[NTLUG:Discuss] Thunderbird 3 - anybody else have comments?

[Leroy Tennison]

On 12/16/2009 04:20 PM, Stuart Johnston wrote:
> I've been using Thunderbird 3 for a few days now.  It certainly feels 
> different.  The changes aren't really that huge but after using 
> basically the same email client for 12 years (since Netscape 
> Communicator) it is going to take some getting used to.  There is 
> something about it that feels slightly unpolished.
> 
> So far, I haven't seen anything new that will make my life easier and 
> justify the upgrade.  I just noticed the "reply list" button, that's handy.
> 
> 
> 
> On 12/15/2009 07:20 PM, Leroy Tennison wrote:
>> Just to see what it was like I upgraded from Thunderbird 2.??? on
>> OpenSuse 11.2 to Thunderbird 3.  Observations:
>>
>> Thunderbird 2.??? wouldn't upgrade directly - probably due to
>> incompatible attachments (LookOut, Exif Viewer, HTML Temp).  Enigmail is
>> compatible.  Thunderbird did check for compatible updates to
>> incompatible add-ons.  (I had elected to install Thunderbird 2 rather
>> than go with the pre-release candidate which came with OpenSuse 11.2.)
>>
>> Used YaST and selected Upgrade packages, worked well - it appears that
>> the "Final" version was installed rather than the pre-release candidate.
>>   Messages on the Web are indicating that upgrading on Vista is almost
>> the opposite experience.
>>
>> There is now an "Add to Bcc" button which is nice.
>>
>> Message preview can no longer be turned off via a function key as best
>> as I can tell.
>>
>> Tabbed reading of messages but "new window" for writing.
>>
>> Highlighting multiple messages produces two options: Archive and Delete.
>>
>> Actions for attachments (Edit->Preferences, Attachment tab) seems to
>> have actions for more attachments but still no "Add" option.
>>
>> There's an unusual new feature concerning attachments, every time you
>> key in attach* in your message you get a prompt asking if you want to
>> add an attachment to your message!  Fortunately, this can be turned off
>> (Edit ->  Preferences, Composition tab's General tab - "check for missing
>> attachments").
>>
>> Tabbed message reading is a good thing because the message header is
>> shown with each email and, if that can be turned off, I haven't found
>> out how yet - the plus sign is gone.
>>
>> The blinking windows in Thunderbird 2 seem to have disappeared so I
>> suspect this was an OpenSuse 11.2/Thunderbird 2 incompatibility.
>>
>> I had Lightening installed but it no longer appears and isn't listed as
>> an incompatible add-on, not sure what's going on there.
>>
>> These are the things I've discovered in the short time I've had it up,
>> anyone else have observations?
>>
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For some unknown reason I'm having trouble getting used to tabbed email,
I've closed Thunderbird more than once meaning to just close the message.