Thunderbird 60 / Addon Compatibility

[virgulesystems]

If I disable the extension

Thanks for the hint : the tweaked "search as a list extension" has an incompatibility with another extension, "Contact Tabs" (original).

I've disabled it and your mods work perfect now. THANK YOU!

[telzey]

@telzey

There is no easy fix for the Super Date Format extension since the developers removed the toLocaleFormat method.

toLocaleFormat
http://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/toLocaleFormat

Thanks, @morat.

I was able to hack Super Date Format to implement my preferred formatting (no configuration, just my exact preference). It's good enough for now.

[reevuur]

This is getting worse and worse. Version 60 is a total catastrophe. Let Mozilla scrap it, return to version 52, and create a new version compatible with most add-ons, extensions, plug-ins, dictionaries and fonts.

I totally agree.
Most add-ons are not compatible and worse, a lot of developers don't want to re-write their add-ons.
Flashgot, DownThemAll! and other popular add-ons still don't work.
Manually sort folders doesn't work no more.
I've uninstalled many many add-ons starting with FF quantum.

Very happy that 2 of my most important add-ons are still working: Nostalgy, Search as a list.

[Eckard]

Search as list 3.1 [Does nothing]

AFAICT, I got the Search as list extension working correctly in Thunderbird 60.

Fix:
..........

Hi Morat,

I spent several hours trying to apply your tweaks to the original Search as list 3.1 add-on but failed every time.
Could you please send me a PM with a link to your tweaked version?
Thanks!

[Eckard]

@morat: got your PM with the link.
Your hacked version works fine, many thanks!!

[GoldenBC]

Regarding "Send and File" working with TB 60 -- I do not know how to amend the file. I would be willing to do it if I knew how....

Does anyone have a modified copy I could have? If it's so easy wish the developer would fix it!

[quote="virgulesystems"]For those who miss "Send & File" extension in TB 60.x, I'm happy to report that it works fine by simply tweaking the .xpi to allow it to install:

* install.rdf
[code]CODE: SELECT ALL
- <em:version>0.3.1</em:version>
+ <em:version>0.3.1.1</em:version>[/code]
[code]CODE: SELECT ALL
- <em:minVersion>3.0*</em:minVersion>
+ <em:maxVersion>60.*</em:maxVersion>[/code]
original here: [url]https://addons.thunderbird.net/en-us/thunderbird/addon/send-and-file/[/url][/quote]

[GoldenBC]

Has anyone been able to tweak "ResetRec"? https://addons.thunderbird.net/en-GB/th ... src=search
I "Edit as new" quite a bit and now have to manually remove the TO: if it's not the same receipients.

[sfhowes]

ResetRec works with a simple preference switch: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1240234

[GoldenBC]

OMG thank you so much!!! It actually activated a couple add-ons. I got the reply from him that a fix would be out this week, but nothing so thought maybe it was something someone else knew a work-around.

[piecevcake]

Thank you for this discussion.

I am totally dependent on these lost addons, which worked perfectly in 52, some are not maintained so cant expect updates!:

Attachment Extractor
Change Quote and reply format
Quote and compose Manager
Tonequilla
Correct Identity
Send and file (dev has updated others but not this one)

I just can't use TB 60 without them. So now it has updated, I am going to have to spend time downloading and reinstaing v52

It would be great if you clever people would be kind enough to provide links to share the tweaked xpi files you have made, with people like me who are incapable of writing them

[sfhowes]

Thank you for this discussion.

I am totally dependent on these lost addons, which worked perfectly in 52, some are not maintained so cant expect updates!:

Attachment Extractor

Try FiltaQuilla to create filter that saves or detaches attachments.

Change Quote and reply format

Breaks reply and forward in TB 60. Try ReplyWithHeader.

Quote and compose Manager

Seems to work in TB 60 with changing preference extensions.strictCompatibility to false in Config. editor.

Tonequilla

Try Mailbox Alert or FiltaQuilla.

Correct Identity

Version for TB 60: https://addons.thunderbird.net/en-us/th ... s/1155215/

Send and file (dev has updated others but not this one)

Simple tweak: viewtopic.php?p=14817422#p14817422

[piecevcake]

TY will try
Or maybe better to resinstall v52 and wait for those addons that I know and have spent weeks/months finding and customising... IDK
I can't even remember all the bugs they addressed... I know one was borders on quoted messages... why does Mozilla do this to people? Why didn't they just help the devs to update before pushing the release onto people using the addons?
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Send and file Simple tweak: viewtopic.php?p=14817422#p14817422

The .xpi file is 24,538 characters of gobbledegook,

tweaking the .xpi to allow it to install:

* install.rdf

Code: Select all
CODE: SELECT ALL
- <em:version>0.3.1</em:version>
+ <em:version>0.3.1.1</em:version>


Code: Select all
CODE: SELECT ALL
- <em:minVersion>3.0*</em:minVersion>
+ <em:maxVersion>60.*</em:maxVersion>

I am sorry, I and most other non-programmers have no idea how to do this... would it be possible to get a copy of the tweaked .xpi file for us please?
======================

[sfhowes]

Change the xpi extension to zip, open the zip and extract install.rdf, open it in a text editor, change the em:version and em:maxVersion as indicated, save the modified rdf file, add it back to the zip, change the extension back to xpi, install the xpi to TB.

[GoldenBC]

I did the tweak for "Send and File" but it doesn't work. FIrst of all, if I "skip" (don't want to save a copy) it still ends up in my SEND. Second, if I do want to save a copy, none of my folders show up in either tab, so I just have to click "OK" and it will end up in the "Send" .... Basically, it brings up a dialogue box but nothing happens no matter what you click, other than a copy ends up in the Sent file.

[morat]

The Send and File tweak fails for me with an IMAP account.

Send and File options:

* check "Always active"
* click "Edit favourite folders", add a folder in Local Folders account

There isn't an easy fix for the Send and File extension because the removal of RDF templates in XUL. (Bug 1425356)

Remove XUL templates
http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1425356
http://discourse.mozilla.org/t/27037

Send and File
http://addons.thunderbird.net/thunderbird/addon/350566