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== Connect address book contacts with identities == | |||
Please include a field under each Address book contact where a user can select which identity will be used for outgoing messages to that address. | |||
ie. all messages to boss@work.com automatically use default identity of me@work.com - [[User:Jcrow|Jcrow]] 18:02, 29 April 2009 (UTC) | |||
= Messaging = | = Messaging = | ||
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::Ability to create and open a file in any place outside the local profile that can store emails, with compression and encryption for backup proposes or other. | ::Ability to create and open a file in any place outside the local profile that can store emails, with compression and encryption for backup proposes or other. | ||
== Check default settings if they are still appropriate == | == (Migration) Check default settings if they are still appropriate == | ||
A major revision is always a good opportunity to change things like default settings that have been around for a long time. A good example for this is the [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=230448 forwarding mode] ''(fixed)'', which is "as attachment" by default and is cause for many problems and inquiries in user forums, especially for new users just migrating from other e-mail clients. Changing it to "inline" would resolve many issues. There are most likely other settings for which the default was set a long time ago, where it appeared to be a good choice at that time, but where it may no longer be the best choice today. | A major revision is always a good opportunity to change things like default settings that have been around for a long time. A good example for this is the [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=230448 forwarding mode] ''(fixed)'', which is "as attachment" by default and is cause for many problems and inquiries in user forums, especially for new users just migrating from other e-mail clients. Changing it to "inline" would resolve many issues. There are most likely other settings for which the default was set a long time ago, where it appeared to be a good choice at that time, but where it may no longer be the best choice today. | ||
== Profile switcher == | == Profile switcher == | ||
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andy | andy | ||
== Print output with name of receiver == | == Print output with name of receiver == | ||
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== GUI to create/edit signature(s) == | == DONE: GUI to create/edit signature(s) == | ||
For inexperienced people now it is almost impossible to make and integrate their own signature(s) into Thunderbird. It is hard to find the signature option in the account options. And after she found the signature option, she has to create a signature outside of Thunderbird (as txt or html - how should she know that?). I suggest a simple GUI to create a signature per e-mail account (in txt and html format) and a "database" where this signatures are stored to include existing signatures in new e-mail accounts. | For inexperienced people now it is almost impossible to make and integrate their own signature(s) into Thunderbird. It is hard to find the signature option in the account options. And after she found the signature option, she has to create a signature outside of Thunderbird (as txt or html - how should she know that?). I suggest a simple GUI to create a signature per e-mail account (in txt and html format) and a "database" where this signatures are stored to include existing signatures in new e-mail accounts. | ||
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We have a rough draft of a potential redesign of the Options menu for TB3 at [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird:Preference_Settings Preference Settings]. This is related to [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=448716 Bug 448716]. | We have a rough draft of a potential redesign of the Options menu for TB3 at [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird:Preference_Settings Preference Settings]. This is related to [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=448716 Bug 448716]. | ||
== Indexing Emails == | == DONE Indexing Emails == | ||
I would like to see a mail indexing feature that either indexes the mails once a day or updates the index with each incoming/sent mail to enable the user to search quickly all mails in all folders on an IMAP account. With Thunderbird 2, it takes ages to search for a mail in all folders of a remote account. | I would like to see a mail indexing feature that either indexes the mails once a day or updates the index with each incoming/sent mail to enable the user to search quickly all mails in all folders on an IMAP account. With Thunderbird 2, it takes ages to search for a mail in all folders of a remote account. | ||
--[[User:Renewe|Renewe]] 14:36, 30 January 2008 (PST) | --[[User:Renewe|Renewe]] 14:36, 30 January 2008 (PST) | ||
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Add a message filter option "Attachment", "is greater than / is less than", "some value". Currently there is an option for message "Size", but no option specifically for checking for attachments and associated attachment size. | Add a message filter option "Attachment", "is greater than / is less than", "some value". Currently there is an option for message "Size", but no option specifically for checking for attachments and associated attachment size. | ||
