351058 - Cannot compose any message

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 351057

(Thunderbird :: Message Compose Window, defect)

Description

[Mahesh Asolkar]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1b2) Gecko/20060901 BonEcho/2.0b2
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9a1) Gecko/20060901 Thunderbird/3.0a1 ID:2006090103

I am using the latest nightly build (auto updated) of Thunderbird to access IMAP account. Yesterday I noticed that the spell checker was not working. Today I cannot compose any message. Not a new message, not a reply, not a forward.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Compose a new message (New Message/Reply/Forward)

Actual Results:  
The compose window is empty - as in no signature. In case of reply/forward, the original message is absent too. When I try to type, it appears as if the compose window is disabled. Although when I close the window, it does prompt me to save the message.

Expected Results:  
I should be able to compose a new message, reply to and forward old messages.

Comment 1

[Mike Cowperthwaite]

Do you have extensions installed?  If so, do you get the same result when running TB in Safe Mode?

Can you enter addresses?  Subject?

Does the window *look* strange?  If so, please attach a screenshot to this bug (using the Create New Attachment link above).  PNG or JPG image, only of the affected window, is preferred.

Comment 2

[Mike Cowperthwaite]

Oh, this may be a dupe of bug 351057.  There was a fix checked in yesterday, please try a new build; if it's working now, please mark this bug as a dupe of that one.

Comment 3

[Mahesh Asolkar]

After filing this bug on Windows XP, I noticed the same issue on Linux. Although I have not verified the latest build on XP, the bug seems fixed on Linux. I am taking Mike's advice and marking this one a dupe of bug 351057.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 351057 ***