Frustration with Thunderbird -

[taharka]

Bob Goodwin wrote:

> I've tried questioning a Mozilla list but if you're not running Windows
> the probability of a response is low.
>
> I have three major problems with Thunderbird version 1.0.2-6 
> (20050513) in FC-4.
>
> 1      When I scroll [with the space bar] through the message text of 
> the last message
> in a directory  [I filter mail into directories] a block comes up 
> asking if I want to advance to the
> next unread message in another directory and requires me to reach for 
> the track ball
> and acknowledge the notice.  I would prefer that nothing happen when I 
> get to the end! Is there a way to change this?
>
> 2      If I accidentally hit the Enter button instead of Shift or 
> Delete while viewing a
> message it brings up a whole series of new pages.  The simplest way 
> out of that is to
> xkill Thunderbird and start over.  I would prefer that it do nothing 
> again in this case!
>
> 3      My problems are due in part to a large degree of visual 
> impairment with which I have
> been recently afflicted. I would like to enlarge the scroll bar since 
> when I need to use the
> track ball I have trouble hitting the tiny box at either end.  I can 
> enlarge text sufficiently
> so that I can deal with it, sometimes with a magnifier, but the scroll 
> bar is difficult to use.
> How can I change the size?
>
> Answers to any of these questions will be appreciated.
>
> Bob Goodwin       Zuni,  Virginia
>
>
>
No luck with a Mozilla list? I'd suggest sending a copy of this posting 
& a copy of the Mozilla list posting to Asa Dotzler asa at mozilla.org. 
Please let us know what answer you get & how fast the response is here ;-)

taharka

Lexington, Kentucky U.S.A.