Thunderbird Desktop
Version 69.0beta | Released July 26, 2019
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 release notes apply to Thunderbird version 69 beta 4 released August 28th, 2019.
What’s Fixed
fixed
While Thunderbird was in safe mode, the help menu did not offer an item to restart with add-ons enabled
Fixed in Beta 2
What’s Fixed
fixed
Chat text input area had near zero height (in beta 1)
fixed
Links on Help menu not working (in beta 1)
fixed
New email notification not properly formatted in some cases
fixed
F6 focus in address book not correct
fixed
Some visual glitches: Wrong colors, backgrounds, tooltips, etc.
Fixed in Beta 3
What’s Fixed
fixed
Column choice and sort order in "Search Messages" dialog lost after relaunch
fixed
Theme installation not working via the Add-on Manager (in beta 1 and 2)
fixed
The spellchecker marked words preceding a single quote as misspelled (in beta 2)
fixed
More visual glitches: Attachment pane height, link color for detached/external attachments, dark theme, compose window toolbar, error console window title
New and Fixed in Beta 4
What’s New
new
Offer to configure Exchange accounts for Office365. A third-party add-on is required for this account type. IMAP still exists as alternative.
What’s Fixed
fixed
LDAP address auto-complete and server preference not working
fixed
Even more visual glitches: Scrollbar in chat account settings, missing context menu in contacts sidebar, missing chat participant tooltip, icon sizes in toolbars, selection of tagged messages using dark theme, message pane toggle in application menu
fixed
Links containing a #reference don't open correctly in the external browser. External browser may open in a background window.
Known Issues
unresolved
Clicking mailto links in browser doesn't open Thunderbird Write window
unresolved
Opening the properties of a folder may hang on Mac
unresolved
Mail header toolbar (Reply, Forward, Archive, Junk buttons) no longer configurable
unresolved
Thunderbird 69 beta may not recognise an existing profile. Workaround: start with the profile manager option -p.
unresolved
Calendar: A localized version of Provider for Google Calendar not available at addons.thunderbird.net or the Mozilla FTP server. A US-English version can be downloaded here. The XPI file needs to be installed manually in Thunderbird.
unresolved
Chat: Twitter not working due to API changes at Twitter.com.
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