thunderbird 2.0

[Bob Chiodini]

Bob Chiodini wrote:
>
>
> Martin Marques wrote:
>> Casey Stamper wrote:
>>> On 8/27/07, Karl Larsen <k5di at zianet.com> wrote:
>>>> Martin Marques wrote:
>>>>> I installed a month ago Fedora 7 on my new Compaq Notebook, and when
>>>>> using Thunderbird found out that the search component (small box that
>>>>> lets you filter mail in the selected mailbox by sender, to or cc, 
>>>>> body
>>>>> content, etc.) is missing and I can't find anywhere to enable it (if
>>>>> it's still part of thunderbird).
>>>>>
>>>>> Do I have to install it as an extension, because I search for it on
>>>>> thenderbirds addons with no luck.
>>>>>
>>>>     I still click on Tools and then filters. Do you have the Tools in
>>>> your top margin?
>>>>
>>>
>>> I'm pretty sure you can also (not at the computer at the moment)
>>> right-click on the email address and choose something like 'create
>>> filter from address.'
>>
>> People, this is not what I want.
>>
>> In tb 1.5 (which is the version I'm using now at work) I have a 
>> search box which once applied the filter it only shows those messages 
>> (like a search filter), but when I'm done, I cancel it and go back to 
>> the normal mailbox view.
>>
>> Another nice thing it has is that is right above the mailbox list, so 
>> I don't have to go to Tools -> Message Filters.
>>
>> Is it available?
>>
> Martin,
>
> I see the "search" box on both 1.5 (FC6) and 2.0 (F7).  In 1.5 there 
> is an option under view to turn it off, but I do not see that option 
> in 2.0.  I also looked in the advanced config in 2.0 and did not see 
> anything obvious.
>
> As a last resort, you could try moving your profile and letting 
> thunderbird create a new one.
>
> Bob...
>

Martin,

I did a little more looking.  My F7 access is a bit limited, but take a 
look in your .thunderbird/random-directory-name directory for a file 
called localstore.rdf.  In that file there is XML similar to this:

 <RDF:Description RDF:about="chrome://messenger/content/messenger.xul#mail-bar2"

                   mode="full"

                   currentset="button-getmsg,button-newmsg,button-address,separator,button-reply,button-replyall,button-forward,separator,button-tag,button-delete,button-junk,button-print,separator,button-goback,button-goforward,spring,search-container" />

Note the last item on the currentset line.

With thunderbird stopped try adding ",search-container" (without the 
additional quotes) to the equivalent line your localstore.rdf and 
restart thunderbird.

Did you convert from 1.5 to 2.0?  Either way it sounds like it might be 
time for a bug report.

Bob...