Beta Notes

Thunderbird Desktop

Version 119.0beta | Released September 27, 2023

Check out the notes below for this version of Thunderbird. As always, you’re encouraged to tell us what you think, or file a bug in Bugzilla.

These notes apply to Thunderbird version 119 beta 6 released October 16, 2023.

System Requirements: Details

  • Windows: Windows 10 or later
  • Mac: macOS 10.15 or later
  • Linux: GTK+ 3.14 or higher

What’s Fixed

fixed

Thunderbird could not import profiles with hostname ending in dot (".")

fixed

Broken folders were excluded from folder tree

fixed

In Unified Folders view, some folders had incorrect unified folder parent

fixed

"Open in conversation" did not open messages in a thread view

fixed

"Edit message as new" did not restore encrypted subject from selected message

fixed

Default reply identity did not use "Delivered-To" address when catch-all was active

fixed

Large SVG favicons did not display on RSS feeds

fixed

News messsage with non-ASCII author name were incorrectly canceled

fixed

Localized "Re: " prefix was not stripped from news messages

fixed

"Followup-To" label was incorrectly labeled as "Newsgroups"

fixed

Calendar alarm dialogs with lengthy descriptions pushed buttons out of view

fixed

Various UX and visual improvements

Fixed in beta 2

What’s Fixed

fixed

Thunderbird attempted to load accounts missing server hostname, causing blank 3-pane window

fixed

Permission description strings were missing from Add-Ons Manager

fixed

Modifier keys did not work as expected when dragging a message over the folder tree on macOS

fixed

Card View displayed incorrect recipient name for mail and news accounts, depending on folder

fixed

"View Headers All" did not work when selected in standalone message window

fixed

Importing calendars from iCal files did not work under certain circumstances

fixed

Calendar invitations were not sent to event participants, only organizer

fixed

Printing dialog could be opened, even with no messages selected

Fixed in beta 3

What’s Fixed

fixed

Spell check dictionary dialog sometimes pushed Close button out of view

fixed

Various visual fixes

New and fixed in beta 4

What’s New

new

"Manage Newsgroups Subscription" now displayed on Account Central when using newsgroups

What’s Fixed

fixed

Manually configured authentication methods on accounts did no always persist

fixed

"From" address was editable when creating a new message from a template if the account identity contained Unicode characters

fixed

"Move/Copy to <folder> again" was sometimes displayed in the folder context menu when it should not have been

fixed

Viewing the mail filter log displayed an error if no log file was present

fixed

"Folder Location" toolbar button did not work for local folders

fixed

Calendar ICS parser improvements for more reliable event import

Fixed in beta 5

What’s Fixed

fixed

"Reply to List" option was always enabled, even with no list to reply to

fixed

"Archive" button in message pane was enabled on messages that could not be archived

fixed

Multiple message drafts or message templates could not be opened simultaneously for editing

fixed

Opening a saved .eml file in compose window did not preserve message subject from file

fixed

"Edit as New", "Reply", and "Redirect" could not be used on multiple messages simultaneously

fixed

"Copy to again" option disappeared from context menu after copying to Gmail folder with non-ASCII name

fixed

"Send Autocrypt key in header" preference was available on accounts with no encryption key

fixed

Tools > Filters dialog did not open in Unified Folder view if no messages were selected

fixed

"Save image as" option did not work for RSS feed items displayed as a webpage

fixed

OTR verification dialog was blank, preventing verification of OTR chat sessions

New and fixed in beta 6

What’s New

new

Added account context menu to Unified Toolbar "Get Messages" button, creating quick access option to retrieve new messages for individual accounts

What’s Fixed

fixed

"Compact" option was missing from folder context menu for IMAP accounts using maildir

fixed

Message list could not be properly read by screen readers in table view

fixed

NVDA keyboard table navigation of message list did not work in table view

fixed

Message list did not automatically scroll to new messages when switching folders

fixed

Replying to some plaintext messages with desired quote selected in original message did not preserve formatting of quote

fixed

Various UX and visual improvements

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