Public bug reported: Issue: In Ubuntu desktop 18.10 and 19.04 (and perhaps years earlier?), when a Thunderbird user clicks on File>Empty Deleted, it warns that Empty "Inbox" will be done, instead! Ouch! (It does empty the correct folder anyway, but this should and does scare many users.)
After a protracted dialog with the Mozilla Thunderbird support team, I've learned that Mozilla's own vanilla Thunderbird shows Empty "Trash", as it should. They say that the version of Thunderbird that comes bundled with Ubuntu is to blame - so please fix it. Note 1: Specifically, this wrong routine threatens to empty the active folder; commonly, that folder is "Inbox". Note 2: There's no prompt at all, if the "Trash" dialog box is suppressed. But default is (and should be) to have it enabled. Note 3: You can view the details of my Mozilla trouble-shooting (including my/Ubuntu's erroneous Thunderbird screen-print and Mozilla's correct one), here: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1254659#answer-1216735 ** Affects: thunderbird (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to thunderbird in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1826874 Title: In Ubuntu's Thunderbird, Empty Deleted warns, Empty "Inbox"! Status in thunderbird package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Issue: In Ubuntu desktop 18.10 and 19.04 (and perhaps years earlier?), when a Thunderbird user clicks on File>Empty Deleted, it warns that Empty "Inbox" will be done, instead! Ouch! (It does empty the correct folder anyway, but this should and does scare many users.) After a protracted dialog with the Mozilla Thunderbird support team, I've learned that Mozilla's own vanilla Thunderbird shows Empty "Trash", as it should. They say that the version of Thunderbird that comes bundled with Ubuntu is to blame - so please fix it. Note 1: Specifically, this wrong routine threatens to empty the active folder; commonly, that folder is "Inbox". Note 2: There's no prompt at all, if the "Trash" dialog box is suppressed. But default is (and should be) to have it enabled. Note 3: You can view the details of my Mozilla trouble-shooting (including my/Ubuntu's erroneous Thunderbird screen-print and Mozilla's correct one), here: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1254659#answer-1216735 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thunderbird/+bug/1826874/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
