thunderbird.md

Thunderbird

Description

Mozilla Thunderbird is a free and open-source email client software which also functions as a full personal information manager with a calendar and contactbook, as well as an RSS feed reader, chat client (IRC/XMPP/Matrix), and news client.

Directory

• Thunderbird
  • Description
  • Directory
  • References
  • Configuration
    • Description
    • References
    • Steps
    • Default Mail Sorting
  • Preferences
    • Description
    • Steps
    • Stop Showing Start Page
    • Follow KDE Plasma Window Decoration

References

• Thunderbird

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Configuration

Description

This details how to modify Thunderbird's configurations and some recommended settings.

References

• Change the default sorting order in Thunderbird

Steps

1. Launch the Thunderbird application.

2. Head to the Settings page by clicking on the Hamburger icon in the top right corner and selecting the Settings menu item.

3. In the General tab, scroll to the very bottom of the page and click the Config Editor... button.

4. Using the provided search bar, search for the setting you wish to configure.

5. After locating the specific setting entry, edit its value:

   • If it's a boolean setting, click its corresponding Toggle button to toggle it from true to false and vice versa.
   • Otherwise, click its corresponding Edit button to edit its value accordingly.

6. Restart the application.

Default Mail Sorting

This details how to configure Thunderbird's default sorting order and type to something more user-friendly.

1. Update the following settings accordingly:

   • mailnews.default_news_sort_order: 2 (descending)
   • mailnews.default_sort_order: 2 (descending)
   • mailnews.default_view_flags: 0 (unthreaded)

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Preferences

Description

This details how to modify Thunderbird's preferences and some recommended settings.

Steps

1. Launch the Thunderbird application.

2. Head to the Settings page by clicking on the Hamburger icon in the top right corner and selecting the Settings menu item.

3. Scroll through the Settings page and locate any settings you wish to change.

4. Make your changes accordingly.

Stop Showing Start Page

This details how to stop Thunderbird from showing the default start page in the message area:

1. In the General tab, under the Thunderbird Start Page section, uncheck the When Thunderbird launches, show the Start Page in the message area option.

Follow KDE Plasma Window Decoration

This details how to make Thunderbird use the native window decoration theming on KDE Plasma:

1. In the General tab, under the Language & Appearance section, uncheck the Hide system window titlebar option.