Thunderbird+ add-on : change log

Last Version : 4.5 - 02-16-23
Authors : Pierre-Louis R., Daniel Poiraud


URL : RPTools.org

GitHub repos: ThunderbirdPlus repos ;

Compatibility :


Table of contents


Change log

Version 4.5, 02-13-2023

Version 4.4, 01-17-2023

Many changes to make the addon consistent with its publication on the gitHub repository.

Visite ThunderbirdPlus repos on gitHub

versions 4.3.3, January 8, 2023

versions 4.3.2, January 6, 2023

Fix: reading headers in the separate window of a message no longer worked ;

versions 4.3.1, January 4, 2023

After the translation into three languages ​​of version 4.3, optimizations and fixes:

versions 4.3, 12/26/2022

Note: In order to the addon to work properly, the NVDA language must be the same as the Thunderbird user interface;

ions 4.2.7 for Thunderbird 102, 11/24/2022==

A new option has been added to the shift+grave / Options menu for the main window:

versions 4.2.5 for Thunderbird 102, 11/22/2022


List of messages in bulk mode:


Opening the separate window for reading a message:


Edit window: By pressing Alt+1 twice quickly, we reach the "From" addressing field. Now, the add-on automatically scrolls the list of your email accounts to allow its navigation with the vertical arrows. Previously, the down arrow from this field jumped directly to the "For" field;


Menu of options obtained by pressing shift+grave, addition of the 3 commands below:

versions 4.1 to 4.2.1 for Thunderbird 102, 07/11/2022

Important Note: After installing this version, please check in the add-on manager if Thunderbird+4 is not installed twice. If necessary, delete the old version;

The main novelty of this version is its ability to work in duo with [Chichi àodvthunderbird-chichi.html] if it is installed. If not, the add-on continues to work as before.

It allows you to start Thunderbird on any folder you have defined by pressing the Applications key in the folder tree;

Combined with Thunderbird+,the following commands are available:

New options have been added to the shift+grave menu to allow you to disable certain features if you prefer to use their equivalent in Chichi. Note: at this time, Chichi does not yet offer an alternative to some of the features listed below.
Deactivations submenu for Chichi and Thunderbird+:
Folders: Space does not select the next unread message in the list and does not display the list of unread folders d: Chichi does not yet have a standalone equivalent;
Folders: no navigation by initials d: by activating this option, Chichi will be used. It only works top-down and does not speak the name of the account to which the activated folder belongs;
List messages: Space does not read the message from the preview pane l: if you check this option, Chichi will speak the message from the preview pane. Unlike Thunderbird+, this playback will not be sanitized. On the other hand, F4 and Alt+down arrow will continue to appeal to the uncluttered reading of Thunderbird+;
List messages: no SmartReply: disables the functionality which allows to reply to a mailing list with Control+r in single press or to the sender with Control+r in double press,
List messages: do not manage the quick filter bar: suppress access to filter options with the down arrow;
main window: Tab does not move to the next pane f
main window: Escape does not return to the previous pane f



Other new features:
NVDA+end: NVDA's status bar announcement has been reverted and improved. For the main window, if applicable, the number of filtered messages as well as the filtering expression are also announced. The Alt+end shortcut was retained because it spells out the filter keyword;
The grave menu has two new entries:


Edit window: For addressing fields that are not shown by default, Copy To, Blind Copy To, and Reply To, Alt+number commands have been improved. For example, hitting Alt+4:
With a press, you will hear: "The Copy to field is missing, type this command twice quickly to display it." ;
With two presses, the Copy to field will be displayed and will take focus;


Fixes:

The r shortcut has been removed from the command gestures for the SmartReply function, it caused problems in write mode;

The part that transforms the lines of the list of messages has been rewritten in a different logic in order to overcome certain problems encountered in grouped mode by conversations or sort criteria;

Thunderbird startup management has been removed from the add-on in favor of Chichi or Start with inbox.
If you continue to use the latter, it has just been upgraded to version 2.5.2. It now allows you to start Thunderbird on the first unread message in the Incoming Mail folder of the account you have chosen in its options;
==+Versions 4.1.1 to 4.2.1==+

List of messages:

Folder tree:
If the selected folder has unread messages, pressing space selects the next or first unread message in the list:


By pressing Tab on the name of the account selected in the tree structure,we reach a frame containing several buttons relating to this account. From now on, the escape key allows you to return to the tree structure;


Clean reading of messages:
F4 key now reads a message if it has focus, whether in the preview pane, reading tab, in the separate reading window, and even in the Write window. With Shift+F4, the reading is done in the chronological order of the citations;

Groups.io message footer, like on NVDA-FR: in clean read with space or f4, the whole message footer is silenced from the line of many equals;
Lines with several dashes are now ignored, they no longer cause the continuation of the message to be deleted. This issue was caused by the removal of message footers from Yahoo listings;
If message display is set to original HTML, stylesheets are no longer spoken;

version 4.0.4 for Thunderbird 102, 09/24/2022

1. Changes to the list of messages:

2. New thunderbird-dv mailing list:

For more information and to subscribe, go to thunderbird-dv;

version 4.0.3 for Thunderbird 102, 09/03/2022

Fixes following changes introduced in Thunderbird 102.2:

Modification of the instructions for use, 07/22/2022

Significant revision to the section dealing with starting Thunderbird.
The Thunderbird startup enhancement section explains how to install and configure the "Auto select latest message" and "Start with inbox" add-ons
These two modules integrate directly with Thunderbird, they are independent of NVDA.

version 4.0.1 for Thunderbird 102, 07/20/2022

version 4.0 for Thunderbird 102, 02/07/2022

This version follows version 3 which remains available in French only;