Thunderbird, Advance to next ...

[Bob Goodwin]

Don Russell wrote:
> On 5/10/2006 2:52 PM, Bob Goodwin wrote:
>> taharka wrote:
>>> Howdy,
>>>
>>> On Wed, 2006-05-10 at 16:02 -0400, Bob Goodwin wrote:
>>>  
>>>> I am presently using Thunderbird version 1.5.0.2 (20060501) and 
>>>> FC-5.  Until updating to FC-5 and the latest Thunderbird I could 
>>>> prevent Thunderbird from asking "Advance to next unread message in 
>>>> ----------?" by making the following configuration changes which 
>>>> can no longer be done.  It appears that the configuration files 
>>>> have changed and I'm unable to find where to stop this annoying 
>>>> "feature!"
>>>>
>>>> Can anyone tell me how to fix this?
>>>>
>>>> Bob Goodwin   Zuni, Virginia   w2bod
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>  > how to stop Thunderbird from asking
>>>>  >>
>>>>  >> "Advance to next unread message in ................."
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> In ~/.thunderbird/default/<some_characters>/user.js add
>>>>
>>>> # How to handle the Advance to next unread message in <x> folder
>>>> # prompt.
>>>> #
>>>> # Settings:
>>>> #     0 - Always go to the next folder without prompting
>>>> #     1 - Ask before going (default behavior)
>>>> #     2 - Don't prompt and don't go to the next folder with unread
>>>> #         messages
>>>> user_pref("mailnews.nav_crosses_folders", 0);
>>>>
>>>> (or chose 2 if you do not want to automatically go to next folder with
>>>> unread messages)
>>>>     
>>>
>>> Does the following link help you?
>>>
>>> http://www.mozilla.org/support/thunderbird/tips#beh_nextunread
>>>
>>>   
>> Yes, definitely!  I searched for that file and never found it.
>
>
> Use the built-in config editor:
>
> tools/options/advanced
> click the Config Editor... button
>
> In the filter field, enter mailnews.nav
>
> Double click the one item
> enter your new value....
>
> Sure beats trying to find the magic file. :-)
>
> Though you still need to know the magic values. ;-)
>
> It would be very cool, if, when an item is selected in the config 
> editor, pressing F1 would show the comments explaining the different 
> values. RFE? ;-)
>
Neat, I didn't know that "Config Editor" existed.  It has the right 
value in it now that I made the change and added user.js but that might 
have been easier.  As you say you have to know the value to enter but I 
already had that in my notes.  I keep extensive notes on Linux 
configuration, etc.

Thanks for the tip.

BobG