With a quick refresher to the new gmail keyboard shortcuts, standard view is sometimes even more accessible than basic HTML without the dependency on any of the email clients.
On Tue, 20 May 2025 at 10:18, drbsmkumar <drbsmku...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all, > I have been using Outlook classic almost for the past 10 years and I’m not > facing any difficulty using Gmail accounts on them. > I have never tried Outlook express. > Regards, > > Prof. B. S. M. Kumar, MSc., MTech., PhD, > Cell: +91 9840139849 > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 20 May 2025, at 08:25, BHAWANI SHANKAR VERMA <bsvermad...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Hello accessindia! > > > After GMail restriction we are struggling for E-mail client. Some of us > have switced to outlook express but it is very much tricky to configure > with GMail. > > > Thunderbird can be very accessible but there are a few changes that need > to be made. Below you’ll find how I have the settings in ThunderBird for my > use. These setup works very well for me. > > One of the first things you’ll find after setting up your email account is > ThunderBird’s Calendar. > I find it a pain and its easy to disable, Press tab or shift tab until you > get to: > alert Thunderbird now contains calendaring functionality by integrating > the Lightning extension. Disable button Alt+D > After pressing space bar on disable you’ll hear the following message: > alert Lightning will be removed the next time you restart Thunderbird. You > can add it again at any time using the Add-ons Manager. > You should restart ThunderBird at this point either by using alt F4 to > exit or pressing space bar on the restart button. > > In the main screen of Thunderbird > Press alt followed by V for the View Menu. > Today Pane subMenu T 1 of 3 > Press enter on that item to uncheck it. > You’ll hear this message after unchecking that item: > alert Lightning will be removed the next time you restart Thunderbird. You > can add it again at any time using the Add-ons Manager. > You should restart ThunderBird at this point either by using alt F4 to > exit or pressing space bar on the restart button. > After you restart you’ll find that the Today and Calendar options that > were in the View menu have gone away. > > In the main screen of Thunderbird > Press alt followed by v for the View Menu. > Toolbars subMenu T 1 of 3 > I have all of the ToolBars in this section unchecked. > > Layout subMenu L 2 of 3 > Classic View radio menu item checked > Message Pane F8 not checked > The message pane is not something I use, you can toggle it on or off by > pressing F8 from within Thunderbird if you want to use it. > > To get to Thunderbird’s settings from the main screen press alt, followed > by t for tools then e for settings. > > General > When Thunderbird launches, show the Start Page in the message area check > box not checked > When new messages arrive: grouping > Show an alert check box not checked > Show a tray icon check box not checked > Play a sound check box checked > > Appearance > Open messages in: grouping > unthreaded message window radio button checked > > Composition 3 of 8 > Confirm when using keyboard shortcut to send message check box not checked > Check spelling before sending check box checked > Enable spell check as you type check box not checked > > Those few changes should make a big difference in the accessibility of > Thunderbird. > > -- > Disclaimer: > 1. 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