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Revision as of 23:14, 25 July 2011
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# Windows High Contrast (non aero) Theme issues | # Windows High Contrast (non aero) Theme issues | ||
## Don't use aero-style icons on Windows for non aero and high contrast themes - {{bug|608792}}, [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=608792#c12 userChrome.css workaround] | ## Don't use aero-style icons on Windows for non aero and high contrast themes - {{bug|608792}}, [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=608792#c12 userChrome.css workaround] | ||
# '''Thunderbird 5 is slow'''. [http://gsfn.us/t/2d13g GS1] [http://gsfn.us/t/2c70o GS2]. | # '''Thunderbird 5 is slow aka Font Rendering - Direct 2D performance issues '''. [http://gsfn.us/t/2d13g GS1] [http://gsfn.us/t/2c70o GS2]. [[http://kb.mozillazine.org/Thunderbird_5.0_-_New_Features_and_Changes#Font_rendering_and_performance_issues workarounds from MozillaZine wiki, thanks RSX11M!]], [[http://getsatisfaction.com/mozilla_messaging/topics/thunderbird_5_0_slow GS thread]] Two possible solutions: | ||
## known issues with TB 5.0 when hardware acceleration and/or font smoothing are switched on. Go into Tools → Options → Advanced → General and click Config Editor there. One by one, toggle the gfx.direct2d.disabled and layers.acceleration.disabled preferences to "true" (either of those or both) by double-clicking on them, restart Thunderbird after each change to see if it makes any difference | ## known issues with TB 5.0 when hardware acceleration and/or font smoothing are switched on. Go into Tools → Options → Advanced → General and click Config Editor there. One by one, toggle the gfx.direct2d.disabled and layers.acceleration.disabled preferences to "true" (either of those or both) by double-clicking on them, restart Thunderbird after each change to see if it makes any difference | ||
## Antivirus interaction. Go into Tools → Options → Security → Antivirus and uncheck the field. | ## Antivirus interaction. Go into Tools → Options → Security → Antivirus and uncheck the field. | ||
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# Sort by Receiver or Sender name sorts by email address instead of actual name if showing only display name (Tools|Options|Advanced|Reading & Display "Show only display name for people in my address book" is checked) - UNCONFIRMED REGRESSION [[http://getsatisfaction.com/mozilla_messaging/topics/sort_function_thunderbird_5_0 GS1]], [[http://getsatisfaction.com/mozilla_messaging/topics/who_the_taught_you_to_sort GS2]], [[http://getsatisfaction.com/mozilla_messaging/topics/thunderbird_5_does_not_display_message_download_progress GS3]], I believe this is {{bug|672022}} which hopefully will be fixed in TB7 | # Sort by Receiver or Sender name sorts by email address instead of actual name if showing only display name (Tools|Options|Advanced|Reading & Display "Show only display name for people in my address book" is checked) - UNCONFIRMED REGRESSION [[http://getsatisfaction.com/mozilla_messaging/topics/sort_function_thunderbird_5_0 GS1]], [[http://getsatisfaction.com/mozilla_messaging/topics/who_the_taught_you_to_sort GS2]], [[http://getsatisfaction.com/mozilla_messaging/topics/thunderbird_5_does_not_display_message_download_progress GS3]], I believe this is {{bug|672022}} which hopefully will be fixed in TB7 | ||
# 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] | # 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] | ||
=== Minor issues or issue fixed in TB 6 or future release === | === Minor issues or issue fixed in TB 6 or future release === | ||