when it will save over' to 20 MB. Increase the value if compaction is still triggered frequently. Disabling auto compact is not recommended. GS
4. Mac OS X 10.6 only - Command Shortcut for Messages i.e. Command N not showing immediately after starting TB - [bug 613776]
5. On Windows, when the default mail app prompt comes up, and the user checks the "enable windows search" checkbox, TB doesn't remember that setting. bug 669463 - REGRESSION - seems like an easy fix for TB 6 - FIXED: TB8, TB7 and TB6 13 July 2011
6. Keyboard shortcut Ctrl+F conflict and cmd_find ambiguity, used for both Find in This Message and Quick Filter - [bug 564328] Landed July 14, 2011 into TB8.
7. Dragging and dropping a file into the message body of a compose message window no longer creates a file:// link like it used to with TB3.1. Not to be confused with dragging and dropping a file to the headers to create an attachment.
8. Mac OS X ONLY: Can't open new windows if any windows are on a secondary monitor & bottom of secondary is NOT TOP aligned with primary - [bug 644733],[GS] WORKAROUND: align top of secondary with top of bottom monitor

Add-on Issues

The following is an incomplete list of add-ons that have issues in Thunderbird 5. Please add to this list add-ons that have issues and if you find an add-on has been updated and works with Thunderbird, please strike it out using <del></del>

(not in order,numbered for convenience)

1. Account Colors - MZ Thread
2. Bidi mail aka Bidiui Add-on (conflicts with TB status bar) - [GS1], GS2, [bug 670150],[bidui bug 24167], WORKAROUND: upgrade to Bidi 0.9.6, or install a different theme like Simple Green
3. Close Tab on Esc - MozillaZine thread
4. Lightning 1.0b4: Bug 668153 - wcap not working since TB5 and Lightning 1.0b4rc2 GS subjects
5. Mail Tweak Extension - MZ Thread
6. Minimize to tray add-on isn't compatible with TB5 - SOLUTION: use another add-on, like: minimizetotray-revived GS
7. No Message Pane Sort By Mouse - MZ Thread
8. SpamFighter TB Add-on not loading in TB 5 due to changes in XPCOM loading and other things I don't understand :-) - Spam Fighter team member Justin Bellinger is working on it with his team - [Spamfighter TB 5 thread] - WORKAROUND - use TB 3.1 or don't use Spamfighter
9. Bullguard Internet Security Anti-Virus not yet compatible with TB5 - [GS], WORKAROUND: disable the two Bullguard add-ons in Thunderbird

Beta 2 Issues

Did not find anything of note in my scan of Get Satisfaction Thunderbird 5 Beta 2 and Thunderbird 5 topics that is unique to Thunderbird 5

Beta 1 Issues

• Get Satisfaction tags regex we are tracking: "tb 5",tb5,thunderbird5,"thunderbird 5","beta feedback",50,tb5,"tb 5",beta
• Get Satisfaction fulltext keywords we are tracking: tb5, "tb 5","thunderbird5","thunderbird 5",beta
• Here's the thunderbird 5 search script I am invoking to find these topics

(not in order unless there's a comment indicating otherwise, require "triaging". Triaging is determining if there is a real problem and writing a bug or if there is a bug tagging the GS topic with that bug e.g. tagging it "bug 1234")

Minor issues or issues fixed in Beta 2

(numbered for convenience, not in any order!)

1. psicon.dll aka adobe shelf crash - fixed in Thunderbird 5
2. http://getsatisfaction.com/mozilla_messaging/topics/thunderbird_3_does_not_start_on_mac - Roland: Wayne should be fixed in TB 5
3. http://getsatisfaction.com/mozilla_messaging/topics/thunderbird_gets_into_troubles_after_hibernation Fixed in tb 5? roland: Wayne asked him to try thunderbird 5 beta 2 when it comes out
4. http://getsatisfaction.com/mozilla_messaging/topics/tabbed_messages_dont_save_their_scroll_position Tabbed messages don't save their scroll position Confirmed by Roland, bug 487386
5. http://getsatisfaction.com/mozilla_messaging/topics/can_tb5_display_the_attachment_in_detailed_view_other_than_brief_view_by_default Can TB5 display the attachment in detailed view other than brief view by default? Answer try: "attachments options" add-on : https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/attachment-options/
6. duplicate icon - fixed in beta 2
7. Manage Subscription | import doesn't show OPML files - Roland: Minor bug Workaround: rename from .opml to .xml & asked GS OP to file a bug
8. Go and then "Mail Start page" does nothing - Roland: Minor bug Workaround: it works if you click elsewhere beside Local Folders
9. The "Manage Subscriptions" hyperlink on the "welcome" page does nothing - Roland cannot reproduce
10. Additional Folder Sets in TB5 - "local folders extension isn't supported ... -I use local folders for folders on drives that I don't always mount. TB doesn't seem to handle this well with the default local folders" - Roland: add-on bug my guess is that this would be an easy thing for philoux the LocalFolder Add-on author to fix - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/thunderbird/addon/localfolder/