Thunderbird:Menus:Menus after some consolidation

1. Current Menus
2. After some consolidation
3. After extraneous item removal

Basic Ideas

The goal is to reduce the overall weight of the menus, both in the total number of items and in the total number of submenus. The first way to do this is to consolidate items. Commands which exist in multiple places in the menus should be consolidated into the most intuitive place. (This isn't to say that commands shouldn't be accessible through keyboard shortcuts or other methods, but within the primary menus as a general rule we should limit it to one location.)

Cross-Platform Menus

• File
  • New
    • New Message...
    • New Folder...
    • New Saved Search...
    • New Account...
    • New Address Book Card...

The first changes can start here. First, 'New Message' is duplicated in the Message menu. We should get rid of one or the other of these. (more later on what I think should happen)

• • Open Saved Message...
  • Attachments
  • Close (Window)
  • Save As
    • File
    • Template
  • Get New Messages for
    • Get All New Messages
    • (list of accounts follows)
  • Send Unsent Messages
  • Subscribe...
  • Rename Folder
  • Compact Folders
  • Empty Trash
  • Offline
    • Work Offline
    • Download/Sync Now...
    • Offline Settings
    • Get Flagged Messages
    • Get Selected Messages
  • Page Setup...
  • Print Preview
  • Print...
  • Exit/Quit (but not available on Macs)

• Edit
  • Undo
  • Redo
  • Cut
  • Copy
  • Paste
  • Cancel Message
  • Delete
  • Delete Folder
  • Delete Message
  • Select
    • Select All
    • Thread
  • Find
    • Find in This Message...
    • Find Again
    • Find Previous
    • Search Messages...
    • Search Addresses...
  • Folder Properties...
  • Preferences (Options)

• View
  • Toolbars
    • Mail Toolbar
    • Search Toolbar
    • Status Bar
    • Customize...
  • Layout
    • Classic View
    • Wide View
    • Vertical View
    • Message Pane
  • Sort By (with a load of options)
  • Messages (with a load of options)
  • Threads (with a load of options)
  • Headers (with a load of options)
  • Message Body As (with a load of options)
  • Display Attachments Inline
  • Text Size
    • Increase
    • Decrease
    • Normal
  • Character Encoding
  • Message Source
  • Message Security Info

• Go
  • Next
    • Message
    • Unread Message
    • Flagged Message
    • Unread Thread
  • Previous
    • Message
    • Unread Message
    • Flagged Message
  • Mail Start Page

• Message
  • New Message
  • Reply
  • Reply All
  • Forward
  • Forward As (Inline or Attachment)
  • Edit Message as New
  • Open Message
  • Edit Message as New
  • Move
  • Copy
  • Label
  • Mark
  • Create Filter from Label...

• Tools
  • Address Book
  • Extensions
  • Themes
  • Message Filters...
  • Run Filters on Folder
  • Junk Mail Controls
  • Run Junk Mail Controls on Folders
  • Delete Mail Marked as Junk in Folders
  • Import...
  • Account Settings...

• Help
  • Release Notes
  • Mozilla Thunderbird Help
  • About Mozilla Thunderbird

Mac-only Menus

• Thunderbird (Mac only)
  • About Thunderbird
  • Preferences...
  • Quit Thunderbird

I have no suggested changes for this menu; it fits with what I know exists for Firefox (or what may eventually exist - I don't use a Mac, and I might be confusing current status with status after some patches I've been watching get reviewed and checked into source).

• Window (Mac only)
  • Minimize
  • Zoom
  • Bring All to Front
  • Mail & Newsgroups
  • Address Book

These menus are pretty normal as well. I don't know the rationale for having both 'Mail and Newsgroups' and 'Address Book' in this menu, but it's only a fifth item in what's already a small menu. Someone more knowledgeable on Mac conventions should speak up here if there's a possible problem.