[ubuntu-za] Thunderbird behavior

[Jan]

Its a minor issue which I can solve by simply deactivating Thunderbird 
in my startup apps and clicking to open, but puzzling all the same. I 
for one have no reason to look for another Linux version, am very happy 
with Ubuntu 16.04 Unity since having done the fresh install.

On 24/05/2017 10:20, Robin Bownes wrote:
>
> I've not specifically tested the parameters in order to prove that 
> 16.04 is at fault. However, I've been using Mint for about 2 months 
> now, on two different machines, and have experienced none of the 
> previous problems that I'd experienced under 16.04. That statement 
> true for Thunderbird and all other hiccups. Given that admittedly 
> limited evidence, along with many online 16.04 complaints, my personal 
> conclusion is that 16.04 is the problem. Sad, since I'd been a happily 
> committed Ubuntu user for over 10 years before now.
>
> I must say that I'm highly impressed with Mint. Even my Canon printer 
> installation, which had always been a challenge (surmountable) under 
> Ubuntu (for my particular printer), just happened without any drama 
> whatsoever.
>
>
> On 24/05/2017 10:02, Jan wrote:
>> Thanks Robin. Do you think that the Thunderbird issue is related to 
>> the Ubuntu OS? I had a similar experience of instability with 16.04 
>> initially, but after a fresh install it is now (and has been for some 
>> time) behaving very well. Its the most stable Ubuntu installation 
>> that I have had.
>>
>>
>> On 24/05/2017 09:46, Robin Bownes wrote:
>>>
>>> This was just one of the problems that I was experiencing with 
>>> 16.04. I could find no solution - to this or other problems. I've 
>>> subsequently switched to Mint, which although based on 16.04, seems 
>>> to have side-stepped the fairly widely experienced instability 
>>> issues of 16.04.
>>>
>>>
>>> On 24/05/2017 09:28, Jan wrote:
>>>> Good day all,
>>>>
>>>> Thunderbird Mail is behaving in a strange way on my Ubuntu 16.04 
>>>> Unity installation. The problem appears to have started with recent 
>>>> updates.
>>>>
>>>> When Thunderbird opens automatically via Startup Apps, the text 
>>>> beside the icons (Send, Spelling, Attach, Security and Save) in the 
>>>> composition toolbar does not show. If I restart Thunderbird 
>>>> manually, the text re-appears.
>>>>
>>>> I have re-installed the Thunderbird packages via Synaptic, have 
>>>> added packages in Synaptic that I thought could help, deleted the 
>>>> localstore folders (http://kb.mozillazine.org/Localstore.rdf) but 
>>>> nothing seems to resolve this issue, except a reboot of the app.
>>>>
>>>> Any suggestions, please?
>>>>
>>>> Kind regards,
>>>>
>>>> Jan
>>>>
>>>
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