228814 - if only Compose window is Open one can't re-open the main window with the shortcut

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 226179

(Thunderbird :: Mail Window Front End, defect)

Description

[daf]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.6b) Gecko/20031207 Firebird/0.7+ (Oxs G7 SSE optimized)
Build Identifier: Mozilla Thunderbird 0.4 (20031205)

The Main Window can still be open using Tools - > Mail & Newsgroups but since
Outook Express alows this it would be a good idea to do the same.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Open a Compose Window
2. Close the Main Window
3. Try Opening the main window using the shortcut

Actual Results:  
The Compose Window gains Focus

Expected Results:  
The Main Thunderbird window should Open

Comment 1

[Malte Rücker (mbr)]

This works for me, using Ctrl+1 from a standalone compose window brings up the
main 3 pane window.

using Mozilla Thunderbird 0.5a (20031219) on Win2000

Comment 2

[daf]

That is not the issue, what doesn't work is trying to open the main window with
the shortcut (in the start menu, desktop what ever) when only the compose window
is open, since Outlook Express does this and many Thunderbird users are OE
converts it might be a good idea to mimic this beavior.

At lest for me that used this all the time, it would be desireble.

Comment 3

[daf]

Just bumped into Bug 226179, maybe whe should create a new bug and mark this but
and Bug 226179 has duplicates.

Comment 4

[Mike Cowperthwaite]

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 226179 ***

Comment 5

[Mike Cowperthwaite]

*** Bug 282388 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***