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what happened to the "go to next unread" button?

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When I updated to T'bird, 38.0.1, the "go to next unread" button disappeared. This is the button that used to be visible when reading a message, in the upper right corner of the header pane, next to the "reply to the sender of this message" button. In the latest version it has been replaced by a forward this message button. How can I get it back?

Pete

When I updated to T'bird, 38.0.1, the "go to next unread" button disappeared. This is the button that used to be visible when reading a message, in the upper right corner of the header pane, next to the "reply to the sender of this message" button. In the latest version it has been replaced by a forward this message button. How can I get it back? Pete

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I found this add on that lists the Next Message button.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/toolbar-buttons/?src=search

Does this sound familiar? Is it showing in your add on tab in Thunderbird?

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Right click that toolbar and select Customize. Is the missing button available in the dialog box that opens? If so drag and drop it back in place. I have never used that button so I cannot say for sure it is there.

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Good suggestion, but unfortunately the "unread" option is not present in the customize panel.

Pete

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Maybe you had an add on providing this button that needs upgrading to work with the new version.

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Pressing the letter N on the keyboard is the shortcut for Next Unread until you figure out the button. It must have been an add on that created the button because I can find nothing showing it as a standard button in Thunderbird.

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I found this add on that lists the Next Message button.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/toolbar-buttons/?src=search

Does this sound familiar? Is it showing in your add on tab in Thunderbird?

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All of these responses got me looking at Add-Ons, and to my surprise I found that while I did not have the toolbar-buttons add-on, in fact *all* my existing add-ons were disabled. I'm fairly certain that I did not do this knowingly, but enabling them brought the desired button back. Thanks!

Pete