Thunderbird 8

Just Released Thunderbird 8 Beta 1 - October 5, 2011 Thunderbird 8 Beta 2 - October 12, 2011 Thunderbird 8 Beta 3 - October 20, 2011 Coming Soon November 8th Thunderbird 3.1.16 Thunderbird 8 Final Release Thunderbird 9 Beta * Thunderbird 10 Earlybird* Future Releases December 20th Thunderbird 3.1.17 Thunderbird 9 Final Release Thunderbird 10 Beta (10.0b1) * Thunderbird 11 Earlybird (11.0a2) * January 31st Thunderbird 3.1.18 Thunderbird 10 Final Release Thunderbird 11 Beta (11.0b1)* Thunderbird 12 Earlybird (12.0a2)* * As part of the new Rapid Release Schedule, dates listed for Earlybird and Beta builds reflect when the code merge…

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May be I am one of the few people who use the Folder Pane View Switcher feature in Thunderbird.The switcher appears on top of the folder list allows you to choose via left/right arrows: All Folder, Favorite Folders, Unread Folders, Recent Folders and Unified Folders). It is going away in the upcoming (November 8th) Thunderbird 8 as it was deemed to be “heavy and ugly” (Bug 667245). You can still switch your Folder Pane View via View > Folders and then choose the option you want, but having this at the top of the folder pane is more handy. Since…

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Hide Menu Bar in Thunderbird 9

For those who want more screen space, Thunderbird 9 (scheduled for release on December 20th) will give you the ability on Windows to hide the Menu Bar (File, Edit, View) like you can now in Firefox. Just like in Firefox, you can press the ALT key or F10 to temporarily display the Menu Bar. To permanently restore, press ALT then go to View > Toolbars > Menu Bar. Alternatively, if you still have the Mail Toolbar enabled, you can right-click and select Menu Bar as well. If you want to try to Thunderbird 9 Earlybird or 8 Beta,they can be…

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With the recent releases of Thunderbird to the Daily, Earlybird and Beta channels, there are updates for both Lightning and Provider for Google Calendar (gdata-provider) add-ons. You can not at this time update via the Thunderbird add-ons manager, you will need to manually download and install the correct version for both add-ons in order to get your calendar working again in your developmental version of Thunderbird. Thunderbird 7 users are able to use the most up to date version of these add-ons which should have already been updated. For those using Thunderbird 8 Beta, Thunderbird 9 Earlybird or Thunderbird 10…

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Thunderbird 8 Beta Released

Mozilla has released to Beta Channel Thunderbird 8 on October 4, 2011. What’s new in Thunderbird 8 Beta includes: Add-ons installed by third party programs are now disabled by default Added a one-time add-on selection dialog to manage previously installed add-ons Improved accessibilty of the attachment lists Several user interface fixes and improvements and numerous other platform fixes Thunderbird Beta 7 users should be able to update via Help > About Thunderbird or may download and install Thunderbird 8 Beta manually here. Source: Mozilla Developer’s Center

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Just Released Thunderbird 3.1.15 - September 27th Thunderbird 7.0 - September 27th Thunderbird 7.0.1 -September 30th Thunderbird 9 Earlybird - September 30th Coming Soon Thunderbird 3.1.16 - TBA Thunderbird 8 Beta - Early October 2011 Thunderbird 9 Beta - November 8th* Thunderbird 10 Earlybird - November 8th* Future Releases Thunderbird 9 Final Release - December 20th Thunderbird 10 Beta - December 20th* Thunderbird 11 Earlybird - December 20th* * As part of the new Rapid Release Schedule, dates listed for Earlybird and Beta builds reflect when the code merge is to begin. The actual release to that particular channel may…

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Thunderbird 7.0 Release

Mozilla Messaging has released Thunderbird 7.0 to all users on September 27th, 2011. New stuff in Thunderbird 7.0 include: Thunderbird is based on the new Mozilla Gecko 7 engine Several user interface fixes and improvements Several fixes to attachment handling Ability to print a summary of selected email messages Platform improvements to Address Book Fixed several security issues Numerous platform fixes that improve speed, performance and stability Thunderbird 6.0.x users can update via Help > About Thunderbird or can download Thunderbird 7.0 here. The next major release will be in another six-weeks on November 8, 2011 with Thunderbird 8.0 which…

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Just Released Thunderbird 3.1.14 - September 6th Thunderbird 6.0.2 - September 6th Thunderbird 7 Beta 2 - September 6th Coming Soon Thunderbird 7 Beta 3 - TBA Thunderbird 3.1.15 - September 27th Thunderbird 7 Final Release - September 27th Thunderbird 8 Beta - September 27th* Thunderbird 9 Earlybird - September 27th* Future Releases Thunderbird 8 Final Release - November 8th Thunderbird 9 Beta - November 8th* Thunderbird 10 Earlybird - November 8th* * As part of the new Rapid Release Schedule, dates listed for Earlybird and Beta builds reflect when the code merge is to begin. The actual release to…

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Just Released Thunderbird 3.1.12 - August 16th Thunderbird 3.1.13 - August 30th Thunderbird 6.0 - August 16th Thunderbird 6.0.1 - August 30th Thunderbird 7 Beta 1 - August 26th Thunderbird 8 Alpha 2 - August 18th Coming Soon Thunderbird 7 Beta 2 - TBA Future Releases Thunderbird 3.1.14 - September 27th Thunderbird 7 Final Release - September 27th Thunderbird 8 Beta - September 27th* Thunderbird 9 Earlybird - September 27th* * As part of the new Rapid Release Schedule, dates listed for Earlybird and Beta builds reflect when the code merge is to begin. The actual release to that particular…

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