271052 - Add Prefs UI to control default visibility of Attachments pane on New Message

Status: NEW

(Thunderbird :: Message Compose Window, enhancement)

Description

[Greg K.]

Presently, Thunderbird doesn't show the Attachments pane until a user actually
attaches a file. This precludes the user being able to attach a file using drag
and drop.

The user should be able to control whether or not to show the empty Attachments
pane by default on creating a new message.

(Is there already a back-end pref for this?)

Comment 1

[Jo Hermans]

Actually, you can still drag a file to a compose window without the attachment
pane. The pane will open when you drag the file over the window.

Comment 3

[Thomas D. (:thomas8)]

This bug is currently not actionable.
It needs a much more specific proposal for the requested UI:
- preferably a mockup screenshot,
- or otherwise a precise description where in Tools > Options that checkbox should go
- and a suggestion for the exact wording of the checkbox caption