[Bug 889885] Re: empty window in import filters

[sshervais]

** Description changed:

  in thunderbird ver 8, when I go to tools> import> filters then next ...
  and he asks me what type of file you want to import and there is nothing
  to display ... for any type of import
  
  gilles at gilles-EP31-DS3L:~$ lsb_release -rd
  Description:	Ubuntu precise (development branch)
  Release:	12.04
  
  gilles at gilles-EP31-DS3L:~$ apt-cache policy thunderbird
  thunderbird:
    Installé : 8.0+build1-0ubuntu1
    Candidat : 8.0+build1-0ubuntu1
   Table de version :
   *** 8.0+build1-0ubuntu1 0
          500 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: thunderbird 8.0+build1-0ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.1.0-2.3-generic 3.1.0
  Uname: Linux 3.1.0-2-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
  AddonCompatCheckDisabled: False
  AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
  ApportVersion: 1.26-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  AudioDevicesInUse:
   USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
   /dev/snd/controlC1:  gilles     1569 F.... pulseaudio
   /dev/snd/controlC0:  gilles     1569 F.... pulseaudio
  BuildID: 20111107145715
  CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] Aucun fichier ou dossier de ce type
  Card0.Amixer.info:
   Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xe7100000 irq 44'
     Mixer name	: 'Realtek ALC888'
     Components	: 'HDA:10ec0888,1458a002,00100001'
     Controls      : 38
     Simple ctrls  : 21
  Card1.Amixer.info:
   Card hw:1 'HDMI'/'HDA ATI HDMI at 0xe5010000 irq 45'
     Mixer name	: 'ATI R6xx HDMI'
     Components	: 'HDA:1002aa01,00aa0100,00100100'
     Controls      : 4
     Simple ctrls  : 1
  Card1.Amixer.values:
   Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0
     Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined penum
     Playback channels: Mono
     Mono: Playback [on]
  Channel: release
  Date: Sun Nov 13 17:06:26 2011
  ForcedLayersAccel: False
  IfupdownConfig:
   auto lo
   iface lo inet loopback
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
  IpRoute:
   default via 192.168.1.1 dev eth0  proto static 
   169.254.0.0/16 dev eth0  scope link  metric 1000 
   192.168.1.0/24 dev eth0  proto kernel  scope link  src 192.168.1.12  metric 1
  IwConfig:
   lo        no wireless extensions.
   
   eth0      no wireless extensions.
  Prefs:
   places.database.lastMaintenance - 1320914223
   extensions.lastAppVersion - 8.0
   network.cookie.prefsMigrated - true
   places.history.expiration.transient_current_max_pages - 94704
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  Profiles: Profile0 (Default) - LastVersion=8.0/20111107145715 (Running)
  PulseSinks: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list-sinks'] failed with exit code 1: Daemon not responding.
  RfKill:
   
  RunningIncompatibleAddons: False
  SourcePackage: thunderbird
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2011-10-09 (35 days ago)
  dmi.bios.date: 05/22/2009
  dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: FDc
  dmi.board.name: EP31-DS3L
  dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
  dmi.board.version: x.x
  dmi.chassis.type: 3
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrFDc:bd05/22/2009:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnEP31-DS3L:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnEP31-DS3L:rvrx.x:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr:
  dmi.product.name: EP31-DS3L
  dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
+ 
+ ///////////////////////
+ 27 May 2012
+ I encountered the same problem with an OEM install on a new (< one week) PC. Ubuntu 12.04 Had converted Eudora/Mac to Linux/MBOX and TBird couldn't see them in import. What I found was, TBird reads MBOX directly, and copying into the right directory solved the problem. The real issue was documentation, since everything I found said convert and then import. 
+ Steve Shervais

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