361528 - in downloads of hebrew version add suggestion to download bidi extension.

Status: RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

(www.mozilla.org Graveyard :: Thunderbird, defect)

Description

[shimon doodkin]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; FDM; .NET CLR 2.0.50727)
Build Identifier: 

in downloads
please when downloading hebrew version of thunderbird add a sugsession
to visit:
https://addons.mozilla.org/search.php?q=bidi&type=E&app=thunderbird
or http://bidiui.mozdev.org/

it will make thunderbird more popular.

actualy i found it in a forum (not directly in mozilla site)
http://www.mozilla.org.il/board/viewtopic.php?t=4082
its like hidden feuture.
and before that i had truble using thunderbird before it, my fiends was unable to read my mails. they ware reversed.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.go to downloads
2.download thunderbird of hebrew version
3.you simply download it.
Actual Results:  
nosugsesion to download a bidi pack

Expected Results:  
show asugsession near to download link to visit 
https://addons.mozilla.org/search.php?q=bidi&type=E&app=thunderbird
and save it with right click, save link as

additional:
by default the bidi is not included in hebrew version of thunderrbird.

Comment 1

[Shoshannah Forbes]

Tsahi- this is your area :)

Comment 2

[Tomer Cohen :tomer]

I think it is good idea, especily since in my work area most people do use Thunderbird and Linux, but not everyone is aware of solution for RTL in mail.

We already provide users link to install the spell checker dictionary after install; We should do similar effort to ensure our users know about that extension unless someone want to integrate it into Thunderbird itself, like what we did with Firefox. 

Comment 3

[Wil Clouser [:clouserw]]

Where would you put this message?  Please be specific.

Comment 4

[Pascal Chevrel:pascalc (PTO until April 26)]

logically, it would have to be on the firstrun page

Comment 5

[Steven Garrity [:sgarrity]]

Closing. If this is still relevant, please reopen.

Comment 6

[Tsahi Asher]

this is still relevant. we sometimes get support requests about this issue, and i don't know what do the rest of the people do.

Comment 7

[Tomer Cohen :tomer]

(In reply to comment #6)
> this is still relevant. 

This issue is still relevant unless we can get someone to implement some basic bidi controls into Thunderbird which will allow us to get rid of this issue. (bug 464436)

Comment 8

[Tomer Cohen :tomer]

I've added a link to bidiui (and Hebrew spelling dictionary) on Tb 5 whatsnew page (bug 665157 comment 5), although I don't belive this will get everyone to install that addon.

Comment 9

[Wayne Mery (:wsmwk)]

bug 464436 has actually made some "progress"

Comment 10

[Takanori MATSUURA]

This bug lies at rest in the graveyard.