1524345 - "Use paragraph format instead of body text by default" resets after Thunderbird restart

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 1489976

(Thunderbird :: Preferences, defect)

Description

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Steps to reproduce:

1. Install Thunderbird 60.5.0 64 bit on Mac OS
2. Add an e-mail account
3. Preferences -> Composition -> Untick "Use Paragraph format instead of Body Text by default". Confirm.
4. Write a new message and see the text format is set to 'body'.
5. Quit Thunderbird.
6. Re-launch Thunderbird.
7. Write a new message and see the text format is now set to 'paragraph'.
8. Preferences -> Composition -> Note that the option "Use Paragraph format instead of Body Text by default" is now ticked again.

Actual results:

Actual results:

It appears that disabling the "Use Paragraph format instead of Body Text by default" option is not persistent when quitting & relaunching Thunderbird.

Editing prefs.js does nothing - the file resets on Thunderbird launch.

Expected results:

Expected results:

Upon relaunching Thunderbird, the "Use Paragraph format instead of Body Text by default" option should remain unticked if that is how it was set previously.

Comment 1

[Jorg K (CEST = GMT+2)]

That's an old hat. Read bug 1489976. Something goes wrong during profile upgrade.