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* The list of folders is clearly a list of folders. Even when not named so, users will probably suspect that clicking Inbox brings them to the inbox.<br><span style="background:yellow;">First: it is customizeable, somewhat: the Advanced option <tt>Show expanded columns in the folder pane</tt>. Second, with [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=330797 bug 330797], that "Folders" label is now active, and cycles between the various View|Folders settings.</span>
* The list of folders is clearly a list of folders. Even when not named so, users will probably suspect that clicking Inbox brings them to the inbox.<br><span style="background:yellow;">First: it is customizeable, somewhat: the Advanced option <tt>Show expanded columns in the folder pane</tt>. Second, with [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=330797 bug 330797], that "Folders" label is now active, and cycles between the various View|Folders settings.</span>
* <strike>The "Search bar" toolbar contains the unpopular View-dropdown (which should return as addable toolbar item). The search-box could be merged with the "Mail toolbar" toolbar, as it is in Firefox.</strike><span style="background:yellow;">This has been done for TB 2.0: [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=324194 bug 324194]</span>
* <strike>The "Search bar" toolbar contains the unpopular View-dropdown (which should return as addable toolbar item). The search-box could be merged with the "Mail toolbar" toolbar, as it is in Firefox.</strike><span style="background:yellow;">This has been done for TB 2.0: [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=324194 bug 324194]</span>
Why doesn't Thunderbird look more like this???
[[image:Webmail-1.jpg|left|thumb|50px|[[Thunderbird:UI Reduction]]]]

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