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===New account wizard===
===New account wizard===


===More archive options===
[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=549045]


===Archiving can be disabled===
[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=607295]
* '''mail.identity.default.archive_enabled'''
* '''mail.identity.default.archive_enabled'''
* '''mail.identity.default.archive_granularity'''
* '''mail.identity.default.archive_granularity'''
* '''mail.identity.default.archive_keep_folder_structure'''
* '''mail.identity.default.archive_keep_folder_structure'''
===Auto compacting by default===


==Attachment pane redesign==
==Attachment pane redesign==
[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=282068], [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=647036], [https://addons.mozilla.org/thunderbird/addon/attachment-options/]


Show first row of attachments only by default, then allow opening with toggle:
Show first row of attachments only by default, then allow opening with toggle:
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===Signature delimiter===
===Signature delimiter===


'''mail.identity.default.suppress_signature_separator'''
'''mail.identity.default.suppress_signature_separator''' [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=58406], [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=218346]


===Display of large message/attachment sizes===
===Display of large message/attachment sizes===
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===New add-ons manager===
===New add-ons manager===


'''extensions.getAddons.cache.enabled'''
'''extensions.getAddons.cache.enabled''' [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=635115]


===Troubleshooting information===
===Troubleshooting information===
==Privacy considerations==
===Scam warning===
===Phoning home===
* '''extensions.blocklist.enabled'''
* '''extensions.getAddons.cache.enabled''' [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Extension_Manager:Update_Checking#Background_Metadata_Check]
* '''extensions.getAddons.get.url''' [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=654053]
* '''mail.instrumentation.askUser''' [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=632639]
* '''mail.instrumentation.postUrl'''


==See also==
==See also==


* [[Thunderbird 5.0 - New Features and Changes/Themes]] - new default theme for Windows 7 and Vista, collected [[userChrome.css|userChrome.css]] examples.
* [[Thunderbird 5.0 - New Features and Changes/Themes]] - new default theme for Windows 7 and Vista, collected [[userChrome.css|userChrome.css]] examples.
* [[Thunderbird 3.1 - New Features and Changes]], [[Thunderbird 3.0 - New Features and Changes]] - previous (and mostly still valid) articles in this series.

Revision as of 14:37, 5 June 2011

This is a draft and work in progress. Please add comments and suggestions to the discussion page.
  • This article is inherently incomplete and subject to change until TB 5.0 is released.
  • Make sure you understand that pre-release versions may be stable enough for your purpose but equally well may corrupt your e-mail or entire system when running into bugs!
    • Do not use pre-release versions in production environments where data loss or instability matters!
    • See Testing pre-release versions on how to stay on the safe side before looking into the release candidates.


Thunderbird 5.0 has just issued its first beta release and the final release is coming up soon! Don't be fooled by the version number. While the changes from 2.0 to 3.0 were substantial, this is a rather incremental release, comparable to 3.1 versus 3.0. Thus, Everything in Thunderbird 3.1 - New Features and Changes and also Thunderbird 3.0 - New Features and Changes should still be valid unless obsoleted here.


What happened to Thunderbird 4.0?

In a process driven by the Firefox developers, Mozilla has substantially redesigned their release process. Thus, there will no longer be parallel branches after Firefox 3.6 and Thunderbird 3.1 have reached their end of support. Instead, each release will have a full version bump even if there are no or marginal feature changes (i.e., Firefox 5.0 will be the stability update for 4.0.1, then 6.0 will be the update for 5.0, etc.) [1]. Only in quick "firedrill" follow-up releases which become necessary shortly after a release to fix a missed issue, a minor "dot" release will be issued.

Thunderbird decided to follow that pattern, and in the process re-aling its numbers with Firefox again [2]. Consequently, the "Miramar" branch has been bumped from 3.3 to 5.0, and the next release after 5.0 will be Thunderbird 6.0 around the same time when Firefox 6.0 is released. It yet has to be seen how this process turns out in practical terms, especially with respect to add-on compatibility as a stable API is no longer given as it was previously assured during the lifetime of a branch.

Changes in supported platforms

New appearance on Vista and Windows 7

TB 5.0 aero theme over Windows 7 Default desktop theme

New default theme

Detailed discussion moved to Thunderbird 5.0 - New Features and Changes/Themes

Font rendering issues

gfx.direct2d.disabled

Account setup

New account wizard

[3]

Archiving can be disabled

[4]

  • mail.identity.default.archive_enabled
  • mail.identity.default.archive_granularity
  • mail.identity.default.archive_keep_folder_structure

Auto compacting by default

Attachment pane redesign

[5], [6], [7]

Show first row of attachments only by default, then allow opening with toggle:

#attachmentView > [collapsed="true"] {
  visibility: visible !important;
  overflow: auto !important;
}

Always open, toggle removed:

#attachmentView > [collapsed="true"] {
  visibility: visible !important;
}

#attachmentToggle {
  display: none !important;
}

Advanced options

Signature delimiter

mail.identity.default.suppress_signature_separator [8], [9]

Display of large message/attachment sizes

chrome%3A//messenger/locale/messenger.properties#megaByteAbbreviation2=***%.*f MB

New add-ons manager

extensions.getAddons.cache.enabled [10]

Troubleshooting information

Privacy considerations

Scam warning

Phoning home

  • extensions.blocklist.enabled
  • extensions.getAddons.cache.enabled [11]
  • extensions.getAddons.get.url [12]
  • mail.instrumentation.askUser [13]
  • mail.instrumentation.postUrl

See also