1824890 - Provide options to disable/hide tabs row and/or Unified toolbar depending on how user configures the UI

Status: UNCONFIRMED

(Thunderbird :: Mail Window Front End, enhancement)

Description

[Jason P.]

Attachment: 20230325 Thunderbird 112 Beta UX (Redundancy).png

Steps to reproduce:

I was trying to use Thunderbird 112.0b3 Beta efficiently with its new UI / UX features.

Actual results:

I was unable to remove redundant UI / UX functionality which limited content visibility and my productivity.

If I choose to use the left-most vertical menubar, the other areas seem redundant and take up valuable screen real-estate.... especially on my laptop display.

If I hide the left-most vertical menubar, the resulting hamburger-like-menu in the new top menubar alleviates the need for the redundant tabs area (row of tabs).

Expected results:

The user should be provided with an option in settings to disable the tab area (row of tabs) and/or new top menubar. An option already exists to disable or hide the left-most vertical menubar.

After initial configuration, I find simplicity is more intuitive, so the redundant menubar functionality actually reduces my productivity.

Comment 2

[Skye]

In particular, being able to hide the unified bar would be very handy. There are instructions here on how to hack it, but a proper checkbox would be a much better solution for users.