724262 - Saved files tab

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 1087233

(Thunderbird :: Toolbars and Tabs, enhancement)

Description

[Geoffroy Ménard]

I would like to be able to access the Downloads (Saved files) in a tab, rather than in an extra window (This could be set in a preference: [x] Show Saved files in a tab). It would be quite handy to be able to add a button that makes the saved files tab/window show up, instead of having to use the menu / remember the keyboard shortcut.

Comment 2

[Blake Winton (:bwinton) (:☕️)]

That does sound pretty neat.  And I can imagine a number of other things we could display in that tab…

Thanks for the bug report,
Blake.

Comment 3

[Wayne Mery (:wsmwk)]

(In reply to Blake Winton (:bwinton) from comment #2)
> That does sound pretty neat.  And I can imagine a number of other things we
> could display in that tab…

what are you imagining?

Comment 4

[Blake Winton (:bwinton) (:☕️)]

I'm not sure what the me of a year ago was thinking of, but maybe it was files from other places, like your dropbox account, or facebook photos, or something?

Comment 5

[Thomas D.]

Richard, 40.0a1 (2015-04-06) seems to load "Saved Files" in a tab.
Was there a bug in which this was changed, or is it an accident?
Looks more like an accident/incomplete because there's a useless menu bar, touching which actually breaks people's write button in the main 3pane (bug 1138478)...

Comment 6

[Richard Marti (:Paenglab)]

It's intentional. See bug 1087233. I dupe this bug to the other.