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=== Changes === | === Changes === | ||
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# tabbar background blocks lightweight theme image (with personas add-on not enabled - {{bug|573360}} - Narrowly missed TB 5, I believe this will land in Thunderbird 6 | |||
# tabbar background blocks lightweight theme image (with personas add-on not enabled - {{bug| | # Clear Type and Direct2D preference changes - [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Thunderbird_6.0%2C_etc.#Updates_for_Thunderbird_6.0 for full details refer to RSX11M's excellent summary of the prefs]: gfx.font_rendering.cleartype_params.gamma, gfx.font_rendering.cleartype_params.enhanced_contrast, gfx.font_rendering.cleartype_params.cleartype_level, gfx.font_rendering.cleartype_params.pixel_structure, gfx.font_rendering.cleartype_params.rendering_mode | ||
# Clear Type and Direct2D preference | # Lots of Outlook import improvements e.g. Characters outside the default code page which is bug {{bug|207156}} and also "Link error since new Outlook import code " aka {{bug|675893}} which might land in TB6 or TB 7 or TB8 | ||
# Default mail client check should now work with newer linux distributions - [{{bug|624341}}] | |||
# IMAP: When fetching headers from folders the newest headers are now fetched first [{{bug|464126}}] | |||
# Windows 7 Integration: Support Windows 7 Jump lists (compose message, open address book from taskbar) - [{{bug|494138}}] | |||
# All address book deletions now have a prompt to the user before deleting [{{bug|526541}}] | |||
# Fixes to stop Thunderbird sometimes mistakenly marking messages as read (may be more obvious to Conversations users?) [{{bug|662792}}] | |||
=== Thunderbird 5 and previous release regressions fixed in TB 6 === | |||
# Right Click Menu not functioning in HTML "insert link" - I believe this fix landed in TB 6 {{bug|665538}} which depends on {{bug|642420}}, WORKAROUND: Use Control V / Command V | |||
# On Windows, when the default mail app prompt comes up, and the user checks the "enable windows search" checkbox, TB doesn't remember that setting. {{bug|669463}} - REGRESSION - seems like an easy fix for TB 6 | |||
# REGRESSION on WINDOWS:drag and drop doesn't highlight the drop folder (works with Windows Classic Theme) - bug 668631 - FIX submitted, hopefully will land in TB 6 | |||
# PRINTING REGRESSION: <del>When printing messages with today's date, the date is not printed, just the time - REGRESSION: [http://getsatisfaction.com/mozilla_messaging/tags/bug_669385 GS], [{{bug|669385}}] - WORKAROUNDS: [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Date_display_format MZ Date Display format Article], [https://nic-nac-project.org/~kaosmos/printingtools-en.html Printing Tools] and [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/configdate/ ConfigDate add-on]</del> - '''patch landed in TB6, 7 & 8, please test in TB6 beta 3 and later builds''' | |||
# <del>(startup) crash due to unparseable URL [@ nsPop3Protocol::LoadUrl(nsIURI*, nsISupports*)] and [@ nsPop3Protocol::LoadUrl] (Mac) - is a top5 crash in TB5 but not in TB3</del> - {{bug|617721}}, POSSIBLE REGRESSION '''patch landed in TB6, 7 & 8, please test in TB6 beta 3 and later builds''' | |||
#<del>menubar and toolbar icons when focused are hard to read with aero theme - [[http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5063/5871097804_bcd6eaa922_o.png screenshot]</del>,{{bug|667248}}] - FIXED in Thunderbird 6 Beta 2 | |||
# <del>New Account Wizard bad-input warnings are unreadable (gray-on-black) in Ubuntu 11.04 (e.g. "Please enter your name", "Double check this email address", "Username or password invalid") - Possible REGRESSION</del>, {{bug|671904}} FIXED in TB6 Beta 3,7 and 8 | |||
# <del>WINDOWS:drag and drop doesn't highlight the drop folder (works with Windows Classic Theme) - {{bug|668631}}</del> - FIX landed in TB6, 7 and 8 | |||
# <del>WINDOWS REGRESSION:when unfocused, the Thunderbird menu bar is blurred (also happens in Firefox) - {{bug|677345}}</del> - fixed in Thunderbird 6 Beta 3, PLEASE TEST! | |||
=== Sources === | === Sources === | ||
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## [http://hg.mozilla.org/releases/mozilla-aurora/pushloghtml?fromchange=a95d42642281&tochange=tip Gecko 6 Changelog] | ## [http://hg.mozilla.org/releases/mozilla-aurora/pushloghtml?fromchange=a95d42642281&tochange=tip Gecko 6 Changelog] | ||
# [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Thunderbird_6.0%2C_etc. excellent, unofficial Thunderbird 6 page from MozillaZine] compiled (mostly) by the super helpful volunteer contributor [http://kb.mozillazine.org/User:Rsx11m RSX11M] | # [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Thunderbird_6.0%2C_etc. excellent, unofficial Thunderbird 6 page from MozillaZine] compiled (mostly) by the super helpful volunteer contributor [http://kb.mozillazine.org/User:Rsx11m RSX11M] | ||
# [[Thunderbird/Thunderbird5.0SupportIssues#Minor_issues_or_issue_fixed_in_TB_6|Thunderbird 5 Support Issues]] | |||
# the above are great for Thunderbird changes, but open question: how do we track gecko changes that surface themselves to the user in Thunderbird? | # the above are great for Thunderbird changes, but open question: how do we track gecko changes that surface themselves to the user in Thunderbird? | ||
=== See Also === | === See Also === | ||
* [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Thunderbird_5.0_-_New_Features_and_Changes excellent, unofficial list of Thunderbird 5 changes on MozillaZine] | * [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Thunderbird_5.0_-_New_Features_and_Changes excellent, unofficial list of Thunderbird 5 changes on MozillaZine] written primarily by RSX11M (thanks RSX!) | ||
* [[Thunderbird/Support/TB7UserChanges]] | |||