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The June Development Digest is here, with updates right before the release of the new ESR next week! We're keeping things short and sweet, and so read on for:

🐛 So Many Bug Fixes
🎨 Account Colors - Finally!
🔄 Sync Updates
🙏 One More Beta Appeal

https://blog.thunderbird.net/2024/07/thunderbird-monthly-development-digest-june-2024/

#Thunderbird #Development #OpenSource

@cbdesu

Is your inbox stealing your time and focus like your dryer steals socks? Treating your email like you'd ideally treat your laundry (no floor wardrobes here) can help put you in control of your inbox, instead of the other way around. Read our tips and tricks for putting this method to work in Thunderbird - and as always, we'd love to read about your productivity hacks and practices!

#Thunderbird #Email #Productivity

https://blog.thunderbird.net/2024/06/chaotic-inbox-to-productivity-powerhouse/

The Thunderbird story is an epic of countless individual stories, coming together to make something bigger than themselves. We're sharing those stories in a new series, and our first spotlight is on one of our amazing Bugzilla volunteers.

Arthur helps new volunteers document issues, as well as testing bug fixes. Read more at the blog, and find out how to share (or start!) your own Thunderbird story!

https://blog.thunderbird.net/2024/06/contributor-highlight-arthur/

#Thunderbird #Community #OpenSource

We've got a Thunderbird for Android/K-9 Progress Report for May, coming in hot! 🔥

✅ Material 3 Updates
✅ Android 14 Targeting
✅ Good News Re: F-Droid Metadata

...and more, including Community Contributions! Check it out on the Thunderbird Blog: https://blog.thunderbird.net/2024/06/thunderbird-for-android-k-9-mail-may-2024-progress-report/

#Thunderbird #Android #Development

Do you need to BCC the same recipient on every outgoing email? Thunderbird makes this easy! 💪

Go to Account Settings > Copies and Folders > check 'Bcc these email addresses' for each account. ✅

#ThunderbirdTips

More bug fixes, including F-Droid metadata! Material 3 progress and targeting Android 14. All this AND glimpses of a two-app future in the April 2024 Progress Report for Thunderbird for Android. 📱 ✨

https://blog.thunderbird.net/2024/05/thunderbird-for-android-k-9-mail-april-2024-progress-report/

#Thunderbird #Android #Development

We've got some incredible updates in the April Development Digest! Full names and email addresses are on their way! Relief for folder compaction issues is coming even sooner. ✨

Read about these topics and more, and don't miss the invite to our technical mailing lists to join development discussions as they happen! ✉️

https://blog.thunderbird.net/2024/05/thunderbird-monthly-development-digest-april-2024/

#Thunderbird #Development #OpenSource

In case you're not following our blog (gasp!), our Rust developers have the technical details on how we're using the language to bring in native Exchange support in the latest post.

So if you're a fan of all things Rust and email protocols, and you want to know what we've done so far and what's coming next, give it a read - and come to our office hours all about Rust and Exchange tomorrow at 16:00 UTC!

https://blog.thunderbird.net/2024/04/adventures-in-rust-bringing-exchange-support-to-thunderbird/

#Thunderbird #Rust #Development

After a stable release of K-9 Mail, our Android team usually spends a couple weeks fixing bugs. The bug hunt takes center stage in this month's #Android progress report, with cketti and Wolf ironing out a BUNCH of them.

https://blog.thunderbird.net/2024/04/thunderbird-for-android-k-9-mail-march-2024-progress-report/

#Thunderbird #K9Mail #FOSS

We want to find bugs before our users do! So, since the release of 115 Supernova, we’ve been putting a much stronger focus on improving our automated testing.

Read all about it in this new blog from Staff Engineer Geoff Lankow:

https://blog.thunderbird.net/2024/04/automated-testing-how-we-catch-thunderbird-bugs-before-you-do/

#Thunderbird #QA #Development #Bugs

We hear you: it IS frustrating that Thunderbird doesn't have a proper conversation view! It's finally time to answer WHY, and explain what we're doing to solve it.

It all started about 20 years ago...

PeerTube: https://tilvids.com/w/3wkuHE1GhpZXA5Z17LGGba

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3dyGB9oHe4

#Thunderbird #OpenSource #Development

Oh snap! Good news, Linux users: we're adding the Thunderbird Snap, previously maintained by the awesome Ubuntu desktop team, to our officially supported Linux packages! 📦 🐧

Learn all about why we made the change, what it means and what to expect, and where to report issues in our blog post.

https://blog.thunderbird.net/2024/04/thundersnap-why-were-helping-maintain-the-thunderbird-snap-on-linux/

#Thunderbird #Linux #Snap

When Thunderbird for Android is ready for release, what will the upgrade path from K-9 Mail look like? Will both apps co-exist? Where does Mozilla Sync fit in?

Alex answers some of your burning questions about our Android plans in this short clip from our recent Community Office Hours session.

https://tilvids.com/w/wGoySntAhuVxpnniETxaJG

#Android #Thunderbird #K9Mail

We've got a new Developer Digest, and this one is full of updates on Rust and Exchange support, a better mailing list subscription experience, and a successful ESMification! 🎉

Read all about these developments and small but meaningful fixes and upgrades here: https://blog.thunderbird.net/2024/04/thunderbird-monthly-development-digest-march-24/

#Thunderbird #Development #Rust

Who needs bad April Fools' Day jokes when you have laptop lids! Today's lid is from @Unaccounted4

Things we are loving:
* Sweet, squishy mascots 🐧
* Sound haberdashery 🎩
* Science and swears 🤬

Rating: 1100/1010 binary references

#OpenSource #Community #WeRateLaptopLids

Are some of your messages in Thunderbird's Dark Mode hard to read? While we work on a more permanent fix, this Bugzilla report has some useful workarounds. 🌙

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1872348

#Thunderbird #ThunderbirdTips #DarkMode

@etrigan63 This is not an ideal experience, and we (and future users) would be so grateful if you posted about this in Bugzilla (https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/describecomponents.cgi?product=Thunderbird) so we can see which buttons aren't inserting signatures.

~Monica

@bcon Good timing on the question.
YES! Mailing list management is supported as of Thunderbird 125 Beta. However, there is a lot of work to do still. But the bones are there now. More info here: https://thunderbird.topicbox.com/groups/beta/T7103372a2c45b3b0

~Jason

It's time for our Community Office Hours this Wednesday March 27 at 17:00 UTC and the topics are up to you! We'll answer live questions, questions sent to officehours@thunderbird.net, and some of the questions we heard most at SCaLE! 🤔 🐧

Find out how to join us in the blog, and note the shift in day and in UTC! Silly spring time changes. 🗓️ ⏰

https://blog.thunderbird.net/2024/03/march-2024-community-office-hours-open-forum-and-faq/

#Thunderbird #Community #OpenSource