== Add warning if there is no attachment and text contains "attached" or "attachment" == | == DONE Add warning if there is no attachment and text contains "attached" or "attachment" == | ||
Lot's of times I forget to attach files to an email message. Would be nice to get an optional warning if I talk about an attachment in text but forget to attach a file. | Lot's of times I forget to attach files to an email message. Would be nice to get an optional warning if I talk about an attachment in text but forget to attach a file. | ||
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: This may be solved by the suggested reply-header templates in {{bug|107884}} --[[User:Rsx11m|Rsx11m]] | : This may be solved by the suggested reply-header templates in {{bug|107884}} --[[User:Rsx11m|Rsx11m]] | ||
: I just found {{bug|218926}} that addresses the need for a new token more specifically. 107884 is about providing a UI as opposed to only a Config Editor setting. 218926 deals specifically with the need for an additional token. [[User:Kazar|kazar]] | : I just found {{bug|218926}} that addresses the need for a new token more specifically. 107884 is about providing a UI as opposed to only a Config Editor setting. 218926 deals specifically with the need for an additional token. [[User:Kazar|kazar]] | ||
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Thanks. | Thanks. | ||
== Configurable delay on sending messages? == | == Configurable delay on sending messages? == | ||
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Please add Redirect as a command from the Message menu (allowing users to forward a message in a way that shows the original sender as the sender). I agree with suggestion to add Redirect as a filtering function, as well. | Please add Redirect as a command from the Message menu (allowing users to forward a message in a way that shows the original sender as the sender). I agree with suggestion to add Redirect as a filtering function, as well. | ||
== Sort filters alphabetically == | == Sort filters alphabetically == | ||
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== Support for different set of rules per input folder in Saved Searches == | == Support for different set of rules per input folder in Saved Searches == | ||
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One should be able to set the order/size/types of column headers for all folders at once (i.e. attachment, from, to, Subject, etc...). This would perhaps only require a customizable default option, which ensure that the layout of all folders are setup at once. | One should be able to set the order/size/types of column headers for all folders at once (i.e. attachment, from, to, Subject, etc...). This would perhaps only require a customizable default option, which ensure that the layout of all folders are setup at once. | ||
== Searching for unread messages == | |||
<strike>Allow to search for unread messages (e.g. to create a virtual folder with all unread messages). Today it is only allowed to search the messages with the status "answered", "read", "new" or "forwarded" but not with the status "unread".</strike> | |||
: This functionality can already be achieved by searching for mail where the status "''is not''" read. (Tested in TB 2.0.0.14) | |||
== Use of regular expressions in filters == | |||
I've found this function very useful in the old Eudora. Also (or alternatively) some users could find it useful to have boolean connectors for filters with multiple conditions. eg, condition 1 AND condition 2 OR condition 3 instead of the blanket "match all of"/"match any of" radio buttons. | |||
I agree with what was posted below, especially for reply and reply-all. | |||
Something like what is used for inline forwarded message (copied below) would be great!!! I'd be happy if I could set the default reply & reply-all to the format used by forward in-line. | |||
-------- Original Message -------- | |||
Subject: Original Subject goes here | |||
Date: Sat, 4 Oct 2008 12:00:25 -0700 | |||
From: Original_sender@hotmail.com | |||
To: Original_Recipient@hotmail.com | |||
CC: ALL_Those_Originally_CCd@hotmail.com | |||
Thanks. | |||
= Search = | |||
== Select whole thread in searches? == | |||
I think that it would be very useful to add a "select the whole thread" as an option in search folders. This will enable to automatically select a whole thread when just one message match (for example "select threads I have contributed to"). | |||
I have opened a wish item too: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=447977 | |||
[[User:R mano|R mano]] | |||
== Self-adaptable Search Folders == | |||
A Search Folder lose a selected folder when it's renamed. Renaming of a folder shouldn't result in deleting in the selected folder list. The new name should be recogniced and automatically adopted. Also it is bad usability that sub-folders of selected folders weren't added to the list. If you create a new sub-folder of a folder which is already part of one or more Search Folder(s), a prompt should ask the user if the new sub folder can be added to the selected folder list(s). Or a checkbox should be added to the Edit Saved Search Properties: Automatically add sub-folders of selected folders. | |||
== Only Involve 'CONTACT' Filter in search == | |||
When filtering on the search results page, it would be most helpful to be able to filter messages Only involving a certain contact. At the moment, is is very hard if you want to find a message from a certain contact, who is also part of frequent group emails involving a few contacts. When you select the current option "Must involve CONTACT" it doesn't really reduce the results. | |||
= Calendar = | = Calendar = | ||