756860 - New or unread email in title/main folder 12.0.1

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 528508

(Thunderbird :: Folder and Message Lists, defect)

Description

[skysailor]

User Agent: Opera/9.80 (X11; Linux x86_64; U; Edition Linux Mint; en) Presto/2.10.229 Version/11.64



Actual results:

Hello,

This may be similar to Bug 528508 but since there seems to be no activity for a year and I am not sure how to add myself to that string I am submitting this bug as new.

I have been using Tbird 12.0.1 about 3 months and find it to be very efficient and usable.  However, with familarity I find a tweak -that would make it better- missing.

I would like to see if I have unread emails from the folder title.  I have several emails for different purposes and I prefer to collapse them until needed to save space and they are easier to look at that way.  When collapsed I have no idea if I have any new mail unless I click to expand on each account.  There, the Subfolders do exactly what I would like the main/title folder to do: show the number of new emails.

Searching the internet I discovered someone else trying to do the same but this person said it was an option in earlier versions but had been removed.  Why?  Is this person mistaken? How do I do this tweak? Is there an add-on?  Is this option to return in a later version?

Also, an idea that developed whilst searching the problem: In addition to allowing the title/main folder to indicate new mail, have it turn a specified color when new mail arrives.

Whether or not attention is given to this I intend to continue to utilize Tbird.  It is still great even without my minor tweak issue.

Comment 1

[:aceman]

You should now be CCed on that bug.