Thunderbird is finally paying attention to the UI side of things. Hopefully they finally implement the standard multiline email list view which has been on the back burner for 19 years XD
> Thunderbird is finally paying attention to the UI side of things
I wish they would not. I don't want any UI changes on my email client. Ever. It is one of my most important tools for work, so I don't want to tolerate anything that breaks or changes my workflow.
I am super happy user of thunderbird but if they keep doing this "modernizing" thing I will have to switch to a more stable mail client (after my current version that I never plan on updating breaks that is).
I'm fine with little UI tweaks. I'm not a fan of how the UI is becoming "flatter" with every release, and I wish they had toggles for some of the more questionable features (like those recipient bubbles which can't be easily edited, or the absolutely inane treatment of TO/CC/BCC).
If you don't want your software to change, don't update it.
The way Thunderbird looks and the messages list is a large part of it is horrendous and is a deal breaker for me, for example.
This era ~15 years ago must have been peak GUI design, with many applications being both beginner-friendly and powerful. And if your grandma called, you could easily steer her through menus over the phone. Nowadays, good luck describing the latest incarnation of the hamburger icon over the phone, especially when all the other monochrome line drawings look quite similar to aging eyes.
The reason I switched to thunderbird is that it displays each email on a single line, which is sooooo much more information dense, and thus efficient! There's no better way to manage a large amount of email than displaying a large amount on screen!
Even if they add it, the single-line display will always be around. It isn't mutually exclusive by any means. All clients that support multiline also have single-line support.
cardanome|3 years ago
I wish they would not. I don't want any UI changes on my email client. Ever. It is one of my most important tools for work, so I don't want to tolerate anything that breaks or changes my workflow.
I am super happy user of thunderbird but if they keep doing this "modernizing" thing I will have to switch to a more stable mail client (after my current version that I never plan on updating breaks that is).
elric|3 years ago
vnkr|3 years ago
StuffMaster|3 years ago
I dream of a future when normal interfaces and drop-down menus return.
hammyhavoc|3 years ago
currysausage|3 years ago
This era ~15 years ago must have been peak GUI design, with many applications being both beginner-friendly and powerful. And if your grandma called, you could easily steer her through menus over the phone. Nowadays, good luck describing the latest incarnation of the hamburger icon over the phone, especially when all the other monochrome line drawings look quite similar to aging eyes.
infinet|3 years ago
toomim|3 years ago
The reason I switched to thunderbird is that it displays each email on a single line, which is sooooo much more information dense, and thus efficient! There's no better way to manage a large amount of email than displaying a large amount on screen!
seraphine|3 years ago
sph|3 years ago
They said it might be fixed before the bugs 20th anniversary, so less than one year to go, but I somehow doubt it.
teddyh|3 years ago
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=213945#c214
sph|3 years ago
einpoklum|3 years ago
FastMonkey|3 years ago