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[taharka]

Bob Goodwin wrote:

> Lars E. Pettersson wrote:
>
>> On 09/30/2005 05:45 PM, Bob Goodwin wrote:
>>  
>>
>>> Does anyone tell me how to stop Thunderbird from asking
>>>
>>> "Advance to next unread message in ................."
>>>   
>>
>>
>> In ~/.thunderbird/default/<some_characters>/user.js add
>>
>> # How to handle the Advance to next unread message in <x> folder
>> # prompt.
>> #
>> # Settings:
>> #     0 - Always go to the next folder without prompting
>> #     1 - Ask before going (default behavior)
>> #     2 - Don't prompt and don't go to the next folder with unread
>> #         messages
>> user_pref("mailnews.nav_crosses_folders", 0);
>>
>> (or chose 2 if you do not want to automatically go to next folder with
>> unread messages)
>>
>> Lars
>>  
>>
> Ok, I had to add "user.js" and I selected "2" from the above.  That 
> seems to be an improvement over the default in that when I scroll to 
> the bottom of a message it does not present me with the menu that 
> requires a response but brings up the next unread message in that 
> [message filter] directory.  I think I can live with that.  The 
> important thing is knowint how to make such changes.  Of course I 
> still don't know how to find things like:
> "user_pref("mailnews.nav_crosses_folders", 0);"  And certainly the 
> nomenclature doesn't tell much?
>
Have a look at/install the "about:config" extension for Thunderbird. It 
works just like about:config for, Firefox. You'll easily find things 
like, ("mailnews.nav_crosses_folders",0);" ;-)

> Thnak you for the help.
>
> Bob
>
taharka

Lexington, Kentucky U.S.A.