Two reasons I'm not upgrading to Thunderbird 78: efficient keyboard control
Hello, just to put this info on record, I will continue with Thunderbird 68 for these 2 reasons:
1. The one extension without which e-mail would be completely unusable for me, ArchiveThis!, has not yet been ported, and it seems to be a tough job. (The extension allows to sort mails into folders by keystrokes and autocomplete, without lengthy mousing around and RSI-inducing drag&drop.)
2. I didn't find a way to efficiently compose e-mails, i.e. without using the mouse. Before, one could tab through the recipient type and address fields and change To: / Cc: with keystrokes, and autocompletion for the names.
Nevertheless, thanks for the continued work on a great e-mail program!
Cheers!
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Here are a couple of add-ons for navigating or filing through keystrokes:
https://addons.thunderbird.net/en-us/thunderbird/addon/quick-folder-move/
https://addons.thunderbird.net/en-us/thunderbird/addon/nostalgy_ng/
Nostalgy has the option to show the Cc and Bcc boxes by default, making them easier to access through Tab.
schwarz6 said
2. I didn't find a way to efficiently compose e-mails, i.e. without using the mouse. Before, one could tab through the recipient type and address fields and change To: / Cc: with keystrokes, and autocompletion for the names.
Thanks. Yes, this is an area that will continue to evolve and improve.