Thread: Now I'm beginning to hate Thunderbird

On Wed, 19 Sep 2012 16:21:52 -0500, zxcvbob <[email protected]>
wrote:

> I just got a new workstation, and it has Windows7(64) installed. So I'm
> setting everything up, and I installed the latest version of Thunderbird
> for a newsreader, and it looks totally different than what I'm used to.
> OK, I can get used to the new layout. I sent a message to r.f.p, and
> it didn't break the lines at 72 characters. I went into the "options"
> and that setting is gone. I uninstalled that version and went to
> oldapps.com and found the oldest versions that will run on 64-bit
> windows. 6.01 and 3.1.something. Neither one has the line break
> setting. As I'm typing this it's acting like it will break the lines, I
> guess we'll see...
>
> (Also they screwed up the message search box.)
>
What did you do to make the line breaks? Spread the word, because
it's annoying to have to do a "return" just to read a post that
consists of one unbroken line.

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On Wed, 19 Sep 2012 16:21:52 -0500, zxcvbob wrote:

> I just got a new workstation, and it has Windows7(64) installed. So I'm
> setting everything up, and I installed the latest version of Thunderbird
> for a newsreader, and it looks totally different than what I'm used to.
> OK, I can get used to the new layout. I sent a message to r.f.p, and
> it didn't break the lines at 72 characters. I went into the "options"
> and that setting is gone. I uninstalled that version and went to
> oldapps.com and found the oldest versions that will run on 64-bit
> windows. 6.01 and 3.1.something. Neither one has the line break
> setting. As I'm typing this it's acting like it will break the lines, I
> guess we'll see...

Starting about 2-3 years ago you don't see the line breaks anymore,
but it will add them as you sent it. It also wraps URL's when you
compose, but keeps them in tact when they're sent.

There are still about:config settings that change all this behavior
that may not be evident in the Settings/Config GUI dialogs. And
they're not hard to find with a Google search. Always use mozbackup
to save your settings and move them to each new installation of
Thunderbird and Firefox.

-sw

Sqwertz <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Wed, 19 Sep 2012 16:21:52 -0500, zxcvbob wrote:
>
>> I just got a new workstation, and it has Windows7(64) installed. So
>> I'm setting everything up, and I installed the latest version of
>> Thunderbird for a newsreader, and it looks totally different than
>> what I'm used to. OK, I can get used to the new layout. I sent a
>> message to r.f.p, and it didn't break the lines at 72 characters. I
>> went into the "options" and that setting is gone. I uninstalled
>> that version and went to oldapps.com and found the oldest versions
>> that will run on 64-bit windows. 6.01 and 3.1.something. Neither
>> one has the line break setting. As I'm typing this it's acting like
>> it will break the lines, I guess we'll see...
>
> Starting about 2-3 years ago you don't see the line breaks anymore,
> but it will add them as you sent it. It also wraps URL's when you
> compose, but keeps them in tact when they're sent.
>
> There are still about:config settings that change all this behavior
> that may not be evident in the Settings/Config GUI dialogs. And
> they're not hard to find with a Google search. Always use mozbackup
> to save your settings and move them to each new installation of
> Thunderbird and Firefox.
>
> -sw

Where do you find mozbackup? Is it an add-on?

On Wed, 19 Sep 2012 20:59:43 -0500, Nunya Bidnits wrote:

> Where do you find mozbackup? Is it an add-on?

It's a standalone program that backs up all your Mozilla-based
software profiles/settings.

Whatever you do, do NOT Google it!

-sw

Sqwertz <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Wed, 19 Sep 2012 20:59:43 -0500, Nunya Bidnits wrote:
>
>> Where do you find mozbackup? Is it an add-on?
>
> It's a standalone program that backs up all your Mozilla-based
> software profiles/settings.
>
> Whatever you do, do NOT Google it!
>
> -sw

I didn't!

On 9/19/2012 9:59 PM, Nunya Bidnits wrote:
> Sqwertz <[email protected]> wrote:
>> On Wed, 19 Sep 2012 16:21:52 -0500, zxcvbob wrote:
>>
>>> I just got a new workstation, and it has Windows7(64) installed. So
>>> I'm setting everything up, and I installed the latest version of
>>> Thunderbird for a newsreader, and it looks totally different than
>>> what I'm used to. OK, I can get used to the new layout. I sent a
>>> message to r.f.p, and it didn't break the lines at 72 characters. I
>>> went into the "options" and that setting is gone. I uninstalled
>>> that version and went to oldapps.com and found the oldest versions
>>> that will run on 64-bit windows. 6.01 and 3.1.something. Neither
>>> one has the line break setting. As I'm typing this it's acting like
>>> it will break the lines, I guess we'll see...
>>
>> Starting about 2-3 years ago you don't see the line breaks anymore,
>> but it will add them as you sent it. It also wraps URL's when you
>> compose, but keeps them in tact when they're sent.
>>
>> There are still about:config settings that change all this behavior
>> that may not be evident in the Settings/Config GUI dialogs. And
>> they're not hard to find with a Google search. Always use mozbackup
>> to save your settings and move them to each new installation of
>> Thunderbird and Firefox.
>>
>> -sw
>
> Where do you find mozbackup? Is it an add-on?
>
>
I wish I had that if it saves threads that I've already read or marked
read. A couple of days ago all threads from weeks ago to now came back
as unread. I don't blame tbird but I blame usenet-news. I won't be
replying to many older posts or even newer ones if the threads continue
to come back unread. I hope I can at least find what I've posted so I
don't double post.