Don Russell wrote: > On 5/10/2006 2:52 PM, Bob Goodwin wrote: >> taharka wrote: >>> Howdy, >>> >>> On Wed, 2006-05-10 at 16:02 -0400, Bob Goodwin wrote: >>> >>>> I am presently using Thunderbird version 1.5.0.2 (20060501) and >>>> FC-5. Until updating to FC-5 and the latest Thunderbird I could >>>> prevent Thunderbird from asking "Advance to next unread message in >>>> ----------?" by making the following configuration changes which can >>>> no longer be done. It appears that the configuration files have >>>> changed and I'm unable to find where to stop this annoying "feature!" >>>> >>>> Can anyone tell me how to fix this? >>>> >>>> Bob Goodwin Zuni, Virginia w2bod >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> > how to stop Thunderbird from asking >>>> >> >>>> >> "Advance to next unread message in ................." >>>> >>>> >>>> In ~/.thunderbird/default/<some_characters>/user.js add >>>> >>>> # How to handle the Advance to next unread message in <x> folder >>>> # prompt. >>>> # >>>> # Settings: >>>> # 0 - Always go to the next folder without prompting >>>> # 1 - Ask before going (default behavior) >>>> # 2 - Don't prompt and don't go to the next folder with unread >>>> # messages >>>> user_pref("mailnews.nav_crosses_folders", 0); >>>> >>>> (or chose 2 if you do not want to automatically go to next folder with >>>> unread messages) >>>> >>> >>> Does the following link help you? >>> >>> http://www.mozilla.org/support/thunderbird/tips#beh_nextunread >>> >>> >> Yes, definitely! I searched for that file and never found it. > > > Use the built-in config editor: > > tools/options/advanced > click the Config Editor... button Ahh...that's "Windows Speak". You want "Edit/Preferences/Advanced/General-Tab > > In the filter field, enter mailnews.nav > > Double click the one item > enter your new value.... > > Sure beats trying to find the magic file. :-) > > Though you still need to know the magic values. ;-) > > It would be very cool, if, when an item is selected in the config > editor, pressing F1 would show the comments explaining the different > values. RFE? ;-) > -- Bender to Zoidberg: "You're looking less nuts, crabby."