On 11/23/24 00:09, Janis Papanagnou wrote:

On 23.11.2024 06:04, James Kuyper wrote:

...

I seem to recall that I was advised that I could use an older version of
Thunderbird to edit the list of buttons that are visible, something that
cannot be done in the latest version. I'm afraid to go back to an older
version, because so many of the updates to most of the software I own
consists of security fixes. I don't want to go back to an older, less
secure version of TB.

Understandable. - But you noticed that the "Smart Reply" thing was
a feature of my newer Thunderbird version? - I'd think it should be
there, or isn't it in your version? (What version are you running?)

115.16.0esr

I don't have a "More/Customize Toolbar" option, only "More/Customize",
and when I select it, there's only the following options:

Button Style
Show senders profile picture
Larger Profile Picture
Always show sender's full address
Hide Labels Column
Large Subject
Show all Headers

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On 23.11.2024 15:24, James Kuyper wrote:

On 11/23/24 00:09, Janis Papanagnou wrote:

On 23.11.2024 06:04, James Kuyper wrote:

...

I seem to recall that I was advised that I could use an older version of >>> Thunderbird to edit the list of buttons that are visible, something that >>> cannot be done in the latest version. I'm afraid to go back to an older
version, because so many of the updates to most of the software I own
consists of security fixes. I don't want to go back to an older, less
secure version of TB.

Understandable. - But you noticed that the "Smart Reply" thing was
a feature of my newer Thunderbird version? - I'd think it should be
there, or isn't it in your version? (What version are you running?)

115.16.0esr

That's newer than my "newer" one. - So they changed interface again?!

Both TB versions I am using allowed some fix; none allowed it in an
obvious, acceptable form, let alone did it right in the first place.

I don't have a "More/Customize Toolbar" option, only "More/Customize",
[...]

Since you seem to be annoying someone here it's probably best to search
for a solution or workaround on the Net/Web for your TB version.

For the other (annoyed) poster I would just suggest "self-defense" in
the form of changing the email address to allow filtering. (I'm using
for Internet anyway a special spam-catch email base address, and also
added a "filter component" to that, but that's not supported by all
email systems.) - I'm sure that's not what you prefer; you'll have to
choose your path of least annoyance yourself.

Janis

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On 23.11.2024 06:04, James Kuyper wrote:

On 11/22/24 23:26, Janis Papanagnou wrote:

On 23.11.2024 04:49, James Kuyper wrote:

...

Actually, Thunderbird made the change to how the "Reply" button works
sometime around April 2021, and I'm still making the mistake of hitting
it when I should hit "Followup". At my age it's hard to change a habit
acquired over a couple of decades of posting to usenet; I'm doing my
best to change it, and still failing frequently.

Been there. I desperately looked for a way to fix or alleviate that
horrendous user-interface misconception. Eventually I was able to
fix it, but unfortunately cannot quite recall how that was done.

I seem to recall that I was advised that I could use an older version of Thunderbird to edit the list of buttons that are visible, something that cannot be done in the latest version. I'm afraid to go back to an older version, because so many of the updates to most of the software I own consists of security fixes. I don't want to go back to an older, less
secure version of TB.

Understandable. - But you noticed that the "Smart Reply" thing was
a feature of my newer Thunderbird version? - I'd think it should be
there, or isn't it in your version? (What version are you running?)

Janis

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