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Right Click Search for Sender / Subject

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mdtownes
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The search box at top right is great, but requires typing. I would like a right click item so I could right click on a sender or subject and then click search and Thunderbird would automatically search for that sender or subject. I keep hundreds of emails for reference and this would save a lot of time.

The search box at top right is great, but requires typing. I would like a right click item so I could right click on a sender or subject and then click search and Thunderbird would automatically search for that sender or subject. I keep hundreds of emails for reference and this would save a lot of time.

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The Nostalgy extension gives you this option: By typing `, you can filter the thread pane on messages from the same sender. By typing ` again, you can filter on subject. If you don't like this key assignment, you can change it also in Nostalgy's options.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/nostalgy/

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Onno Ekker
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Chosen Solution

The Nostalgy extension gives you this option: By typing `, you can filter the thread pane on messages from the same sender. By typing ` again, you can filter on subject. If you don't like this key assignment, you can change it also in Nostalgy's options.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/nostalgy/