Thunderbird: Fluent Windows 11 Design

Post by markasoftware » Wed, Jul 16, 2025, 2:47 PM UTC

dotancohen wrote: post #38

bluedino wrote: post #36

Had you told me back in 1995, that in 30 years we'd have 4K screens and I would only be able to see 10 emails in my inbox at one time... Netscape 2.02 or Microsoft Mail client from back then looks amazing by comparison.

This isn't Thunderbird. This is a Thunderbird theme. Normal Thunderbird still gets two to three dozen email subject lines on the screen. I absolutely love it, I've been using it for over 20 years through the rough and through the good. We're in a good period now, and it's been a good period for quite some time.

Post by yoz-y » Wed, Jul 16, 2025, 2:47 PM UTC

ShadowBanThis03 wrote: post #50

diggan wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> where we are now (tabs on top, no wasted space) Tabs at the top is wasted space, I much prefer my tabs on the side instead, as most web content is taller than it is wide, and I have a widescreen monitor. I understand the choice of tabs on top when 640x480 was the most common resolution, but for desktop usage today? Tabs on top seems like an outdated layout choice.

Not if you're using side-by-side windows.

Post by pjerem » Wed, Jul 16, 2025, 2:51 PM UTC

markasoftware wrote: post #61

dotancohen wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This isn't Thunderbird. This is a Thunderbird theme. Normal Thunderbird still gets two to three dozen email subject lines on the screen. I absolutely love it, I've been using it for over 20 years through the rough and through the good. We're in a good period now, and it's been a good period for quite some time.

just tried installing it in case last time I tried it >5 years ago was during the "rough". I was impressed that it correctly inferred the IMAP and SMTP settings for my custom domain name, but after using it for ~30 seconds random old emails started appearing at the top of the email list, above my latest emails. Maybe I'll try again in another 5 years. edit: someone thinks i didn't wait for imap to finish. I did. My l…

Post by graphememes » Wed, Jul 16, 2025, 2:58 PM UTC

SebastianKra wrote: post #49

bluedino wrote: post #36

Had you told me back in 1995, that in 30 years we'd have 4K screens and I would only be able to see 10 emails in my inbox at one time... Netscape 2.02 or Microsoft Mail client from back then looks amazing by comparison.

I'm to young for Netscape, but do you mean this [^1] interface, that's truncating the subject and hiding the body? Also, which use-cases do you have where you need to see 20 emails at once? [^1]: https://www.pixelbeat.org/docs/netscape_email/ns_4_email.jpg

Post by dingnuts » Wed, Jul 16, 2025, 2:59 PM UTC

pjerem wrote: post #65

markasoftware wrote: post #61

Earlier quoted context omitted.

just tried installing it in case last time I tried it >5 years ago was during the "rough". I was impressed that it correctly inferred the IMAP and SMTP settings for my custom domain name, but after using it for ~30 seconds random old emails started appearing at the top of the email list, above my latest emails. Maybe I'll try again in another 5 years. edit: someone thinks i didn't wait for imap to finish. I did. My l…

Or just maybe click the arrow to sort by date ?