1843886 - Click on notication of mail auto opens the Message Pane

Status: NEW

(Thunderbird :: Message Reader UI, defect)

Description

[Anje]

Windows 10
Version beta 116.0b3

Testing as user complaint - Message Pane is auto enabled and email auto opened when clicking on Notification pop up of email -
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1418457

Message Pane is disabled - closed. User does not use it and always opens in a new tab using a double click.

Testing in release 102.13.0

• Send email to a gmail account
• Close Message Pane
• Exit Thunderbird and restart.
• Message Pane still closed.
• Incoming notification - click on it to see email.

Actual Result
Focus goes to Thunderbird app and Inbox of account that receives new mail
email is displayed in list and it is selected
'Message Pane' remains closed as per settings
Requires double click to open in a tab.

Testing beta 116.0b3

• Send email to a gmail account
• Close Message Pane
• Exit Thunderbird and restart.
• Message Pane still closed.
• Incoming notification - click on it to see email.

Actual Result
Focus goes to Thunderbird app and select Inbox of account receiving email
email is disaplyed in list and selected
'Message Pane' is auto enabled
Email is auto opened and display contents in Message Pane.

Expected
Focus goes to Thunderbird app and Inbox of account that receives new mail
email in list and it is selected
'Message Pane' remains closed as per settings
Email is not auto opened if 'Message Pane' is disabled by user.
Requires user to double click to open in a tab.

Comment 1

[Frank Woolf]

I'm having the issue on Windows 11 in addition to the reported Windows 10

Comment 2

[Frank Woolf]

Problem fixed in the current release 115.2.2

Now when a new message arrives and I click on the notification banner, it opens the new message. It leaves the preview pane turned off which is how I keep it set.

Thanks!!

Frank