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Hi all, how does one display only unstarred messages in the Inbox?

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filter all Starred messages to folder X
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That is quite a workaround! For that matter I could simply sort on Starred then move the unstarred messages to another folder.

But rather than a clumsy workaround, does the Quick Filter bar let one perform !searches?
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What about using the Search functionality? Menu path Edit->Find->Search Messages (or press Ctrl+Shift+F) then select "Status"+"Isn't"+"Starred".
Or you could create a custom "View" filter using menu path View->Messages->Customize.
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> What about using the Search functionality? Menu path Edit->Find->Search
> Messages (or press Ctrl+Shift+F) then select "Status"+"Isn't"+"Starred".
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In that view one cannot see the message body, only the header details. However, I did save a search (why didn't I think of that before) and that fits my needs. Thanks!


> Or you could create a custom "View" filter using menu path
> View->Messages->Customize.

Interestingly, I don't have View -> Messages or anything else that is similar. This is Thunderbird 3.1.10 as installed by Kubuntu. I have a few extensions, but nothing that I think would affect that.

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You might have to add the "View" button to the toolbar in order to get that functionality, although I would expect the menu option to remain, even if the button was not used on the toolbar.
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Dan, you are right, only after adding the View button did I get the menu item mentioned.

The View button replaces the Quick Filter bar for me and lets me add a !starred custom view. This is exactly what I needed, thanks! The fact that it saves space is nice too.

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You're welcome.
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