thunderbird

Thunderbird Conversations is a handy add-on that adds to Ubuntu's default email client an useful arrangement of emails in conversation "categories", allowing users to easily access and keep track of numerous emails based/created/related to a particular subject.

There are little things that tend to break proper visual consistencies in Ubuntu, such as various opened-in-phases menus, like for instance, the Network indicator menu, that was producing a flicker (due to its internal refresh) when opened.

This minor issues tend to create an unpleasant visual contrast with the regular, fast menus.

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS addressed, weeks ago, the Network indicator's flicker issue, nevertheless, Firefox and Thunderbird were "featuring" a similar behavior when opening menus.

In the next months, Mozilla is to probably embrace (probably Q2 2012) a new redesigned default interface, Australis, changing radically various components with attached parts, built-in progressbar, fancy buttons and more.

It seems that Thunderbird is also to probably feature the Australis enhancements, thus gaining serious UI refinements, including rounded tabs, slick lines, repositioned toolbar, categorized filters and more.

Ubuntu's default email client, Thunderbird, is, at the moment, focused on managing emails but is to add support for instant messaging (starting with 12 version).

This is not a mere planned feature, but real code that is progressively added into the email client.

Thunderbird 12 ALPHA 1 has received a built-in IM client, that is partially functional, meaning, one cam configure accounts, although they are unusable.

Unity Calendar lens providers easy access to one' Evolution-based events via the comfortable Dash.

Weeks ago, we presented this lens mainly as an Evolution only tool, nut, just now Unity Calendar lens has been updated to another interesting release, adding to its filters "Time Range" (Today, 7 Days, 30 Days, 90 Days), obviously, for a better event filtering, especially when there are numerous events.

Mozilla has released new versions for both Firefox and Thunderbird, version 7 final, that follow the recently-acquired policy of not-so-visible changes, but rather bug fixes and "underground" improvements in terms of stability and speed.

Thunderbird 6 BETA 1 has just landed in Oneiric Ocelot's main repos bringing numerous big fixes.

Back at UDS-O one of the "hot" topics was Oneiric's default email client.

The open-source email application, Mozilla Thunderbird 5 final, is out and available in more than 43 languages and "390 improvements and performance enhancements that make Thunderbird more responsive, faster to start up and easier to use".

What is new in Mozilla Thunderbird 5?

Mozilla Firefox 4 won "the contest" (there were some discussion at UDS-O focused on topics like Chromium to replace Mozilla Firefox as the default browser, Thunderbird as default) but its little open-source brother, Thunderbird, must prove its superiority in order to take Evolution's place.