Changes between Version 15 and Version 16 of Thunderbird Email Hacks

Timestamp:

07/18/24 05:26:03 (9 months ago)

Author:

Paul Kulda

Comment:

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Thunderbird Email Hacks

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 }}}
+
+== Sort Defaults ==
+
+{{{
+Type mailnews.default in the Filter bar to bring up a small list of preferences to configure. It will display similar to below:
+
+Preference Name                      Status       Type        Value
+mailnews.default_news_sort_order:    default      integer     x
+mailnews.default_news_sort_type:     default      integer     y
+mailnews.default_sort_order:         default      integer     x
+mailnews.default_sort_type:          default      integer     y
+
+In the above, replace the x and y of the value by double-clicking the name of the preference and replacing it with one of the following values as required:
+x (see https://developer.mozilla.org/en/nsMsgViewSortOrder)
+
+1 = Ascending
+2 = Descending
+
+y (see https://developer.mozilla.org/en/nsMsgViewSortType)
+
+17 = None
+18 = Date
+19 = Subject
+20 = Author
+21 = ID (Order Received)
+22 = Thread
+23 = Priority
+24 = Status
+25 = Size
+26 = Flagged
+27 = Unread
+28 = Recipient
+29 = Location
+30 = Label
+31 = Junk Status
+32 = Attachments
+33 = Account
+34 = Custom
+35 = Received
+
+So if you wanted to sort all mail by Thread, Descending (newest at top), the preferences in the config editor will look like this:
+
+mailnews.default_sort_order:    default     integer      2
+mailnews.default_sort_type:     default     integer     22
+
+There are also default_(news_)view_flags settings (for mail and news), which allow to turn on the "Threaded" flag:
+
+view_flags -- the second group of values can be added to one of the first group to combine effects, with several limitations:
+  Unthreaded       0
+  Threaded         1
+  Grouped         64  [mail only (?)]
+
+  ShowIgnored      8  [news only]
+  ShowUnreadOnly  16
+  ShowExpanded    32  [doesn't seem to work]
+ShowUnreadOnly will check the View|Threads|Unread menu; this will cause only
+unread items to be seen, but doesn't force a threaded view.
+
+}}}