1843654 - Re-implement spin button for Mark button in unified toolbar

Status: NEW

(Thunderbird :: Toolbars and Tabs, defect, P3)

Description

[Ed]

User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; Win64; x64; rv:109.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/115.0

Steps to reproduce:

• clicked an unread message in the thread pane

• clicked the Mark button

Actual results:

I got a popup menu.

Expected results:

The message should have been been marked as read instead of having to choose 'As read' from the menu. That's how it worked in versions <115.

Comment 1

[Wayne Mery (:wsmwk)]

I got a popup menu.

You left+click a message and got a pop up menu ?

Comment 2

[Ed]

(In reply to Wayne Mery (:wsmwk) from comment #1)

I got a popup menu.

You left+click a message and got a pop up menu ?

I don't think I said that? I left-clicked the Mark button and got a pop up menu.

Comment 3

[Wayne Mery (:wsmwk)]

I forgot to delete my comment before committing

Comment 4

[Wayne Mery (:wsmwk)]

Attachment: Mark button version 102

Indeed the Mark button in version 102 is different

Comment 5

[Alessandro Castellani [:aleca]]

We haven't re-implemented the spin-button (single button + dropdown) in the new unified toolbar yet, that's why the Mark button opens the dropdown directly now.
If you can use the keyboard, pressing M is the fastest way to mark a message.
We won't be able to reimplement the spin-button in 115 as it requires more exploration, proper UX definition, and an acceptable keyboard a11y consideration.

Comment 7

[doug.pearson]

Can you add an optional button for customization that is just the "M" mark button? This way all the people who want the functionality can customize the buttons and use the mark and or dropdown as they prefer.

Comment 8

[klk745]

That's a massive bummer - there's no way to fix this via CSS? Or is there probably an extension around that changes this odd behaviour?

Comment 10

[Bill]

(In reply to doug.pearson from comment #7)

Can you add an optional button for customization that is just the "M" mark button? This way all the people who want the functionality can customize the buttons and use the mark and or dropdown as they prefer.

This would be an acceptable solution for me as well.

Comment 11

[gaspard]

(In reply to klk745 from comment #8)

That's a massive bummer - there's no way to fix this via CSS? Or is there probably an extension around that changes this odd behaviour?

I agree, it wastes a lot of time having to press the "m" key, which is at the right end of my azerty keyboard, with my left hand. My right hand is already busy holding the mouse.

Is the "m" configurable for another letter more on the left side of the keyboard at least ? In about:config maybe ?

Comment 13

[dastamatis]

This bug is the reason why I reverted Thunderbird 115 back to 102. I've happily used TB for 15 years, but this is a deal-breaker for me.

I don't want to press the "M" on the keyboard. A button is more useful for my workflow.

I do hope this gets fixed soon.