Monthly Archives: June 2011

More on the Broken Thunderbird in Linux Mint
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Posted on June 30, 2011 by

Yesterday, I did some more testing on Linux to see if I could still create the blank User Interface by running a profile from Thunderbird 3.1.x with the Add-on Compatibility Reporter installed in Thunderbird 5.0 on Linux Mint. So I … Continue reading →

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Fix Blurry Fonts Thunderbird 5.0
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Posted on June 29, 2011 by

Like Firefox 5.0, Thunderbird 5.0 takes advantage of video hardware acceleration to improve performance. Unfortunately, like in Firefox 5.0, this can lead to blurry fonts. A quick change of a couple values in about:config should clear this issue up for … Continue reading →

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Lightning For Thunderbird 5.0
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Posted on June 28, 2011 by

Lightning 1.0 Beta 4 RC 2 (released today) works with Thunderbird 5.0 and can be obtained via AMO. While the AMO page does show Lightning 1.0 Beta 4 in the description it is still downloads 1.0 Beta 2. Warning: Attempting … Continue reading →

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Thunderbird 5.0 Released
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Posted on June 28, 2011 by

After nearly a year in development, Mozilla/Mozilla Labs has released Thunderbird 5.0 on June 28th. As mentioned prior to keep the version numbering the same across all products, there was not a Thunderbird 4.0 release. Further during early development this … Continue reading →

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Add-on Compatibility Reporter
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Posted on June 28, 2011 by

With Thunderbird 5 due out later today, users are going to find many of their add-ons may not work. Some add-on developers may be caught off-guard by the recent progress of Thunderbird 3.3/5.0 development and were not anticipating Thunderbird 5 … Continue reading →

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Update on Broken Thunderbird
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Posted on June 27, 2011 by

Here’s an updated on the Broken Thunderbird on Linux Mint post from last week. Haven’t heard anything new in the Thunderbird Builds Forum and the one person I know who runs Linux Mint doesn’t use Thunderbird. So I’ve decided the … Continue reading →

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Easier Access to Profile Folder Coming
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Posted on June 27, 2011 by

Thunderbird 5 will include the Troubleshooting Information panel (Help > Troubleshooting Information) that was introduced in Firefox 3.6. This panel features a button to open your Profile Folder.

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Broken Thunderbird on Linux Mint
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Posted on June 24, 2011 by

I’ve been having an odd issue with Thunderbird 5.0, 6.0 and 7.0 developmental builds (Thunderbird 3.1 works fine) breaking on Linux Mint 10 when attempting to override add-on compatibility checking. I’ve posted this on mozillaZine at Thunderbird Builds. I first … Continue reading →

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Thunderbird 5 Beta 2 Now Available
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Posted on June 22, 2011 by

Mozilla has pushed out the second and final beta for Thunderbird 5 on to the Beta channel.  Those already have Thunderbird 5 Beta 1 install can get the update by going to Help >> About Mozilla Thunderbird. The update should … Continue reading →

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Thunderbird 3.1.11 Released
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Posted on June 21, 2011 by

Mozilla Labs has released an update for Thunderbird 3.1 on June 21st. This release addressed: Several security and stability issues. For more information and to download see the Thunderbird 3.1.11 Release Notes. IMPORTANT! Support for Thunderbird 3.0 has ended! Upgrade … Continue reading →

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